Scientist’s cat, again, helps discover new virus
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Pepper, the pet cat who made headlines last year for his role in the discovery of the first jeilongvirus found in the U.S., is at it again.…
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Jill Pease
Communications Director, College of Public Health and Health Professions
Jill Pease is the public relations director for the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions. She is responsible for developing public relations and communications strategies to promote the college’s education, research and service activities. Before joining the college in 2001, she held public relations and marketing positions at an academic medical center in Ohio and a tertiary care hospital in Phoenix, Ariz. She received a bachelor’s degree in English from Central College in Iowa.
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State health department funds preventive health screenings for Floridians
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida has launched HealthScreen, a program that focuses on North Central Florida’s critical gap in health screening…
Mental health providers may have trouble detecting bulimia in patients, study finds
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When presented with a vignette describing the behaviors and characteristics of a patient with disordered eating, only a quarter of mental…
Clinician training program leads to better outcomes for patients with diabetes
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A tele-education program for health care providers who treat people with diabetes resulted in significant improvements in patient outcomes,…
Study: Work satisfaction, pay are worse for those who stutter
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — People who stutter have lower earnings, experience underemployment and express lower job satisfaction than those who don’t stutter, a new…
Patients with diabetes are as satisfied with telehealth as with in-person care
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida study finds that people with diabetes who participate in telehealth doctor visits report the same level of quality…
UF scientists discover first jeilongvirus in the U.S., thanks to a cat
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On a warm May day, an all-black domestic shorthair cat named Pepper entered his Gainesville, Florida, home and dropped a dead mouse on the…
Study outlines why housing needs often force owners to give up pets
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Housing policies may be becoming more pet inclusive, but housing insecurity is getting worse, finds a new study that examined the housing…
Study explores association between fluoride exposure in pregnancy and neurobehavioral issues in young children
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Higher fluoride levels in pregnant women are linked to increased odds of their children exhibiting neurobehavioral problems at age 3,…
Brain stimulation treatment may improve depression, anxiety in older adults
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A noninvasive brain stimulation treatment improved depression and anxiety symptoms among older adults in a new University of Florida…
UF team plays major role in success of newly approved Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Duchenne muscular dystrophy families, advocates and health care providers celebrated a milestone in March with the U.S. Food and Drug…
UF Health expert: How parents can set children up for reading success
One of life’s greatest pastimes may be settling in with a terrific book. In honor of March’s National Reading Month, Laurie Gauger, Ph.D., an assistant…
