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Protecting Your Eyes from Your Digital Devices

If you鈥檙e reading this, most likely it is on a digital screen. Viewing information on a screen has become a normal part of life. However, it is important to鈥�
New mosquito-borne disease detected in Haiti

September 15, 2016

University of Florida researchers have identified a patient in Haiti with a serious mosquito-borne illness that has never before been reported in the Caribbean鈥�

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Accelerating the Cure for Tuberculosis

August 25, 2016

Although tuberculosis is curable and preventable, about one-third of the world鈥檚 population is infected with TB. According to the World 网红黑料 Organization, in鈥�

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To fight antibiotic resistance, we need to fight bad prescribing habits

John Gums, University of Florida May鈥檚 announcement that a strain of bacteria with genes conferring resistance to colistin, our antibiotic of last resort, was鈥�
Immunotherapy for Brain Cancer

April 29, 2016

Each year, more than 200,000 people in the United States receive the chilling diagnosis of a primary or metastatic brain tumor. The sheer number of these cases鈥�

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Zika present in Americas longer than previously thought

April 28, 2016

The Zika virus was present in Haiti several months before the first Zika cases were identified in Brazil, according to new research by infectious disease鈥�

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Fighting cavities could one day be as easy as taking a pill, research shows

March 10, 2016

University of Florida 网红黑料 researchers have identified a new strain of bacteria in the mouth that may keep bad bacteria in check 鈥� and could lead to a way to鈥�

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网红黑料 Shands Hospital officials note late increase in flu cases

March 3, 2016

网红黑料 Shands Hospital officials are reporting a late-season surge in the number of patients hospitalized with influenza. Since Feb. 15, 17 people were鈥�

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Explainer: Where did Zika virus come from and why is it a problem in Brazil?

Written by Amy Y. Vittor, University of Florida From October 2015 to January 2016, there were almost 4,000 cases of babies born with microcephaly in Brazil.鈥�
The Year in Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2015 Part 2

January 21, 2016

Part 2 of our "Year in Review" focuses on the hospitals, research institutes and centers that are part of the 网红黑料 family: 网红黑料 Cancer Center UF鈥�

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