International Overdose Awareness Day: Fighting Stigma and Bringing Change

International Overdose Awareness Day occurs every Aug. 31 and is the largest global campaign to bring awareness to rising overdose rates. Combating this issue…

UF’s one-tube test could expand cervical cancer screening, speed diagnosis

April 30, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Harnessing the power of CRISPR gene-editing technology in a new way, University of Florida researchers have created a one-tube testing…

Nationally renowned health system leader appointed to head UF Health clinical enterprise

March 5, 2024

Stephen J. Motew, M.D., M.H.A., FACS, has been named president and CEO of the UF Health clinical enterprise, effective April 1. Motew, a practicing vascular…

UF researchers’ genetic detection discovery has implications for medical diagnostic testing

September 21, 2023

University of Florida researchers have found a new use for “genetic scissors” to detect RNA, a discovery that could lead to faster, more accurate and less…

UF Health researchers use artificial intelligence to better predict hepatitis C treatment outcomes

February 11, 2022

When hepatitis C treatments fail, patients can face major health risks and the expense of a second therapy. Now, UF Health researchers have developed…

UF Health researcher’s analysis finds new pattern of mutations in omicron variant

December 3, 2021

A University of Florida Health researcher has successfully analyzed the many mutations in the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a crucial step in better…

Trio of medications showing early promise against coronavirus, UF Health researchers find

September 8, 2020

The race to find effective treatments for COVID-19 isn’t just about developing new drugs. University of Florida Health scientists are studying a trio of…

Trio of medications showing early promise against coronavirus, UF Health researchers find

September 8, 2020

The race to find effective treatments for COVID-19 isn’t just about developing new drugs. University of Florida Health scientists are studying a trio of…

Developing a next-generation coronavirus test for home use

April 24, 2020

Piyush Jain was headed home from another late night in his University of Florida lab when he got the word from his grad student — the rapid test they had been…

Study helps hepatitis C patients, shows path for accelerating research and potential for drug approvals

November 25, 2019

Read the journal article here, which also contains a list of co-authors’ disclosures of funding and possible conflicts:…