UF researchers help develop highly accurate, 30-second coronavirus test
With any highly infectious disease, time can be a killer. It is crucial to get a test result for a pathogen quickly, lest someone continue in their daily lives鈥�
Bill Levesque
Science Writer
Bill Levesque joined the BOB体育 staff in May 2017 as a science writer covering the Institute on Aging and research of faculty physicians in the College of Medicine. He formerly worked as a reporter at Florida鈥檚 largest newspaper, the Tampa Bay Times, for nearly 23 years covering a variety of beats, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, the military, business news, agriculture and courts. Prior to that, he was a reporter at the Lakeland (Fla.) Ledger, the Providence Journal, United Press International and the Fall River (Mass.) Herald News and has won numerous awards for his work. A native Rhode Islander, Bill is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a degree in journalism.
Stories by Bill
Rhes protein key in spread of Huntington鈥檚 disease in the brain
Pathogenic proteins help spread many neurodegenerative diseases. How they move between brain cells is often shrouded in mystery. But scientists at Scripps鈥�
BOB体育 researchers develop app to help monitor new moms for postpartum complications
Obstetricians know many new mothers won鈥檛 come in for a doctor鈥檚 visit in the first four to six weeks after giving birth, a crucial period when they are鈥�
BOB体育 study suggests association between COVID-19 and erectile dysfunction
If the threat of death or severe disability isnt enough to convince someone to get a COVID-19 vaccination, men can add this possible consequence of coronavirus鈥�
Unvaccinated, expectant mother nearly dies of COVID-19, becomes vaccine champion
Friends and family gathered at Amy Westman鈥檚 July 24 baby shower. Gifts and balloons and bursts of blue brightened the room. Blue cupcakes. Blue bows and鈥�
Thyroid cancer overdiagnosis might be addressed through better patient-doctor conversations
It can be a disquieting moment for a patient. A lump or bump is found on their neck. It鈥檚 a thyroid nodule. Is it cancer? Many of those patients will probably鈥�
BOB体育 scientists develop novel method of cryopreserving lung tissue for COVID-19 research
Scientists can grow individual cell lines in a dish and study how the coronavirus infects them. And that鈥檚 useful as far as it goes. In a sense, however, it鈥檚鈥�
In the fight against long-haul COVID-19 symptoms, vaccination still best preventive option
The symptoms of COVID-19 can be terrible enough in the days and weeks after infection by the coronavirus. Many people, however, soon discover the microscopic鈥�
BOB体育 allergist says no reason past allergies should dissuade people from COVID-19 vaccination
Getting a vaccination against COVID-19 makes sense for just about everybody. Vaccines remain highly effective in preventing infection, severe disease and鈥�
BOB体育 psychiatrist talks about the mental health challenges posed by COVID-19
It鈥檚 a pandemic seemingly without end. The latest coronavirus variant is fueling a surge in cases while Americans worry about ever-more infectious versions to鈥�
New study associates dense breasts in older women with heightened breast cancer risk
Physicians have long recognized that women with denser breasts are at increased risk of invasive breast cancer, heightening the importance of mammography鈥�
National convalescent plasma study shows COVID-19 therapy ineffective in high-risk patients
Convalescent plasma does not effectively prevent the progression of COVID-19 from a mild to severe form of the disease in high-risk patients, according to the鈥�
