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An illustration of the brain.

UF Health team receives $6.6 million to study treatments to boost cognition for those with HIV

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UF team to evaluate interventions that may improve cognitive function in those with HIV who consume alcohol
By Jill Pease
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Faculty sound bites — Winter 2021

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UF College of Medicine faculty in the news
Vera Montgomery receives a COVID-19 vaccination.

UF Health expert discusses COVID-19 booster shots

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Michael Lauzardo, M.D., talks about issues related to the third vaccine dose
By Doug Bennett
Nicole Iovine

UF Health Shands chief epidemiologist says vaccines essential to tamp down COVID-19 delta variant

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Dr. Nicole Iovine discusses key points about the coronavirus
By Bill Levesque
A gut microbiota rendering showing staphylococcus, enterococcus and lactobacillus bacteria.

AI technique reveals dysfunctional gut microbiome bacteria’s role in depression and high blood pressure

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The findings from UF Health researchers were published in the American Heart Journal
By Doug Bennett
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