UF Health Breathes Hope Into Eduardo After Suffering From Rare Lung Disease

Eduardo’s story begins in Puerto Rico, where he was born a healthy, full-term baby with no apparent complications. However, at just 5 months old, his health…

Someone In Your House Has The Flu. Here’s How To Stay Healthy.

It starts subtly, with just a runny nose and a little fatigue. Maybe it’s your partner who is feeling a little run down, or your child who seems to be sluggish…

World Breast Pumping Day

World Breast Pumping Day, celebrated annually on January 27, recognizes and honors the dedication required to pump breast milk for babies. Whether someone…

Purpose Beyond a Cure: Advancing Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment

Emilie Lynch has passed the 5-year milestone that doctors consider a yardstick for being cured of Hodgkin lymphoma not once but three times. Today, she…

UF Health researchers propose an update to Type 1 diabetes staging system

December 3, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The understanding of Type 1 diabetes races forward, propelled by Big Data, technological advances, and the urgent hopes of millions…

Yoga program may reduce depression and anxiety in women with cancer

November 22, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A program that combines yoga and psychological tools in a group therapy setting may help reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in women…

After a Mastectomy at 83, UF Health Patient is “Healing Like A Teenager”

Anne Adams was a healthy 83-year-old woman, a retired acupuncturist living in St. Augustine with her husband. She had never had any concerns about breast…

Jenna’s Journey: A Lesson in Resilience and the Benefits of Patient-Centered Care

In the summer of 2021, Jenna was on the precipice of major life changes. Jenna, then 24, had recently moved from Jacksonville to Gainesville, Florida, for a…

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…

UF scientist’s Parkinson’s work selected for innovative drug development effort

August 22, 2024

JUPITER, Fla. — People with Parkinson’s need better treatment options, and they need them fast. A California nonprofit, SPARK NS, announced Tuesday that it has…