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Study: What makes a smell bad?

GAINESVILLE, Fla. � You wouldn’t microwave fish around your worst enemy � the smell lingers both in kitchen and memory. It is one few of us like, let alone�

A Heartfelt Journey: How One Childhood Surgery Led to a Career in Medicine

The first time Matthew Purlee saw the inside of an operating room, he was a congenital heart patient undergoing a surgical repair to address transposition of�

Study: Internal fistulas on imaging predict abscesses

GAINESVILLE, Fla. � Patients with Crohn’s disease commonly undergo medical imaging to determine the extent and severity of their condition. Now, it turns out�

Research shows AI technology improves Parkinson’s diagnoses

GAINESVILLE, Fla. � Existing research indicates that the accuracy of a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis hovers between 55% and 78% in the first five years of�

Eat better, breathe easier? Research points to link between diet, lung cancer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. � For cancers of organs like the liver, the long-term impact of our diet has been well studied � so much so that we have guidance about red�

Study: Lessons learned from 20 years of snakebites

GAINESVILLE, Fla. � The best way to avoid getting bitten by a venomous snake is to not go looking for one in the first place. Like eating well and exercising�

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Map shows state of ‘forever chemicals� in Florida water

GAINESVILLE, Fla. � Like diamonds, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are forever. PFAS, the hardiest of man-made chemicals, are like gum on the bottom�

UF researchers to study pain, with help from horses

GAINESVILLE, Fla. � A horse, a scientist, an engineer, and a physiologist walk into a doctor’s office. At first, it sounds like the setup of a good joke. But�

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BOBÌåÓý Shands Hospital launches inpatient care at home

GAINESVILLE, Fla. â€� BOBÌåÓý is coming home. Patients with some health conditions â€� like COVID-19, pneumonia, cellulitis, urinary tract infections, and heartâ€�

BOBÌåÓý study alters dogma on cerebrospinal fluid

GAINESVILLE, Fla. � While studying blood stem cells, Edward W. Scott, Ph.D., a professor of molecular genetics and microbiology, discovered something that may�

Physician Spotlight: Abdominal Cancer Surgeon Offers New Hope to Patients With Complex Cases

Ibrahim Nassour, MD, MSCS, has a passion for surgical oncology that stems from his desire to help cure cancer patients so they can continue to live fulfilling�

BOBÌåÓý liver, kidney and lung transplant programs top in Florida, in U.S. top 5

GAINESVILLE, Fla. â€� BOBÌåÓý’s lung, liver, and kidney transplant programs are the state’s best and in the top 5 nationwide. Every six months, the Scientificâ€�