The Importance of Colorectal Cancer Screening: How Early Detection Saves Lives
Colorectal cancer ranks as the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Referred to as a “silent killer” due to its lack of…
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Colorectal cancer ranks as the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Referred to as a “silent killer” due to its lack of…
February 21, 2024
For adults and older children, dehydration from diarrhea is a common, pervasive threat: Annually, more than 1 million die from it. Now, a novel software tool…
Department of Pediatrics, +3 more
February 9, 2024
A team of UF Health Cancer Center researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind compound that could open a new avenue for using immunotherapy to treat various…
College of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, UF Health Cancer Center, +2 more
January 29, 2024
Alessio Barca felt like an imposter as a freshman at the University of Florida. After emigrating from Paraguay at 11 and being the first in his family to…
College of Nursing, +1 more
When Freddie Taylor opened his eyes, he was where most people are after intensive surgery: in a hospital bed, being closely monitored by his health care team…
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…
Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, +4 more
December 26, 2023
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Dentistry and the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine will use a new grant to help…
Clinical and Translational Science Institute, College of Dentistry, +1 more
December 21, 2023
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Buna Joe “B.J.” Wilder, M.D., a pioneering neurologist and researcher known for improving the lives of countless people with epilepsy…
Department of Neurology, +3 more
December 15, 2023
Sepsis arrives silently. A body’s infection-response gone wrong, the condition’s early symptoms include subtle harbingers like changes in breathing, cognition…
Department of Surgery, +3 more
December 15, 2023
Jennifer L. Hunt, M.D., M.Ed., has been appointed interim dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine, beginning Jan. 2. Hunt, who serves as chair of…
Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, +4 more