Alachua County plan strives to improve community health
Community Health Improvement Plan focuses on five priority areas.
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Alachua County plan strives to improve community health
Community Health Improvement Plan focuses on five priority areas.
UF launches new program to provide preventive health screenings
Florida Department of Health grant funds UF’s HealthScreen.
UF Health calls BMI a “deeply flawed” calculation, opts for direct fat measure
A new University of Florida Health study shows that body mass index, or BMI — commonly used to measure obesity and health risk — fails in predicting the […]
UF Health Cancer Center Survivorship Summit slated for Saturday
June is National Cancer Survivors Month.
UF Health studies how brains perceive bad smells
New study reveals brain mechanisms.
Stay on your feet: New device shows how to prevent a fall before it happens
Gainesville business provides device to help develop good posture.
UF deciphers environmental DNA to track wildlife, viruses — even drugs
Dublin is known as a city where you can enjoy a few pints of Guinness, get a warm welcome from the locals and hear lively traditional […]
Elder Options to host ‘Eating for Prevention’ workshop
Free event to celebrate Alzheimer's and Brain Health month.
UF Health to host free seminar on lower back pain
Seminar to be held at UF Hilton Conference Center.
UF/IFAS scientists champion ‘Food Is Medicine’ movement to tackle health crisis
Researchers are promoting the creation of five national centers, including one in Florida.
UF Health: Timing, consistency of activity linked to better fitness
New study looks at cardiorespiratory fitness.
Free sports physicals available this summer through Palms Medical Group
Offer open at all locations in June, July.
UF study reveals genetic clues linked to higher OCD risk
Largest study ever conducted into genetics of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
UF audio deepfakes study could ultimately help hearing-impaired detect fraud
When University of Florida doctoral student Magdalena Pasternak realized the voice urging her to take a phone survey was not human, she not only hung up […]
UnitedHealthcare, UF Health reach new agreement
Multi-year contract to restore network access to health system effective May 5.
UF Health celebrates OB/GYN Mobile Outreach bus with ribbon-cutting ceremony
New 40-foot-long vehicle unveiled on Wednesday.
Aging Matters: Making Gainesville more accessible
Area parks find ways to help people with mobility problems.
UF uses AI to map the brains, find new treatments
It is a detailed view of the brain like never seen before. In a significant technological leap, University of Florida researchers have created a powerful new […]
UF Small Animal Hospital to offer free screenings for seeing-eye dogs
UF’s Small Animal Hospital will offer free heart and eye screenings for service animals on May 16. The screenings are part of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists-Epicur […]
Aging Matters: Oak Hammock honors nonagenarians
Portrait exhibit to run through April 5.
UF neurologist offers tips for adjusting sleep habits for daylight saving time
Time change affects more than moving your clock forward.
USDA temporarily allows new avian flu vaccine for chickens
More than 150 million birds affected in U.S.
U.S. flu cases hit record high
Flu cases hit highest mark in over decade.
UF Health to host fatty liver disease seminar
Event slated for Wednesday at UF Hilton Conference Center.