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…

Keeping Her Head Held High: Yali’s Journey Defeating Dystonia

Two years ago, Yali used a walker as she inched toward her school’s entrance. Her neck, twisted and folded forward, hunched her over in “the shape of the…

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…

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 celebrates new Ocala Neighborhood Hospital with ribbon cutting

June 11, 2024

Click here for video and here for high-res images. Media contact: Matt Walker, mwal0013@shands.ufl.edu, 352-265-8395 By Matt Walker GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Ocala…

UF Health now offers drug that might slow Alzheimer’s disease

April 23, 2024

University of Florida Health is offering a new drug therapy that could temporarily slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in some patients. Lecanemab is…

UF Health researchers find new method to use MRIs to delve into secrets of brain aging

April 15, 2024

GAINESVILLE — Life experience continually shapes the health of the human brain, for better or worse, like a bank receiving a lifetime of deposits and…

UF team plays major role in success of newly approved Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug

April 4, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Duchenne muscular dystrophy families, advocates and health care providers celebrated a milestone in March with the U.S. Food and Drug…

UF-led study could lead to new way to detect brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s risk

March 5, 2024

New research published today suggests there is a link between abnormal blood levels of amyloid — a protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease — and subtle…

New University of Florida project uses AI to improve treatments for childhood muscular dystrophy

December 6, 2023

A project led by a researcher in the University of Florida's College of Public Health and Health Professions seeks to improve the effectiveness of clinical…