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BMI a poor predictor of future health

June 24, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida ÍøºìºÚÁÏ study shows that body mass index, or BMI — commonly used to measure obesity and health risk — fails in…

ÍøºìºÚÁÏ researchers propose AI model to predict mortality in coronary artery disease patients

June 18, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An interdisciplinary team led by University of Florida College of Pharmacy researchers has proposed an artificial intelligence, or AI,…

UF researchers identify safer pathway for pain relief

April 7, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida scientists have helped identify a novel drug compound that selectively activates pain-altering receptors in the body,…

The Gift of Grace: Series of Surgeries Saves Baby Grace From Rare Heart Defect at ÍøºìºÚÁÏ

Expecting a child is a time of joy, anticipation and excitement for most families. Gender reveal celebrations, nursery preparations and dreams of the future…

ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Shands Arts in Medicine Hosts Ceremony to Honor Patient’s New Heart

Amid the steady beeping of the heart monitor, Tammy Bernard, ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Shands Arts in Medicine practitioner, and Jeanne Dickman, a heart transplant patient at…

ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Diabetes Education and Nutrition Program Helps Patients 'Eat Well to Feel Well'

For the more than 38 million Americans with diabetes, it is among the most difficult diseases to manage. As the sixth-deadliest disease in the U.S., it often…

Clinician training program leads to better outcomes for patients with diabetes

December 17, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A tele-education program for health care providers who treat people with diabetes resulted in significant improvements in patient outcomes,…

Purpose Beyond a Cure: Advancing Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment

Emilie Lynch has passed the 5-year milestone that doctors consider a yardstick for being cured of Hodgkin lymphoma not once but three times. Today, she…

Is Gratitude Good Medicine for Body and Soul?

November 26, 2024

In the 1970s, a black-and-white poster of a kitten dangling from a bamboo stick swept the nation with its simple yet inspirational message of “Hang in there,…

Study pinpoints molecular changes in rats after exercise

May 1, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Lab rats and their exercise treadmills may hold the molecular answer to the health benefits of physical activity for humans. As part of the…