Emergency Care, Urgent Care, and Primary Care: What's the Difference?

You wake up sweating at 3 a.m. on a Sunday morning with severe chest pain and nausea. Should you try to go back to sleep or call 9-1-1? It’s 7 p.m. on a…

Can eating poppy seeds affect drug test results? An addiction and pain medicine specialist explains

February 28, 2023

The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, 2023, warning service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because doing so may result in a positive urine…

UF Health pediatrics expert answers questions about COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5

June 20, 2022

With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorizing the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for children as young as 6 months of age, UF Health pediatrics…

Redesign of UF Health joint replacement program posts big gains in patient care

April 5, 2018

Hip and knee replacement surgeries represent the highest line item in the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, budget. Still, the federal…

Not just drowsy: New research on sleep deprivation and weight gain

We know a lack of sleep will make us drowsy, but scientists have discovered that this might not be the only consequence of sleep deprivation. UF Health…