“When boiling water, start the timer once you reach a rolling boil and after one minute, let the water cool naturally. If water is cloudy, let is settle and then filter through a clean coffee filter paper or clean cloth.”

— Norman Beatty, M.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, on the prevention of ingesting bacteria from storm surge waters, ABC News, Oct. 10

“It’s a rare complication, but it is definitely something that can occur. Unfortunately, some people end up with decreased kidney function or permanent renal failure … It’s not predictable, and the pre-existing health of the patient is really important.”

— Nicole Iovine, M.D., a clinical professor in the Department of Medicine and UF Health chief epidemiologist, on the risk of developing kidney failure caused by E. coli bacteria, NBC News, Oct. 28

“When we scratch, we distract the brain from the itch with another sensation, a mild pain. Our brains release serotonin, and we feel better.”

— Lyda Cuervo Pardo, M.D., an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, discussing why mosquito bites itch and how to soothe them, The New York Times, Aug. 24

“I think of it as three helping technologies or fields, three helping ways that we can be with other individuals, and one is mentoring, which is very traditional … Second is sponsoring … It’s kind of the upper level of mentoring. And then the third is coaching. I use all three of those approaches when I’m working with and helping to develop others — in different settings and in different environments. They are different and they’re synergistic and all important when you’re helping to elevate and bring up people behind you and people in front of you. All three are important together.”

— Jennifer Hunt, M.D., M.Ed., interim dean of the UF College of Medicine, on the podcast Osmosis, Aug. 22

“Brain fog represents a set of symptoms persons can experience due to impairments in brain functions, such as thinking, memory, information processing, storage and retrieval, decision-making, paying attention, and performing tasks, among others. A person may experience difficulty staying on task, inability to focus, forgetfulness, or problems finding the right words.”

— Irene M. Estores, M.D., an associate professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Fox News Digital, Aug. 23

“This was the holy grail. You have a protein, you mutate it, you have no pain — it’s got to be the target … A lot of pharma companies put a lot of money into this effort, but none of those compounds have been successful.”

— Rajesh Khanna, Ph.D., the Richard And Thelma O.C. Barney Term Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, on the development of genetics-based pain therapies, Scientific American, Aug. 20

“After an hour and a half, it doesn’t work anymore … You could stop breathing again because the Narcan’s wearing off, but the isotonidazine’s still in their system. Higher doses of Narcan and repeated doses of Narcan will be required to save people.”

— Kent Mathias, M.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and interim addiction medicine fellowship director, on reversing the side effects of synthetic opioid overdose, Key Biscayne Independent, Sept. 6

“When, for example, we hear chest pain, we think heart attack — and similarly, when we hear falling, we should be thinking about dementia risk … A good rule of thumb would be to initiate an examination of thinking ability as soon as possible for new onset falling.”

— Michael Okun, M.D., a professor in the Department of Neurology and director of the UF Health Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, Fox News Digital, Oct. 26

“Children need to be given well-balanced diets that include Vitamin D for overall health and to make sure when accidents do happen, they can heal appropriately.”

— Jessica McQuerry, M.D., a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, discussing the importance of Vitamin D in healing broken bones, Newsweek, Sept. 27

“Even in the absence of chronic medical conditions or red flags, individuals should seek medical attention if bloating affects daily activities.”

— Manual Amaris, M.D., an associate professor and motility program director in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Yahoo!life, Oct. 10