Igniting Immunity: Elias Sayour’s Patients Inspire Pioneering mRNA Cancer Vaccine Research

The look in her eyes and her next words would be etched forever in the mind of Elias Sayour, MD, PhD. Months earlier, the girl’s right leg was amputated, the…

Scientists say these two viruses may become the next public health threats

January 28, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two emerging pathogens with animal origins — influenza D virus and canine coronavirus — have so far been quietly flying under the radar,…

Media Coverage of Study Finding COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Sparks Immune Response to Fight Cancer

On Oct. 22 in the journal Nature, MBI researchers published a study finding that patients with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA…

Study: Lost wages from long COVID total $12.7 billion in just one year

January 15, 2026

UF Health study finds long COVID led to billions in lost wages.

Combination of two common compounds improves COVID survival in mice, UF researchers find

November 22, 2023

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The combination of two over-the-counter compounds tested in mice significantly improved their chances of surviving the virus that causes…

UF Health study finds association between news consumption and COVID-19 precautions

August 15, 2023

A new University of Florida College of Medicine study reinforces the influence of the news media during a health emergency, showing older adults who spent more…

First ‘Institute Professor’ of The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute inventing new ways to target incurable diseases via RNA

February 21, 2023

Matthew D. Disney, Ph.D., a professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, has…

UF College of Nursing, UF Health Shands Nursing, launch new program to fund nursing research and innovation

October 6, 2022

From developing new ways to communicate with patients to testing treatment protocols or running research trials in the hospital, nurses are known for coming up…

UF Health study shows sleepy, older adults restricted movement during pandemic

September 12, 2022

Taking time to go places, to visit friends or take a walk in the park, to socialize and meet new people or to simply stroll outside the familiar walls of our…

UF researchers use AI to predict new coronavirus variants

August 23, 2022

A world awash in waves of novel coronavirus variants is left to react to each new emergence. Will this one be as deadly as delta? As transmissible as omicron?…