UF expert tackles youth mental health
Dec 23, 2021
A recent U.S. Surgeon General’s report on youth mental health in America revealed depression and anxiety symptoms doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with […]
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UF expert tackles youth mental health
A recent U.S. Surgeon General’s report on youth mental health in America revealed depression and anxiety symptoms doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with […]
UF study suggests correlation between COVID, ED
Dec 22, 2021
If the threat of death or severe disability isn’t enough to convince someone to get a COVID-19 vaccination, men can add this possible consequence of coronavirus […]
Data show boosters may protect against omicron
Dec 21, 2021
Moderna said Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine should offer protection against the omicron variant. Lab tests showed the half-dose booster shot increased […]
North Florida braces for new COVID surge
Dec 20, 2021
Local COVID-19 cases started rising last week, leading local health officials to believe another pandemic wave may be developing. According to UF Health Shands CEO Ed […]
Appeals court reinstates business vaccine mandate
Dec 20, 2021
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has the authority to impose COVID-19 vaccine-or-test requirements on U.S. workplaces, a three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit […]
Judge partially reinstates healthcare vaccine rule
Dec 15, 2021
Healthcare workers in roughly half of U.S. states are now shielded from a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate, while those in the other half must get vaccinated by Jan. 4. […]
Local school vaccinations higher than expected
Dec 14, 2021
School participation in COVID-19 vaccine clinics has been better than expected, according to the Alachua County Department of Health (DOH). “We delivered a significant supply of […]
UF researchers develop cancer-fighting compound
Dec 9, 2021
UF researchers have developed a new compound that simultaneously attacks two key proteins critical for a cancer cell’s survival, a discovery that could aid in the […]
UF Health joins study to test COVID-19 treatments
Dec 8, 2021
Researchers at UF Health and the OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network have begun recruiting patients to a national study to learn if several existing prescription and over-the-counter […]
UF study shows AI’s potential to predict dementia
Dec 8, 2021
New research published recently shows that a form of artificial intelligence combined with MRI scans of the brain has the potential to predict whether people with […]
Omicron reaches nearly one-third of U.S. states
Dec 6, 2021
The United States has identified several dozen cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects the number […]
UF: Omicron variant shows new mutation pattern
Dec 3, 2021
A University of Florida Health researcher has successfully analyzed the many mutations in the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a crucial step in better understanding […]
Biden announces winter COVID-19 strategy
Dec 3, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden announced a nine-part plan to combat COVID-19 during the winter on Thursday—the same day that health officials announced cases of the new […]
Study finds COVID-19 spread earlier than thought
Dec 2, 2021
Local COVID-19 transmission was underway in California, New York, Florida and Texas well before the first reported U.S. case in Washington state on Jan. 20, 2020, […]
Omicron arrives in the United States
Dec 1, 2021
The White House reported on Wednesday that a traveler who arrived in California from South Africa had tested positive for the new omicron variant of the […]
UF: Mortality rate higher after severe COVID bout
Dec 1, 2021
Patients who have recovered from severe COVID-19 have more than twice the mortality risk within the year following their illness than people who have not contracted […]
FDA advisers endorse Merck’s COVID-19 pill
Nov 30, 2021
An advisory panel to the U.S Food and Drug Administration narrowly recommended authorization for Merck’s COVID-19 pill, days after new data showed the pill was less […]
Judge blocks healthcare vaccine mandate for some
Nov 29, 2021
U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp in Missouri ruled in favor of 10 states that filed the first legal challenge to the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate […]
New omicron COVID-19 variant affects air travel
Nov 27, 2021
The United States announced Friday it will restrict flights from South Africa and seven other African countries in response to a new coronavirus variant, B.1.1.529, that […]
New Merck data shows COVID drug less effective
Nov 27, 2021
The pharmaceutical company Merck on Friday released new numbers on the effectiveness of molnupiravir, a pill that interim results in October indicated might cut coronavirus hospitalizations […]
UF: Over-the-counter meds effective against COVID
Nov 25, 2021
A pair of over-the-counter compounds have been found in preliminary tests to inhibit the virus that causes COVID-19, University of Florida Health researchers have found. The […]
CDC signs off on COVID-19 boosters for all
Nov 22, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) joined the Food and Drug Administration on Friday to approve Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus booster shots for all adults. […]
Health department issues rabies warning
Nov 20, 2021
The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County has issued a rabies alert after a local raccoon tested positive for the rabies virus. The health department […]
UF’s COVID Restore clinic treats long haulers
Nov 19, 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) released an official definition of the condition known as long COVID in October, but UF Health has been operating a clinic […]