Seven ÍøºìºÚÁÏ specialties among nation’s best in new U.S. News hospital rankings
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Seven University of Florida ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Shands Hospital medical specialties are ranked among the best in the nation, once again marking UF…
Bill Levesque
Science Writer
Bill Levesque joined the ÍøºìºÚÁÏ staff in May 2017 as a science writer covering the Institute on Aging and research of faculty physicians in the College of Medicine. He formerly worked as a reporter at Florida’s largest newspaper, the Tampa Bay Times, for nearly 23 years covering a variety of beats, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, the military, business news, agriculture and courts. Prior to that, he was a reporter at the Lakeland (Fla.) Ledger, the Providence Journal, United Press International and the Fall River (Mass.) Herald News and has won numerous awards for his work. A native Rhode Islander, Bill is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a degree in journalism.
Stories by Bill
UF smart sensor sends smartphone alert if mending patient is too daring on their feet
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A physician isn’t going to follow a patient home to ensure they’re doing as instructed and not placing weight on a surgically repaired…
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ gene therapy scientist named to Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The kid was curious about how things worked. One day in his grandparents’ New Jersey home, the 8-year-old spied an old mantel clock that…
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Protecting baseball pitching arms about more than pitch count, ÍøºìºÚÁÏ research suggests
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A high school pitcher looking back at early baseball aces might wonder why the modern arm — their arms — are so prone to overuse injuries.…
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ welcomes Team USA medical personnel to talk about concussion and TBI
GAINESVILLE — As Team USA competes against the world in Paris this summer, it’s unlikely any broadcaster will discuss how well athletes sleep. It might be a…
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ÍøºìºÚÁÏ researcher on team whose work could be vital in fighting drug-resistant bacteria
The battle that University of Florida ÍøºìºÚÁÏ researcher Eric Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., and his international team of collaborators are unraveling began several…
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ now offers drug that might slow Alzheimer’s disease
University of Florida ÍøºìºÚÁÏ is offering a new drug therapy that could temporarily slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in some patients. Lecanemab is…
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ researchers find new method to use MRIs to delve into secrets of brain aging
GAINESVILLE — Life experience continually shapes the health of the human brain, for better or worse, like a bank receiving a lifetime of deposits and…
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ project seeks to help mothers in need
University of Florida ÍøºìºÚÁÏ has launched an ambitious project to minimize the health risk of pregnancy by identifying, addressing and tracking social…
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ hospitals’ maternity care ranked among the nation’s best
U.S. News & World Report today recognized the maternity practices at University of Florida ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Shands Hospital in Gainesville and ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Jacksonville as…
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ achieves prestigious OB-GYN ultrasound accreditation
The ultrasound practice of the University of Florida College of Medicine’s department of obstetrics and gynecology recently earned three-year accreditation…
3D Printing of Replacement Talus Bone Potential Boon for Patients
The talus bone, all of two-inches long in adults, packs outsized influence in the mechanics of the foot and ankle. It’s among the human bones with the highest…
