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UF Health assistant chair of global surgery discusses effects of COVID-19 on program development
How will COVID-19 impact global health efforts? Robin Petroze, M.D., M.P.H, an assistant professor in the division of pediatric surgery within the UF College…
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UF research links physician training to improved adolescent depression treatment
A new study led by a team of University of Florida researchers has revealed a dramatic impact on the identification and treatment of depression in children and…
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Small changes to football practices can yield large reduction in head impacts, UF Health researchers find
Shortening the time spent on the highest-risk football drills could reduce the equivalent of nearly a year’s worth of head impacts over the course of a typical…
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Type 1 diabetes parents turn to the Internet for support
For parents, thinking about their child’s disease rarely stops at the clinic. They carry their concerns home with them. In fact, most parents of children with…
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Heads in the Game: 3 ways UF experts are treating and preventing concussions
The shattering crunch of two football players — two hundred pounds of flesh, muscle, plastic, metal and foam colliding with 10 times more G-force than an F-16…
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The Machen Era: Impact on UF Health
Bernie and Chris Machen arrived in Gainesville to lead the University of Florida on January 5, 2004. Their impact has been transformational — for the…
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The impact of pancreatic cancer on minority groups
Pancreatic cancer will affect more than 56,000 adults in the United States this year. Of these individuals diagnosed, incidence rates are 25% for higher for…
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STATE FUNDING CUT TARGETS SHANDS’ SUPPORT FOR DISADVANTAGED PATIENTS
Date: May 29, 2010 GAINESVILLE, Fla.(May 29, 2010)—Gov. Charlie Crist’s decision to cut $9.7 million in state funding for Shands at the University of Florida…
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UF study offers more evidence that DEET is a safe way to ward off mosquitoes
Summer is back, with warmer temperatures, longer days and … mosquitoes. When mosquitoes feast on humans, they can leave more than irritating bites behind. They…
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UF using sensors to monitor dangerous hits on football field
In football, a tackle can supply 100 G’s of force or more, well above the amount that can cause a concussion and more than 10 times the force of an F-16 jet…