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Mary Moffett receives her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine from U-F Health nurse Robbie Stringfellow.

UF Health physician tackles misinformation about the coronavirus and vaccines

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Infectious disease expert Kartik Cherabuddi, M.D., addresses questions being raised about COVID-19 vaccines
By Bill Levesque
Randy Owens receives home dialysis.

UF Health study shows patients choose home dialysis when educated about kidney disease

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UF nephrologists find patient education can make crucial difference in whether someone chooses home dialysis
By Bill Levesque
Nicole Iovine

Unsure about the COVID-19 vaccine? UF Health’s chief epidemiologist has answers

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Chief epidemiology officer Dr. Nicole Iovine addresses key issues related to overcoming vaccine hesitancy
By Doug Bennett
Borja López-Gutiérrez, a U-F postdoctoral researcher, holds a pipette that transfers serum samples for further testing to detect antibodies of the pathogen that causes Chagas disease while his research colleagues stand around him.

UF Health scientists study prevalence of a kissing bug disease among Latin Americans in Florida

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A UF Health researcher is studying the prevalence of a deadly disease in Florida’s Latin American community
By Bill Levesque
Two health care professionals perform surgery while wearing personal protective equipment.

UF Health lung transplant program outcomes nation’s best

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UF Health lung transplant program tops list as best in U.S. for one-year risk-adjusted survival rates
By Dorothy Hagmajer
Illustration of sepsis bacteria in bloodstream.

UF Health sepsis study uses AI technology, urinary cellular gene expression for early detection

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According to CDC, more than 1.5 million American adults develop sepsis each year
Researchers in a lab.

Two-drug combo shows dramatic results for COVID-19 patients, UF Health researchers find

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Study shows treatments combining remdesivir, baricitinib accelerate recovery time in hospitalized patients
A health care worker provides information about COVID-19 screening to a woman sitting in her vehicle at a testing site.

Florida universities, health centers collaborate on COVID-19 outreach to minority communities

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Universities, health care entities throughout Florida collaborate through NIH grant
hands holding newspaper

Faculty sound bites — Fall 2020

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UF College of Medicine faculty in the news
A male scientist works in the lab of U-F Health researcher Mark Brantly.

UF Health enrolls first patient in clinical trial aimed at creating new treatment for COVID-19

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UF Health enrolls its first patient in clinical trial on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ monoclonal antibody cocktail
By Bill Levesque