Florida’s red tide events tied to illness

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s hospitals can expect an uptick in patients during red tide events, a new University of Florida Health study has found. The…

As ‘The Golden Bachelorette’ debuts, a UF Health researcher and wife keep watch

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — How does a researcher on aging watch tonight’s debut of ABC’s latest reality dating show, “The Golden Bachelorette?” With equal parts…

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Building digital twin tools to investigate environmental threats to health

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Virtual patients with diseases that precisely mimic real-life patients are the next frontier in medicine. Such “digital twins” would allow…

Medical AI tool from UF, NVIDIA gets human thumbs-up in first study

A new artificial intelligence computer program created by researchers at the University of Florida and NVIDIA can generate doctors’ notes so well that two…

Confronting AIDS in Florida with artificial intelligence

A University of Florida research team is playing its part to stop the global HIV epidemic, applying the power of artificial intelligence to medical records to…

UF Health study finds association between news consumption and COVID-19 precautions

A new University of Florida College of Medicine study reinforces the influence of the news media during a health emergency, showing older adults who spent more…

Using artificial intelligence and patient medical records to predict Alzheimer’s disease

Using data in electronic health records, University of Florida researchers have designed an artificial intelligence system that can predict which patients will…

Sleep medication use is dropping dramatically, study led by UF Health researcher shows

Americans aren’t turning to pharmaceutical options as often in the never-ending battle for a good night’s sleep. The use of medication to treat sleep…

UF researchers evaluate how to improve dignity for seriously ill patients

Hearing that you have a life-threatening illness can be physically and emotionally challenging. And while great strides have been made in helping people with a…

SynGatorTron™ to speed medical research, alleviate privacy worries

“Dr. Chatbot will see you now.” The next generation of super-smart computers, tablets and cell phones may come equipped with artificial intelligence-generated…

UF Health joins national study to test COVID-19 treatments

Researchers at UF Health and the OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network have begun recruiting patients to a national study to learn if existing medications can…

UF team joins national study of brain development in infants, children

The University of Florida is one of a network of institutions selected to implement the National Institutes of Health’s HEALthy Brain and Child Development…