FDA authorizes booster for ages 5-11
May 18, 2022
The Food and Drug Administration is allowing a third shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for healthy elementary-age kids at least five months after their last dose. The […]
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FDA authorizes booster for ages 5-11
The Food and Drug Administration is allowing a third shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for healthy elementary-age kids at least five months after their last dose. The […]
UF drug discovery method targets breast cancer
May 13, 2022
UF Scripps Biomedical Research scientist Dr. Matthew Disney, has found yet another groundbreaking approach to a problem that has long vexed scientists: How to cure diseases […]
U.S. overdose deaths hit record high
May 12, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates more than 107,000 Americans died from overdosing on drugs in 2021 — or about one every five […]
UF study sheds light on post-COVID mortality risk
May 12, 2022
A UF study sheds new light on the reason people who recover from a bout of severe COVID-19 are still at increased risk for death in […]
UF study to evaluate terminal illness care
May 11, 2022
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 terminal […]
Hospitalizations low as local COVID cases rise
May 9, 2022
Local COVID-19 numbers doubled over the last two weeks, but hospitalizations—while rising—remain near the lowest points of the pandemic. The latest numbers came in a weekend […]
UF to test new brain tumor therapy
May 8, 2022
University of Florida researchers have received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to test an investigational new therapy in a first-in-human clinical trial for participants […]
Local police collect hundreds of pounds of drugs
May 6, 2022
Local law enforcement gathered hundreds of pounds of drugs as part of the recent DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The annual event, which took […]
UF Health CEO not tapped for south Florida job
Apr 30, 2022
A south Florida public hospital system did not select UF Health Shands’ Ed Jimenez as its new CEO, picking a leader from a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, […]
Locals find low-cost care at UF dental school
Apr 30, 2022
Michelle Marcotte, 67, used to go to the dentist two or three times a year. But, because of the pandemic, she hasn’t had a cleaning in […]
FDA to consider COVID-19 vaccine for young kids
Apr 29, 2022
Moderna submitted data to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday to get two low-dose shots of the COVID-19 vaccine approved for children younger than […]
Judge nixes public transportation mask mandate
Apr 19, 2022
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle said the federal rule requiring face coverings on airplanes, trains, and buses exceeded the authority of U.S. health officials. The rule […]
HCA offers new statewide online nurse consultation
Apr 17, 2022
HCA Florida Healthcare recently announced a new, free statewide Consult-A-Nurse® line available 24/7 that allows consumers to speak with nurses for advice and support. Consumers can […]
Blood donation entails more than needles
Apr 13, 2022
Blood donation requires multiple steps, checks and pieces of specialized equipment. Donors can probably guess some of the supplies—needles, centrifuges and snacks. Other equipment, like cookie […]
UF Vet offering free service dog screenings
Apr 10, 2022
The University of Florida’s Small Animal Hospital will offer free eye and heart screenings for service animals on May 20 as part of the American College […]
UF, Scripps Florida complete integration
Apr 2, 2022
UF Health and Scripps Research announced the completion of an integration more than eight months in the making. The transaction aims to “accelerate the pace of […]
BA.2 becomes dominant COVID-19 strain
Mar 29, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that omicron subvariant BA.2 currently accounts for about 54.9 percent of coronavirus cases in the United States. Last week […]
Memorial Healthcare names Jimenez CEO finalist
Mar 25, 2022
UF Health CEO Ed Jimenez advanced to the final four in the Memorial Healthcare System’s search for a new CEO, according to a Memorial announcement this […]
UF researchers creating new AI medical chatbot
Mar 23, 2022
“Dr. Chatbot will see you now.” The next generation of super-smart computers, tablets and cell phones may come equipped with artificial intelligence-generated medical chatbots that can […]
Program brings free dental clinics to Gainesville
Mar 19, 2022
Ni’Ryana Ellison, 22, settled uneasily into the reclining chair and waited for what would happen next. “I’m not certain when I last went to the dentist,” […]
Public transportation mask mandate extended
Mar 11, 2022
The requirement to wear a mask on planes, buses, trains, and in transit facilities was set to expire on March 18, but a Centers for Disease […]
Lake City gains first direct primary care office
Mar 7, 2022
After years in a corporate setting, Sharma Atkinson-Staten opened her own primary care practice in Lake City on March 1. SharmaCare off of SW Main Boulevard follows […]
UF Health joins congenital heart disease study
Mar 6, 2022
Researchers at UF Health, the UF Health Congenital Heart Center and the OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network have joined a national study to examine how gaps in […]
Therapy position emerges from Parkland tragedy
Mar 5, 2022
Malia Norris might not have prevented something as tragic as the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, four years ago, but it’s because of […]