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UF leads team ready to tackle vaccine skepticism in Florida and beyond

University of Florida faculty are leading a multistate team to boost COVID-19 and influenza vaccination rates in parts of the country where health care…

UF Medical Guild awards task force funding for AEDs and CPR training in East Gainesville

The UF Medical Guild has awarded grant funding to 14 nonprofit organizations to support communitywide health and wellness projects, including one aimed at…

Traci Spray d’Auguste named ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Shands chief operating officer

Traci Spray d’Auguste has been appointed chief operating officer for ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Shands, with responsibility for the operations of the Gainesville hospitals and…

New era begins at ÍøºìºÚÁÏ

Dozens of colleagues and family members gathered in the atrium of ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Shands Hospital June 5, 2019 to congratulate David R. Nelson, M.D., on being chosen…

Anna Michelle Brandt named ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Shands VP, hospital chief of staff

Anna Michelle Brandt will take on the new role of vice president and hospital chief of staff for ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Shands, effective immediately. This expanded role…

Researchers uncover genetic and hormonal origins behind the evolution of sex organs

The ability of hormones to regulate the genes responsible for external sex organ growth and development evolved nearly 400 million years ago in our aquatic…

New research explains origins of external genitalia, insight into birth defects

University of Florida researchers have mapped the cellular origins of external genitalia by studying bird embryos, giving scientists insights into the…