“The problem is always worse when there’s a heavy rainfall, because it kind of overwhelms the pipes and you also get all the runoff from the street. All that lands in the Seine. They’ve done a lot to try to improve the quality of the water. But the truth is you’re at the mercy of Mother Nature.”

— Nicole Iovine, M.D., Ph.D., a clinical professor in the Department of Medicine, interim chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology, and the chief hospital epidemiologist at UF Health Shands Hospital, discussing bacteria levels in the Seine River in Paris with The Associated Press, July 31

“If you’re traveling to new areas, look at the time of year when you are going, and try to visit during cooler times, if that’s possible. Is there a better time to be there, such as early in the morning or evening time? A little planning can generate a fun travel experience. Under-planning, being under-prepared, and not recognizing signs of heat injury can get you into trouble fairly quickly.”

— Matthew Shannon, M.D., FACEP, medical director of the Springhill/Kanapaha emergency centers and director of community emergency medicine, discussing traveling during extreme heat with AFAR, July 15

“Though we would welcome news of declining rates of dementia in Parkinson’s, we should be careful about drawing conclusions prematurely. Who we recruit for studies, and what criteria we use to define dementia, can significantly skew results in one direction or another.”

— Michael S. Okun, M.D., the Adelaide Lackner Distinguished Professor of Neurology and the director of the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health, discussing the prevalence of dementia in Parkinson’s disease patients with UPI, Aug. 7

“One of the things I love most about sports is the way they bring people together. We cheer together, we celebrate together, we work together. There is teamwork, amazing feats of athleticism, sportsmanship. It brings out the best in us. The Olympics are special because they bring the world together in these traits. At this point, the athletes have done all the hard work and accomplished so much to get here. Now they are just fine-tuning and locking in.”

— Katie Edenfield, M.D., CAQSM, an associate professor in the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, discussing her role as a team physician with USA Swimming in Paris this summer with MedPage Today, July 25

“There are no guidelines recommending NSAIDs for general use long-term to control chronic inflammation.”

— Frank Orlando, M.D., FAAFP, an associate professor in the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, discussing the use of anti-inflammatory drugs in clinical practice with The Epoch Times, Aug. 17

“We can detect cervical cancer, even breast cancer, much earlier. I’m a mother, I know how busy we can be and we can put the needs of others before ourselves, but it is also important as the caregivers of our society to make sure that we are healthy and we protect ourselves and our families through screening, early detection, and really emphasizing HPV vaccinations for our daughters, sisters, cousins. Prevention is really key.”

— Rahma S. Mkuu, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics, discusses cancer prevention with TV 47 Kenya, June 24

“It is probably the ultimate professional honor of my career, to be part of this in some small way to try to assist our athletes and everyone involved to make Team USA a success.”

— Jason Zaremski, M.D., a clinical associate professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, discussing his role as a Team USA physician in Paris this summer with Central Florida Public Media, July 17

“Studies indicate that patients who exercise post-therapy are doing better. Exercise may reduce normal tissue complications and help patients tolerate treatments better, and what’s appealing about it is that even if all of our thinking about exercise related to cancer is incorrect, exercise still benefits patients.”

— Dietmar Siemann, a professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and the associate director for education and training at the UF Health Cancer Center, discussing the benefits of exercise for those undergoing cancer treatment with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Aug. 23

“The exact numbers of those who acquire a hantavirus infection, but who remain asymptomatic or have a mild febrile illness, are unknown.”

— Norman L. Beatty, M.D., FACP, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, discussing the prevalence of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and how to treat it, with MDLinx, Aug. 5

“(It’s) what we call bad bacteria that thrives, and creates maybe some damage — that’s what’s partially leading to some of the colorectal cancer numbers that we’re seeing in younger patients.”

— Thomas George, M.D., FACP, FASCO, a professor in the Department of Medicine and the deputy director of the UF Health Cancer Center, discussing his team’s hypothesis that energy drinks fuel a gut bacteria known as Atopobium parvulum in the microbiome, causing it to grow and possibly damage the digestive system, with Central Florida Public Media, June 12