Exploring Trigeminal Neuralgia and FAQs Surrounding This Painful Condition

Trigeminal neuralgia is a rare and chronic condition that causes extreme nerve pain in the face. It often involves the lower lip and lower teeth or the upper…

UF Health Expert Answers FAQs on Ear Foreign Bodies

Children seem to have a fascination with putting objects into their ears. Whether it’s a marble, bead, cotton swab, pencil or even a bug, objects can easily…

UF Health Shands nurse lauded for grace under pressure

May 4, 2023

Performing advanced, lifesaving procedures in an emergency situation is common and expected for many nurses. Continuing to tend to a patient after they are no…

Easing the Burn: Erin Finds GERD Relief at UF Health

Erin woke up and felt a sunburn in her throat. However, the source of her discomfort was not visible and had little to do with the beating Florida sun. Still,…

Endemic COVID-19 could be one to 10 years away

February 23, 2022

If you donned your mask today and felt a primal urge to yell “When will this pandemic END-emic already?!” take heart. You are not alone. On the eve of the…

Burn prevention and safety tips for kids

Every day, over 300 children (ages 0-19) are treated in emergency rooms for burns and two children die. According to the Centers for Disease Control and…

In the right hands

At the beginning of December 2019, 16-year-old Eniyah Franklin was visiting family in Tallahassee when she decided to make herself a snack while she was alone…

Teen's accident sparks career inspiration

All 13-year-old Gabby Carrara wanted to do on a June afternoon in 2013 was exercise her newly acquired teen freedom. It was a Sunday, and her parents had…

Don’t Let it Start, Don’t Let it Spread

As summer approaches, we need to do our best to keep our skin healthy. That means protecting it from harmful ultraviolet, or UV, radiation.

UF Health launches NIH-sponsored trial to ‘POuND OUT’ painful kidney stones

March 25, 2021

Kidney stones can be excruciatingly painful and dangerous, but relief may be on the way. A new University of Florida Health clinical trial will test two…