Early findings from COVID-19 testing in The Villages® encouraging; experts urge vigilance
By Bill Levesque • Mar 30, 2020 • Featured Articles, Lead StoryUniversity of Florida Health experts and their collaborators completed over 2,000 COVID-19 tests in The Villages® last week, and while the number of positive cases is still low, experts urge continued vigilance to reduce the risk...
UF brain tumor researcher embarks on first-in-human clinical trial of novel immunotherapy vaccine
By Michelle Jaffee • Mar 30, 2020 • Lead StoryUF Health pediatric oncologist Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D., has received a $2.5 million grant from the pediatric cancer foundation CureSearch for Children’s Cancer to undertake a first-in-human clinical trial to test a novel form...
What you need to know about the possible smell/taste link to COVID-19
By Alisson Clark • Mar 26, 2020 • Featured Articles, Lead StoryAs more anecdotes surface from physicians around the world about patients with COVID-19 losing their senses of smell and taste, we asked Steven Munger, Ph.D, director of the University of Florida Center for Smell and Taste,...
UF researchers lead the way in rapidly designing, building low-cost, open-source ventilator
By Michelle Jaffee • Mar 25, 2020 • Featured Articles, Lead StoryAs a University of Florida mechanical engineering student decades ago, Samsun Lampotang, Ph.D., helped respiratory therapist colleagues build a minimal-transport ventilator that became a commercial success. So, when the...
COVID-19 highlights need for blood donations
By Leah Buletti • Mar 25, 2020 • Featured Articles, Lead StoryAs the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, experts are warning of a dire shortage of blood as donors stay home and blood drives across the country are canceled. People should continue to donate blood...
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UF Health researcher explains new challenges to testing treatments during an outbreak
By Jill Pease • College of Public Health and Health Professions, College of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics, Emerging Pathogens Institute • Apr 2, 2020 -
UF Health researchers donate gloves, masks and other PPE to support frontline colleagues
By Michelle Jaffee • University of Florida Academic Health Center, UF Health, College of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, UF Health Jacksonville • Apr 1, 2020 -
Flanzer Trust announces donation to support UF Health COVID-19 research
By Karen Dooley • UF Health, Department of Epidemiology • Mar 27, 2020 -
UF Health anesthesiology team devises respirator mask made from existing hospital materials
By Leah Buletti • UF Health, College of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology • Mar 26, 2020
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Media Coverage
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COVID-19 Impacts On Pregnant Women
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Health Beat: Even doctors miss early signs
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FBI rolls out Rapid DNA pilot testing program for felony suspects
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FL surgeon general has little public health experience. Deputies don’t have much, either.
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AFib patients do best on a DOAC started 7-10 days post stroke
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Boxing Helps Knock Out Nonmotor Parkinson's Symptoms
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Thyroid Cancer Review Summarizes Strategies for Treatment and Diagnosis
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UF study: New Florida law leads to decline in opioid use
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Self-Isolation Coronavirus: What 8 Major Supermarkets Advise You Do About Food
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Supply vs. Demand: How coronavirus impacts supply of personal hygiene products
First Coast News • Mar 5, 2020
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Health In A Heartbeat
Tongue fat seen as key to combating sleep apnea
Mar 31, 2020
People diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea are often told to lose weight as part of their treatment plan. New research shows that reducing fat in one particular part of the body can provide the most significant symptom relief. If you guessed the tongue, take your place at the head of the class....
Animal Airwaves
Canine ear infections: it’s more than just the smell
Mar 25, 2020
If your dog’s ears are smelly, it’s probably more than just a nuisance. It’s likely due to an infection. Although ear infections aren’t unique to any one species, dogs are particularly at risk because of their ear anatomy. Canine ear infections are often a sign of other problems, like allergies,...
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Dangers of Strep zoo in pigs
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Five insidious feline diseases
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Serving animal shelters
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