UF study finds vitamin D can affect pain and movement in obese individuals with osteoarthritis

Got milk? If you are overweight and have osteoarthritis, you may want to bone up on your dairy products that have vitamin D. According to a University of…

The Year in Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2014 Part 1

Marking the final year of the Forward Together strategic plan, 2014 was a tremendous year of continued growth and progress for UF Health. In this…

UF researchers receive grant to study pain differences in osteoarthritis

Two men with arthritis walk into a room. Both have the same degree of damage to their knee cartilage, but only one rates his pain a nine on a scale of zero to…

A new Gator on board

Deputy director of national institute named next dean of the College of Dentistry Born and raised in a small town in eastern Cuba, Isabel Garcia, D.D.S.,…

Veterinarian, dentist collaborate to help cat through unique dental procedure

A Siamese-mix cat named Darryl is recuperating well after receiving a metal prosthesis to correct a palate injury in his mouth, thanks to a unique…

The UF Diabetes Institute

Last week, we announced the creation of the UF Diabetes Institute. Given the many fundamental contributions of our faculty to this field over the years, the UF…

Isabel Garcia to lead the UF College of Dentistry

Isabel Garcia, D.D.S., M.P.H., has been named dean of the University of Florida College of Dentistry. Garcia, currently the deputy director of the National…

Better communication is key to overall oral health

Many people delay and even skip visits to the dentist due to anxiety and fear. Now University of Florida researchers have discovered that difficulty…

State funding boosts health care services for the underinsured in North Florida

Four safety-net health care clinics in Alachua and Duval counties will receive funding as part of Gov. Rick Scott’s $77 billion state spending plan for…

Patients rate pain care differently depending on locale, UF researchers find

Hospital patients’ responses to a question about whether their pain is well-controlled may depend in part on where they live, University of Florida researchers…

The Year In Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2013 Part 1

2013 was a tremendous year of growth and progress for UF Health. In this issue of OTSP, we highlight achievements in each of the colleges and take a peek at…

Pulses may help teeth “get in line”

Researchers at the University of Florida College of Dentistry are recruiting participants for an orthodontics study to learn if teeth will align more quickly…