What you need to know about the possible smell/taste link to COVID-19

By Alisson Clark • Mar 26, 2020 • Featured Articles, Lead Story

As 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,...

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UF researchers lead the way in rapidly designing, building low-cost, open-source ventilator

By Michelle Jaffee • Mar 25, 2020 • Featured Articles, Lead Story

As 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...

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COVID-19 highlights need for blood donations

By Leah Buletti • Mar 25, 2020 • Featured Articles, Lead Story

As 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 physician sifts facts from fears about COVID-19 and pregnant women

By Ken Garcia • Mar 25, 2020 • Featured Articles, Lead Story

Pregnancy is already a stressful time for many women. With the spread of COVID-19, many expectant women are worried about what the virus means for their health and the health of their baby.  John Smulian, M.D., M.P.H., chair...

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UF Health staff conduct drive-by swabbing for COVID-19 testing

UF Health working with The Villages® and state officials to rapidly ramp up coronavirus testing

By UF Health • Mar 23, 2020 • Lead Story

High-res image available here For more information, please contact Ken Garcia at kdgarcia@ufl.edu or 352-273-5810. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Health is teaming up with The Villages® community, The Villages Health...

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Hope & Healing Blog

Sandra Davis-Quinney and her husband share a moment of contemplation, resting their foreheads on one another.
The Ride of Her Life
by Kacey Finch • Mar 17, 2020
Sandra Davis-Quinney has met bumps, curves and stops on her cancer journey. Even with the rough roads she’s traveled, Sandra tries to remain hopeful...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

Rising temperatures linked to early due date for pregnant women

Mar 30, 2020

The effects of climate change are in the headlines a lot these days, from massive wildfires in Australia to urban flooding in Miami. A recent study reveals another disturbing impact to reckon with: Rising temperatures have been linked to an increase in premature births. The study by scientists at...

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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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