UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital Is Ranked No. 1 in Florida, Five Specialties Among Nation’s Best
University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital continued its remarkable run as one of the Southeast’s premier pediatric medical centers as U.S. News & World Report Tuesday ranked it as Florida’s No. 1 children’s hospital, with five pediatric specialties earning the elite distinction of being rated among the nation’s best.
Jupiter Medical and UF Health Announce Plans To Shape Health System of the Future
Jupiter Medical Center and UF Health, the University of Florida’s academic health center, announced that they have entered into a letter of intent to develop plans to transform health care delivery, research, and education in Palm Beach and Martin counties and surrounding communities.
UF Researchers’ Artificial Intelligence Platform Accurately Predicts Surgical Complications
Complications after surgery can pose many challenges for both physicians and patients. Now, University of Florida researchers have confirmed their artificial intelligence system accurately helps doctors predict and manage these problems.
New Medicinal Plants Course Addresses Industry Needs
Emerging industries require a skilled workforce to function. Sometimes, the industry begins to boom before employers can hire a sufficient number of skilled employees. That was the case for many employers in the medicinal plant industry, which includes crops like hemp, kava and kratom. Faculty from two University of Florida colleges worked together to help meet that demand with a new course.
UF Scripps Scientists To Receive $15 Million To Help Fight Current and Future 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.
UF Study: Post-COVID Mortality Risk May Be Caused by Effects of High Inflammation During Illness
A University of Florida 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 the year after their recovery. The culprit may be high levels of inflammation during the initial illness.
Fighting Pediatric Cancer Focus of V Foundation-UF Health Collaboration
In pursuit of its ongoing mission to achieve Victory Over Cancer®, the V Foundation for Cancer Research announced its renewed support and a new $250,000 grant for the University of Florida’s efforts to combat brain cancer in children. Combined with private support, a total of $600,000 in new funding will bolster critical research programs.
New UF College of Public Health and Health Professions Dean Named
Beth Virnig, Ph.D., M.P.H., has been named dean of the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions, the sixth in the college’s 64-year history.
The Livestock–Childhood Gut Health Link
Environmental enteric dysfunction, also called EED, is characterized by a chronic inflammation of the gut. It is a silent health problem in middle to low-income countries—and pathogens affecting the intestines are thought to play a role in its development. That said, UF students and researchers address the links between intestinal pathogens, livestock, and children’s gut health.
SynGatorTron™ To Speed Medical Research, Alleviate Privacy Worries
Medical chatbots that can talk to people using conversational language may be available on your cell phone or computer soon thanks to SynGatorTron™, a groundbreaking artificial intelligence tool developed by UF Health and NVIDIA.