Heart of a Nurse, Love of a Mother: Taylor Smith, RN, Brings Compassion to Both Worlds
As both a UF Health Shands team member and the mother of a patient, Taylor Smith, RN, sees UF Health as more than a workplace — it’s part of her family’s…
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Researchers find vital clue in the progression of Type 1 diabetes
December 1, 2025
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Type 1 diabetes is a disease in which the body mistakenly attacks itself as the immune system destroys the pancreas’s insulin-producing…
Diabetes Institute, +1 more
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More Than Medicine: Healing Hearts in the NICU
With the stress and chaos that can come with a stay in a neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, there is a team of nurses that families quickly cherish — the…
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We Join Our Tiny NICU Friends to Cheer On the Gators in the Final Four!
Our tiny NICU friends are the Florida Gators Men’s Basketball team’s biggest fans!
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Clinician training program leads to better outcomes for patients with diabetes
December 17, 2024
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A tele-education program for health care providers who treat people with diabetes resulted in significant improvements in patient outcomes,…
Department of Pediatrics, +4 more
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Kid-Friendly Construction Zone: UF Health Helps Patients, Families Find Joy During Renovations
Move out of the way. It’s time for the new “construction team” to get to work. UF Health has welcomed a new crop of construction hires, and they’re all…
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Neonatal Sepsis: Understanding and Preventing Risks for Your Newborn
September is Sepsis Awareness Month, which was established in 2011 to shine a light on this critical illness. Sepsis is a life-threatening illness or…
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Discovery shows how pervasive Epstein-Barr virus could be thwarted
October 26, 2023
New, early findings by University of Florida Health researchers show how the Epstein-Barr virus’s advance could be thwarted. For millions, the Epstein-Barr…
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Department of Pediatrics, +3 more
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Water Safety in the Summer
Summer in Florida usually means high temperatures. To beat the Florida heat, many of us will enjoy excursions to the pool, lake, beach or natural springs with…
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Vehicle Heat Safety for Children
Unfortunately, child deaths and heat-related illness, like dying from heatstroke in a hot car, increase during summer. Since 1998, more than 950 children have…
