Menopause Made Clear: UF Health Expert Addresses Your Most Common Questions

UF Health expert Sara Deatsman, MD, is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and has more than nine years of experience caring for patients navigating…

Physician Spotlight: Lakshmi Balasubramanian Translates New Therapies Into Improvements for Patients

Lakshmi Balasubramanian, MD, or “Dr. Bala,” was drawn to gastrointestinal oncology because of the opportunity to work with experts across different specialties…

Physician Spotlight: Patrick Underwood Aims to Improve Patient Experiences Across the Cancer Continuum

Patrick Underwood, MD, FACS, an assistant professor in the University of Florida Division of Surgical Oncology, focuses on cancers of the gastrointestinal…

Targeting protein restores aging blood cells, UF researchers find

January 9, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As humans age, we develop chronic inflammation in our blood and tissues that gradually decreases the function of blood stem cells in our…

Study outlines why housing needs often force owners to give up pets

August 1, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Housing policies may be becoming more pet inclusive, but housing insecurity is getting worse, finds a new study that examined the housing…

Chronic inflammation and poverty are a ‘double whammy’ for mortality risk

January 16, 2024

A new study led by a University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions researcher finds that people with chronic inflammation living in…

Pet ownership may contribute to health care barriers for people with HIV

November 1, 2023

People living with HIV may face hard choices when balancing their own health needs with caring for a pet, a study led by a University of Florida College of…

Three Warning Signs of Bladder Cancer

Bladder cancer is the fourth most common cancer in men and eighth most common cancer in women, affecting about 80,000 people in the United States every year.…

Studies: Inflammation-targeting antibody boosts preterm birth outcomes, prevents obesity-linked liver disease

June 23, 2023

JUPITER, Fla. — Targeting a master-regulator of inflammation with a monoclonal antibody potentially improves two unrelated conditions with limited treatment…

UF Health researchers find quinolone ear drops associated with tendon ruptures

November 3, 2022

Imagine a doctor prescribing antibiotic ear drops called quinolones to treat an ear infection. The patient, who does not play sports, painfully ruptures an…