SponsoredHelping Alachua County youth thrive, Florida college students teach wellness in the classroom Alisha Katz, Samantha Keane Oct 17, 20250 commentsSchool Health Interdisciplinary Program, or SHIP helps children healthier, happier lives.
HealthUF Health calls BMI a “deeply flawed” calculation, opts for direct fat measure Bill Levesque | UF Health Jul 6, 20250 commentsA 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 […]
SponsoredProject SEARCH at UF Health prepares neurodivergent students for the workforce Gabrielle Parker Jun 4, 20251 commentUniversity of Florida Neurodivergent students
HealthNIH awards UF Health researchers $11.8 million grant Staff Reports Oct 17, 20240 commentsGrant to fund research aimed at combatting resistant bacteria.
HealthUF/IFAS: gardening offers natural solution to back pain Meredith Bauer | UF/IFAS Aug 3, 20240 commentsTherapeutic gardening study happened at Wilmot Botanical Gardens.
HealthUF researcher, international team publish on fighting drug-resistant bacteria Bill Levesque | UF Health May 11, 20240 commentsTeam study published in Science.
HealthNew UF cancer vaccine triggers fierce immune response in first human trials Michelle Jaffee | UF Health May 5, 20241 commentNext step to included expanded Phase 1 clinical trial.
HealthUF Health researches molecular impacts of exercise Manny Rea | UF Health May 4, 20240 commentsResearchers set out to build a molecular map showing the impact of exercise.
HealthUF Health begins offering new Alzheimer’s drug Bill Levesque | UF Health Apr 27, 20240 commentsLecanemab approved by the FDA last year.
Local LivingAnnual Fantasy Event slated to fundraise Stop Children’s Cancer Staff Reports Mar 4, 20240 commentsTheme this year’s event is the Lost City of Atlantis
EducationStudy: UF leads world for published gene therapy research Doug Bennett | UF Health Jan 6, 20240 commentsSince 1991, UF has published 605 articles on gene therapy technique.
HealthDeSantis appoints UF nurse practitioner to cancer advisory council Staff Reports Dec 28, 20230 commentsAutumn Citta selected to Florida Cancer Control and Research Advisory Council.
SportsUF Health urges stricter pitching rules for kids Bill Levesque | UF Health Oct 18, 20230 commentsStudy notes an increase in pitching injuries for youth and high school baseball players.
HealthUF awarded $2.8 million to research AI and kidney transplants Doug Bennett | UF Health Sep 30, 20230 commentsReport says AI can scan slides and free up physicians.
National NewsUF study raises ethics question on DNA use Eric Hamilton | UF Sep 4, 20231 commentEveryone leaves DNA in public spaces, open for collection.
HealthShands receives elite ranking again Staff Reports Aug 1, 20231 commentU.S. News & World Report recognizes Shands for excellence in adult patient care, plus five medical specialties.
NewsUF Shands receives top level in maternal care Staff Reports Jul 11, 20230 commentsHospital receives highest classification with Level IV designation.
HealthUF Health receives Practice Greenhealth awards Staff Reports Jun 19, 20230 commentsAwards recognize UF Health’s environmental sustainability leadership.
Local LivingBarbergators to hold benefit concert Staff Reports Jun 6, 20230 commentsPortion of proceeds will go to Stop Children’s Cancer.
HealthUF researchers make cancer discovery Leah Buletti | UF Health Jun 1, 20230 commentsDiscovery could lead to new treatments for head, neck cancers.
EducationUF College of Medicine rises in national rankings Staff Reports May 11, 20230 commentsU.S. News & World Report moves UF up two spots to No. 35 for graduate school research.
HealthStudy: Sleep apnea poses serious health threat Bill Levesque | UF Health Apr 29, 20230 commentsUF study shows life expectancy shortens and causes health problems.
FeaturedUF study links asthma and cancer risk Leah Buletti | UF Health Apr 13, 20230 commentsResearchers find chances to develop cancer increase in asthma patients.
FeaturedUF Health scientist lands grant for rare disease Bill Levesque | UF Health Mar 2, 20230 commentsFunds will go toward studying rare Smith-Kingsmore syndrome neurological disease.