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.
Silent MRSA Carriers Have Twice the Mortality Rate of Adults Without the Bacteria
A University of Florida study of middle-aged and older adults finds those who unknowingly carry methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, on their skin are twice as likely to die within the next decade as people who do not have the bacteria.
Dr. Cindy Prins Assesses Spaces Across UF Campus for COVID-19 Transmission Risks
In her role as the infection preventionist for the UF Health Screen, Test and Protect Program, Cindy Prins, Ph.D., clinical associate professor of epidemiology and assistant dean for educational affairs for the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions, offers infection control assessments for UF entities who aim to resume activities throughout campus.
UF Researchers Find Viable Viruses in Aerosols That Cause COVID-19
New research from the University of Florida provides strong evidence that aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be... Read More
‘A Smoking Gun’: Infectious Coronavirus Retrieved From Hospital Air
Skeptics of the notion that the coronavirus spreads through the air — including many expert advisers to the World Health Organization —... Read More
“Teach-Back” Technique Can Reduce Hospital Visits
At a typical doctor visit, the physician does most of the explaining. But a new study shows that when certain patients “teach-back”... Read More
Specific Brain Network May Be Key to Successful Aging, Study Suggests
The preservation of a specific brain network called the cingulo-opercular network, or CON, may be key in helping to maintain higher cognitive... Read More
New Study Examines Relationship Between “Free Water” and Neurocognitive Function in Older Adults
A new study by UF neuroscientists, Joseph Gullett, Ph.D., a research assistant professor of clinical and health psychology in the UF College of... Read More
UF Study: Telehealth Individual Counseling for Weight Loss Maintenance Works
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about an explosion in telehealth, but is it as effective as in-person treatment? A new University of... Read More
Autopsies of COVID-19 Victims Reveal Blood Vessel Damage
A University of Florida virologist assisted a team of medical researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New... Read More
