UF Health offers coronavirus testing for city of Gainesville employees

By Bill Levesque • May 28, 2020 • Lead Story

They drive the buses. They keep the lights on. They collect the garbage. In the face of the biggest public health emergency of the last century, they tirelessly do the hundreds of jobs, big and small, that keep a city operating...

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UF mobilizes campus, Exactech expertise to make vital COVID-19 nasal swabs

By Doug Bennett • May 21, 2020 • Lead Story

For more information, contact Ken Garcia at kdgarcia@ufl.edu or 352-273-9799. When University of Florida Health needed a massive supply of nasal swabs for expanded COVID-19 testing, the solution was right on campus and just...

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He survived a heart transplant, a kidney transplant and, along with his family, COVID-19

By Michelle Jaffee • May 14, 2020 • Lead Story

Enell “Trent” Porter had long battled hereditary congestive heart failure and diabetes, at times falling critically ill. But the 50-year-old had a new shot at life, as long as his body accepted his new heart, transplanted at UF...

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University of Florida’s Century Tower bathed in blue to honor health care workers

By Ken Garcia • May 8, 2020 • Video, Lead Story

For more information, contact Ken Garcia at kdgarcia@ufl.edu or 352-273-9799. The University of Florida’s iconic Century Tower is now awash in blue light as a tribute to the thousands of dedicated UF Health hospital workers and...

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UF Health to resume elective surgeries, procedures on Monday

By Bill Levesque • May 1, 2020 • Featured Articles, Lead Story

University of Florida Health is resuming all elective inpatient and outpatient surgeries and procedures at all its locations Monday, recognizing the urgency of ramping up services for non-coronavirus patients whose medical...

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Hope & Healing Blog

A man and woman hold hands in the sunshine. Intertwined in their hands are tiny baby shoes.
Giving patients back the hope of having a family
by Kacey Finch • May 21, 2020
Some cancer treatments can harm a patient’s fertility. The University of Florida Health’s Helping Oncofertility Patients become Educated, or HOPE,...READ MORE
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The POST Magazine

Moving Mountains

October 2019

All Andy needed was a chance, and a miracle

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Health In A Heartbeat

Seeking relaxation under extra weight

May 29, 2020

Wrapping yourself in a soft, warm blanket can feel like a comforting hug. It may bring you back to your childhood days, when being “tucked in” at night provided a sense of security. This idea of security and comfort provided by blankets has recently spun into a new type of therapeutic purchase:...

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Animal Airwaves

Urinary Tract Disease in Pets

May 29, 2020

Original Airdate: Aug. 23 2019 Does your dog or cat urinate more frequently than usual, or for longer or shorter periods? Does your pet strain to urinate, or have accidents in the house? These are just a few of the signs that could indicate your pet has a urinary tract infection, or some other type...

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