Test your Drug Abuse IQ: National Drug Fact Week

Education is a powerful tool in the fight against drug and alcohol abuse. Let's shatter the myths surrounding drug and alcohol by discovering what science is…

Finding Peace with a Cleft Diagnosis: Foster’s Story

Almost three years ago during a routine sonogram, Anne Marie Musgrove found out her son would be born with a craniofacial deformity. Read the touching story of…

Quick tips to set New Year fitness goals and meet them

As the clock counted down to midnight and the new year made its appearance, many people listed resolutions for a healthier, happier new year. It's easy to…

Minimally Invasive Surgery Section Earns National Accreditation

Great news from Nash Moawad, M.D., M.S., Head of Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. "It gives me great pleasure to…

3 Things you Should Know About Obesity

Television shows like NBC’s The Biggest Loser” and ABC’s “Extreme Weight Loss” seem to showcase a country in which weight loss, fitness and a commitment to a…

Plastic surgery: Fact vs. fiction

Type the word “facelift” into a search engine and you’ll be overwhelmed with results. For instance, Google serves up 54 million results. When it comes to…

Myths Busted: 3 answers to vaccine questions

Immunizations are critically important for several reasons. They slow down the rapid spread of disease through communities; they reduce the costly impact or…

Individualized treatment plans bring hope to Florida Recovery Center alumni

On a sunny September day in Gainesville, more than 300 people gathered to reflect on their journey of recovery and to celebrate the renewal of life and hope…

Know your healthcare providers: What is a Physician Assistant?

As the country’s patient population grows and patient needs evolve, health care organizations are adding more support for patients with physician assistants,…

Phobias: They aren’t just in your head, including a fear of sharks

More than 8 percent of the U.S. population has been diagnosed with some type of phobia, with the most common being social phobias, according to the National…

Heads in the Game: 3 ways UF experts are treating and preventing concussions

The shattering crunch of two football players — two hundred pounds of flesh, muscle, plastic, metal and foam colliding with 10 times more G-force than an F-16…

What pregnant women should know about Group B strep

Pregnant women undergo a variety of tests while they’re expecting. Although it’s not the most discussed test (that award would go to the glucose screening and…