UF Health Shands Hospital launches inpatient care at home

November 14, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — UF Health is coming home. Patients with some health conditions — like COVID-19, pneumonia, cellulitis, urinary tract infections, and heart…

Making scents: Aromatherapy lowers anxiety in preoperative patients

October 31, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — You’re waiting to have surgery, and your nerves are jangling. But what if, instead of hospital antiseptic, you instead smelled lavender? Or…

Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit Comes to UF Health Surgeon’s Rescue

Emergency personnel arrived at Paul Dell’s home, where his wife led them upstairs. They found him sitting upright in a chair, unable to say his name, age or…

Alzheimer’s disease is partly genetic − studying the genes that delay decline in some may lead to treatments for all

September 18, 2023

Diseases that run in families usually have genetic causes. Some are genetic mutations that directly cause the disease if inherited. Others are risk genes that…

AI Appreciation Day: How UF Health Is Using AI to Improve Patient Care

The impact of artificial intelligence can be felt in many fields, but nothing can compare to the effect it’s had on health care. AI has revolutionized medical…

UF researchers create method to predict leukemia drug complications

March 24, 2023

A team of University of Florida researchers has created a way to use genetics to predict leukemia patients’ risk for complications from chemotherapy drug…

UF researchers’ AI system gives doctors better insight into patients’ conditions

October 19, 2022

Using data collected from patients’ vital signs, University of Florida researchers have designed an artificial intelligence system that can accelerate and…

UF researchers’ artificial intelligence platform accurately predicts surgical complications

June 1, 2022

Complications after surgery can pose many challenges for both physicians and patients. Now, University of Florida researchers have confirmed their artificial…

Back From the Brink: How Matt Defied Death

Matt Benavidez can't recall how he ended up crumpled on a crosswalk on the night of Nov. 7, 2020. He has no memory of his motorcycle hitting an SUV or rescue…

Healing at Home: Eileen Branham

UF Health Shands HomeCare is a comprehensive home health and personal care agency devoted to helping patients maintain an independent lifestyle or continue…