UF Scripps receives $15M to fight pandemics
Multiple scientists from UF Scripps Biomedical Research will join a massive federal effort to develop antiviral drugs to treat the pandemic coronavirus and other viral threats. […]
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Baby formula airlifted to U.S.
The military shipment that arrived Sunday from Germany, carrying enough formula to fill roughly 15% of the current national need, will be taken to a Nestle hub in […]
West End Emergency earns distinction award
HCA Florida North Florida Hospital’s West End Emergency facility, located at the corner of W. Newberry Road and NW 122nd Street, won the company’s 2022 HCA […]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]