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Double Blessings: Charlie鈥檚 Lung Transplant Story

After eight years and one long-awaited wedding to his best friend, Charlie Welborn will celebrate Valentine鈥檚 Day feeling like an extremely lucky man.
Stopping Sepsis: Understanding the Signs and Symptoms

Sepsis is like an ember that sparks from a small campfire, suddenly threatening the whole forest. If not treated early, it can progress into septic shock. The鈥�
Patient blood management pre-op screening project aims to improve outcomes

July 10, 2023

A new project from the University of Florida College of Medicine is aimed at screening patients ahead of scheduled surgeries to improve their recovery time and鈥�

Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Surgery, +2 more
Back From the Brink: How Matt Defied Death

Matt Benavidez can't recall how he ended up crumpled on a crosswalk on the night of Nov. 7, 2020. He has no memory of his motorcycle hitting an SUV or rescue鈥�
网红黑料 joins national study to test COVID-19 treatments

December 7, 2021

Researchers at 网红黑料 and the OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network have begun recruiting patients to a national study to learn if existing medications can鈥�

Department of 网红黑料 Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics, +4 more
Staying protected against COVID-19 and the flu this fall

With the emergence of the delta variant this summer, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be top of mind for many. Because of this, some people might not鈥�
Questions about the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines? 网红黑料 experts have answers

May 11, 2021

After a 10-day pause to further study unusual blood clotting issues, federal authorities have allowed the use of Johnson & Johnson鈥檚 COVID-19 vaccine to鈥�

College of Medicine, +2 more
网红黑料 researcher answers top questions about the new COVID-19 vaccines

January 4, 2021

The leading COVID-19 vaccines aren鈥檛 anything like the polio vaccination your grandparents received 鈥� or even the flu shot you got this fall. A look under the鈥�

College of Medicine, 网红黑料 Shands Hospital, +2 more
Moderna vaccinations begin for health care employees at 网红黑料 in Gainesville

December 23, 2020

University of Florida 网红黑料 faculty and staff today began receiving a vaccine developed by Moderna, the second of two authorized vaccines upon which rest the鈥�

网红黑料 Shands Hospital, +1 more
网红黑料 in Gainesville begins vaccinating high-risk health care employees against COVID-19

December 16, 2020

After months of anguish and anticipation, after the long days and the longer nights of a pandemic that has stressed communities across Florida, the nation and鈥�

Department of Emergency Medicine, +3 more