UF Health Researchers Join National Study of COVID-19 Impacts on Health Workers, Potential Remedies
A new research program to understand the effect of COVID-19 on health care workers is soon to be underway at University of Florida Health and other sites across the country. A clinical trial to evaluate whether hydroxychloroquine can prevent COVID-19 infections is also being planned. The Healthcare Worker Exposure and Outcomes, or HERO, initiative has two parts — a […]
UF Researcher Talks About Parkinson Disease Information for Patients
More than 6 million people worldwide have Parkinson’s disease. Even though it is classically associated with tremors, the disease has many manifestations and is very treatable for most patients. Michael S. Okun, MD, from the Department of Neurology at the University of Florida, discusses the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Learn […]
UF Veterinary College’s Efforts Yield Vehicles Loaded With Protective Gear for Front-Line Teams
Before the UF College of Veterinary Medicine was asked by UF Health to donate extra personal protective equipment to health workers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the college’s leadership team anticipated such a request. “Maybe a month before everything happened, our internal leadership team, led by Dr. Dana Zimmel, our interim dean, had discussed that veterinarians […]
UF Professor Receives 2020 American Academy of Sleep Medicine Award
Several leaders in the field of sleep medicine and two members of Congress are recipients of the 2020 American Academy of Sleep Medicine awards. Dr. Richard B. Berry, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Florida, medical director of the UF Health Sleep Center, and director of the UF Sleep Medicine Fellowship is one […]
An Interest in Bat Viruses Led to UF Health Virologist’s Development of Coronavirus Test
The UF College of Public Health and Health Professions’ department of environmental and global health and the UF Emerging Pathogens Institute, are leading a joint, around-the-clock effort to better understand and track the coronavirus in health care and community settings. The effort involves numerous scientists, laboratory technicians and support staff working tirelessly behind the scenes […]
‘More Hopeful Outcomes’ on the Horizon for Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder that occurs in about 1 in 15,000 births, is the most common genetic cause of life-threatening childhood obesity, which is just one of its complex symptoms. Still, it has proved extremely difficult to treat. Fortunately for the Prader-Willi syndrome community, researchers continue to test potential therapies to find a comprehensive […]
Transition in Leadership — UF Department of Neuroscience
Jennifer Bizon, Ph.D., has accepted the position of interim chair of the department of neuroscience at the University of Florida. Bizon currently is a professor and associate chair in the department of neuroscience and co-director of UF’s Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory. In addition, she serves on the College of Medicine’s promotion and tenure […]
UF-Led Ventilator Design Clears First FDA Review
A ventilator envisioned by a University of Florida engineer and built with do-it-yourself parts gained first-step FDA authorization this week, offering hope that it could be in use within weeks at hospitals around the world where COVID-19 patients have overwhelmed supplies of traditional medical equipment. The ventilator, composed of parts readily available for less than […]
UF Health Researchers Donate Gloves, Masks and Other PPE to Support Frontline Colleagues
Researchers from across the University of Florida and UF Health have joined an urgent effort to collect and donate personal protective equipment, or PPE, to build upon existing stockpiles in support of clinical colleagues on the frontlines of treating COVID-19. By the pallet and truckload, laboratory teams spanning across UF’s many scientific disciplines are amassing […]
UF Researcher Among Muscular Dystrophy Association Strategic Medical Advisory Team
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced the formation of its formal Medical Advisory Team who provide MDA with strategic guidance on issues that impact research and clinical care for people living with muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and related neuromuscular disorders – more than 43 diseases. Each of the team members is a leading […]