UF mobilizes campus, Exactech expertise to make vital COVID-19 nasal swabs
By Doug Bennett • May 21, 2020 • Lead StoryFor more information, contact Ken Garcia at kdgarcia@ufl.edu or 352-273-9799. When University of Florida Health needed a massive supply of nasal swabs for expanded COVID-19 testing, the solution was right on campus and just...
He survived a heart transplant, a kidney transplant and, along with his family, COVID-19
By Michelle Jaffee • May 14, 2020 • Lead StoryEnell “Trent” Porter had long battled hereditary congestive heart failure and diabetes, at times falling critically ill. But the 50-year-old had a new shot at life, as long as his body accepted his new heart, transplanted at UF...
University of Florida’s Century Tower bathed in blue to honor health care workers
By Ken Garcia • May 8, 2020 • Video, Lead StoryFor more information, contact Ken Garcia at kdgarcia@ufl.edu or 352-273-9799. The University of Florida’s iconic Century Tower is now awash in blue light as a tribute to the thousands of dedicated UF Health hospital workers and...
UF Health to resume elective surgeries, procedures on Monday
By Bill Levesque • May 1, 2020 • Featured Articles, Lead StoryUniversity of Florida Health is resuming all elective inpatient and outpatient surgeries and procedures at all its locations Monday, recognizing the urgency of ramping up services for non-coronavirus patients whose medical...
UF Health to provide coronavirus test-and-trace program to help reopen university
By Bill Levesque • May 1, 2020 • Video, Lead StoryUniversity of Florida Health is rolling out plans for a rigorous “test-and-trace” program to support the phased reopening of UF, an expansive data-driven effort that will allow students, faculty and staff to return to campus as...
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UF Health cardiologist: COVID-19 might be a disease of the lungs and the heart
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UF researchers seek to improve safety of personal protective equipment for health care workers
By Jill Pease • University of Florida, UF Health, College of Public Health & Health Professions, College of Medicine, Emerging Pathogens Institute • May 18, 2020 -
Quicker reviews, designated funding is speeding COVID-19 research efforts at UF Health
By Bill Levesque • UF Pediatric Pulmonary, University of Florida, UF Health, College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, UF Health Cancer Center • May 14, 2020 -
UF researchers use ‘genomic fingerprint’ to improve treatment for trauma patients
By Dorothy Hagmajer • University of Florida, UF Health, College of Medicine, Department of Surgery • May 14, 2020
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How Florida Slowed Coronavirus: Everyone Stayed Home Before They Were Told To
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Anna McDaniel: Celebrating the year of the nurse and midwife
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COVID-19 testing expands in Gainesville
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Century Tower turns blue to honor healthcare workers
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Why Instagram’s co-founders made a site to track how fast the coronavirus is spreading
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Health In A Heartbeat
Social media influences eating habits
May 25, 2020
If your social media friends are junk food junkies, they may also be encouraging you to indulge. And if they snack on vegetables and fruits, you’re likely to do the same. That’s the upshot of recent findings showing that eating habits can spread virally online. Specifically, social media users who...
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Tiny snake venom glands, big potential
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Pushing your way to better heart health
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May 20, 2020
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Blood Donation in Dogs and Cats: Why Transfusion Medicine Saves Lives
May 22, 2020
Original Airdate: Sept. 27, 2019 The gift of blood in a medical emergency saves animal as well as human lives. Learn more about the blood types of dogs and cats, what types of blood disorders are commonly seen in veterinary medicine and how professionals deal with these situations from Dr. Andrew...
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Why veterinarians contributing to public policy makes sense
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Ticks and dogs: an unholy alliance
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Crushing the curve on dog bites
May 15, 2020