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The number of motorcycle injury accidents has decreased only slightly in the past three years in Gainesville.
Read More »Could A Helmet Have Prevented Death In This Recent Fatal Motorcycle Crash In Gainesville?
Grant Awarded To UF Shands For Pediatric Cancer Research
UF Health Shands Children's Hospital received a $200,000 grant for childhood cancer research Wednesday.
Read More »Florida Voices | Juan Galvis: From Laborer To Owner
From laborer to new company owner, a Gainesville construction worker is now building a seven-story apartment complex in Midtown. Here’s how he got there.
Read More »Former Alabama Football Player Shares Opioid Recovery During National Recovery Month
One former Alabama football player's addiction to opiates almost cost him his family.
Read More »UF Health Debuts App To Assist In Cardiac Arrest Response
UF Health released PulsePoint, an app that notifies first responders, even if they're off duty, of a cardiac arrest that is happening within a quarter mile. The app also contains instructions on how to perform CPR for people have little to no training.
Read More »UF College of Medicine Searching For New Dean As Mike Good Takes Utah Job
After 10 years as dean of the University of College of Medicine, Dr. Michael Good is leaving for the University of Utah.
Read More »Tiny Beds, Big Impact
Kendall is one of 14 artists in residence at UF Health. Through music, visual arts and other types of artwork, each of these artists help patients cope with an avenue aside from medicine alone.
Read More »Florida’s Direct-Support Organizations Sidestep Public Records Laws
Florida is one of the few states that exempts university groups like the University Athletic Association and UF Foundation from public records laws. Their DSO classification identifies them as a private, incorporated businesses, separating them from the universities they serve.
Read More »UF Health And Art Students Team Up For Unique Solutions For Medical Issues
Interdisciplinary UF art class brings art and pre-health students together to work on health care solutions.
Read More »Medical Ambulances In The Sky, Saving Lives One Flight At A Time
While Gainesville locals lie asleep, aircraft from University Air Center may be flying in the night sky over their house on the way to save a life. Timing is crucial whenever a human organ becomes available following a recent death. And regardless of the hour, flights transport medical teams affiliated with University …
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