More than 5,000 flock to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on first day of major COVID-19 vaccination drive
By Halle Marchese • Apr 5, 2021 • Lead StoryAn audacious push to vaccinate 20,000 people in Alachua County a week for six weeks got off to a roaring start Monday when more than 5,200 University of Florida students and Alachua County residents received a dose of the...
UF Health appoints new chief compliance and privacy officer
By Bill Levesque • Apr 5, 2021 • Lead StoryA former executive at the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas has been appointed as the new vice president/chief compliance and privacy officer at University of Florida Health. Robert R. Michalski, who was vice...
International research outlines early outcomes on lung transplantation for severe COVID-19
By Dorothy Hagmajer • Apr 1, 2021 • Lead StoryThe UF Health lung transplant team has collaborated with researchers around the world to identify preliminary guidelines for successful transplantation in patients whose lungs have been permanently damaged by the SARS-CoV-2...
UF College of Medicine research rankings rise in national graduate school survey
By Bill Levesque • Mar 30, 2021 • Featured Articles, Lead StoryThe University of Florida College of Medicine remains Florida’s top-ranked medical school, and in research and primary care it stands among the nation’s elite institutions, according to the latest graduate school rankings...
Hundreds of University of Florida students to be part of landmark study on COVID-19 spread
By Doug Bennett • Mar 29, 2021 • Featured Articles, Lead StoryThe University of Florida will attempt to vaccinate more than 1,000 students as part of a landmark national study to determine whether young people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine can still spread the coronavirus. Two...
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Keeping families informed about the COVID-19 vaccines available for children
By Lauren Gajda • University of Florida, UF Health, College of Public Health & Health Professions, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics • Apr 6, 2021 -
UF Health introduces new era of cardiovascular medicine in Central Florida
By Andrea Sellers • UF Health, College of Medicine, Division of Cardiology • Apr 5, 2021 -
UF study debunks belief that GLP-1 hormone systems in gut, brain work together to suppress eating
By Matthew Splett • University of Florida, UF Health, College of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, McKnight Brain Institute • Mar 31, 2021 -
UF study: Silent MRSA carriers have twice the mortality rate of adults without the bacteria
By Jill Pease • College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, UF Health, College of Medicine • Mar 29, 2021
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Media Coverage
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UF Health hosts major vaccination event at the stadium; 5,000 people vaccinated
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Is Gainesville up for a face mask design challenge?
Main Street Daily News • Apr 6, 2021 -
Young people key to ending pandemic
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University of Florida Opens Vaccine Site At Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
WUFT-TV • Apr 5, 2021 -
Volunteers make vaccination effort a possibility
The Courier • Apr 5, 2021 -
University of Florida turns ‘The Swamp’ into mass vaccination site
News4JAX • Apr 5, 2021 -
COVID-19 survivor's guilt a growing issue
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Vaccine opens to 50+ residents in Alachua County
Main Street Daily News • Mar 25, 2021 -
Florida manatee deaths spur federal investigation
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UF cancer drug first of its kind to get FDA clearance for trials
Bonita Springs Florida Weekly • Mar 25, 2021
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Health In A Heartbeat
Dogs are teaching machines a few tricks in disease detection
Apr 9, 2021
Ah, our friend the dog. Truly, is there anything these lovable creatures wouldn’t do to help people? Dogs have been trained to use their sense of smell, one of their superpowers, to sniff out a number of dangers, from bombs to diseases. Now, they’re taking it to the next level: They’re helping to...
Animal Airwaves
What’s causing catastrophic injuries in racehorses?
Apr 9, 2021
Every year, way too many Thoroughbred racehorses die of catastrophic injuries, prompting a furious search for answers. Most of these injuries affect previously damaged legs and where there’s tissue damage, there’s inflammation. What if some horses develop exaggerated inflammation that puts them at...
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Current Issues in Manatee Health
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Treating the life aquatic
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Bladder Stones: A Common Problem in Pets
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