UN’s interventions in Sierra Leone significantly slowed Ebola

The United Nations’ interventions in the Sierra Leone Ebola outbreak led to a dramatic drop in the transmission of the disease, according to a study led by a…

UF researchers to study patient pain after surgery

Most patients undergoing surgery expect some pain and discomfort after the procedure. For a surprising number of people, however, the pain never really goes…

Severely impaired stroke survivors regain arm function after intensive physical therapy

Time may heal all wounds, but in the case of stroke survivors, the key to better recovery is to spend more time in an intensive physical therapy program,…

Paper points to most effective vaccine trials for epidemics, including Ebola

Implementing a vaccine trial during an epidemic can be difficult, particularly in countries with poor transportation, limited vaccine supplies and difficulty…

A changing world requires a clear blueprint for disease response

As the world grows smaller, warmer and wetter, governments need to have an organizational blueprint about how to best respond to infectious disease outbreaks,…

Spread of Ebola beyond Africa likely, researchers predict

As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues to spread, isolated cases will likely make their way to the United States, with new estimates showing there is a…

UF Health granted $11 million to establish comprehensive sepsis research center

University of Florida Health has been awarded a $11 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to create a one-of-a-kind center to help…

UF research finds association between certain pain relievers and heart attack

For women taking certain kinds of pain relievers, a heart attack could be waiting in their medicine cabinets. A University of Florida study has found that the…

UF researcher appointed lead statistician for international childhood cancer research consortium

University of Florida biostatistician Meenakshi Devidas, Ph.D., has been named group statistician of the Children’s Oncology Group, the world’s largest…

Plans For Long-Term Growth At UF Health

UF Health is growing. We’re serving more patients. We’re hiring faculty and staff. But we’re not just building programs and adding people. The landscape of our…

Leading statistician appointed founding chair of biostatistics at UF

The University of Florida has named leading statistics researcher Peihua Qiu, Ph.D., the founding chair of its department of biostatistics. “The position was…