UF vets use novel treatment to save Louie, the trailblazing seahorse
By Sarah Carey • Nov 30, 2020 • Lead StoryVideo available at: https://youtu.be/RUyf_MP-koI Louie the seahorse is back home in his 45-gallon saltwater tank and doing swimmingly, thanks to innovative treatment at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine...
Florida universities, health centers collaborate on COVID-19 outreach to minority communities
By Staff Writer • Nov 16, 2020 • Lead StoryArmed with a $1 million award from the National Institutes of Health, universities and health care entities throughout the state of Florida are collaborating to provide outreach and engagement to ethnic and racial minority...
University of Florida Health ranked on two Forbes' lists of best workplaces
By Doug Bennett • Nov 16, 2020 • Lead StoryWith its flagship hospital already ranked the best in Florida, University of Florida Health has earned two more distinctions: It is No. 12 on Forbes’ list of the state’s best places to work and No. 50 in the nation for female...
UF College of Medicine names new dean
By Karen Dooley • Oct 30, 2020 • Lead StoryColleen G. Koch, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., has been named dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine, becoming the 10th dean and the first woman to hold the appointment in the college’s 64-year history. Koch, who currently...
UF Health enrolls first patient in clinical trial aimed at creating new treatment for COVID-19
By Bill Levesque • Oct 29, 2020 • Lead StoryUniversity of Florida Health has enrolled its first patient in a clinical trial for the Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ monoclonal antibody cocktail to treat COVID-19, a therapy that might neutralize the coronavirus and prevent it...
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UF muscle cell experiment to study age-related muscle loss aboard International Space Station
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‘Teach-back’ communication may lower patients’ risk for diabetes complications, hospitalizations
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UF Health researcher helps show hormone can reverse inflammation from fatty liver disease
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UF medical students learn high-stakes trauma care in a low-risk environment
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UF to provide COVID-19 vaccine to students and staff
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Florida universities, health centers collaborate on COVID-19 outreach to minority communities
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Six-year-old cancer survivor paying it forward through the gift of fluffy socks
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‘Teach-back’ communication may lower patients’ risk for diabetes complications, hospitalizations
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Eastside students thank health care, frontline workers
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IL-10 based immunomodulation initiated at birth extends lifespan in a familial mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care
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As COVID-19 cases start to rise, local health leaders say ICU beds remain open
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University of Florida tackles COVID-19 with high-tech devices
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UF Health enrolls first patient in COVID-19 trial
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Health In A Heartbeat
Weighted blankets can help with insomnia
Nov 30, 2020
For some people, there is a new way to stop losing sleep because of chronic insomnia: a weighted blanket. Swedish researchers have found that for people with insomnia or certain psychiatric disorders, using a weighted blanket for four weeks brought about better sleep, a higher level of daytime...
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Teen blood donors open to becoming organ donors as well
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Thanksgiving and your taste buds
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Treat cosmetics like medications if kids are around
Nov 25, 2020
Animal Airwaves
Pesky Skin Parasites (original air: Dec. 13, 2014)
Nov 20, 2020
Does your pet have a constant itch? Understanding and managing allergies in pets can be a huge challenge, both for pet owners and their veterinarians. In a follow-up to an earlier show on itchy pets, Dr. Dunbar Gram, a veterinary dermatology specialist, will discuss how certain parasites – fleas...
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Bee best
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Solving the puzzle of New Guinea singing dogs
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Contact tracing is old hat for livestock
Nov 16, 2020