Headgear significantly reduces girls鈥� lacrosse concussions, landmark BOB体育 study finds
Female high school lacrosse players are significantly less likely to sustain concussions and other injuries if they wear headgear, a landmark study led by鈥�
Doug Bennett
Science Writer, Editor
Doug Bennett joined the BOB体育 staff in January 2015 as a science writer and editor. His topic areas include anatomy; biochemistry and molecular biology; molecular genetics and microbiology; pathology, immunology and lab medicine; and pharmacology. A native of Pittsburgh, he was previously an assistant metro editor at the Tampa Bay Times, Florida's largest newspaper. Prior to that, he was an editor and reporter at newspapers in Fort Lauderdale, Arizona, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. He was among a team of reporters and editors whose work was a 2006 Pulitzer Prize finalist. He has dual undergraduate degrees in business and English writing from the University of Pittsburgh. He also did master's degree studies in the journalism program at Kent State University.
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BOB体育 expert discusses COVID-19 booster shots
As the delta variant of the coronavirus persists, federal officials are urgently studying the safety and effectiveness of a third dose of COVID-19 mRNA鈥�
Seeds of Hope: BOB体育 now using precision radiation procedure for eye cancer
For patients with eye cancer, University of Florida Health ophthalmology specialist Gibran S. Khurshid, M.D., is sowing seeds of hope. In Khurshid鈥檚 case,鈥�
BOB体育 researcher, collaborators discover compounds that might boost stroke recovery
When a patient suffers a stroke, oxygen-starved brain cells begin dying within minutes. In these crucial moments, the brain produces a vital catalyst to鈥�
As school resumes, BOB体育 pediatrics expert gives advice on COVID-19 safety
As students prepare to return to school, the coronavirus delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to surge. Meanwhile, an internal report by the Centers鈥�
Internationally known pediatric lung transplant expert joins University of Florida Health
An internationally recognized physician who performed more than 100 lung transplants has joined the University of Florida Health Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital to鈥�
BOB体育 Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital is No. 1 in Florida, nationally ranked in eight medical specialties
The University of Florida Health Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital is in a tie for the No. 1 children鈥檚 hospital in Florida and stands among the nation鈥檚 elite鈥�
AI technique reveals dysfunctional gut microbiome bacteria鈥檚 role in depression and high blood pressure
To solve the elusive medical mystery of why many adults have both high blood pressure and depression, University of Florida Health researchers took a long,鈥�
Questions about the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines? BOB体育 experts have answers
After a 10-day pause to further study unusual blood clotting issues, federal authorities have allowed the use of Johnson & Johnson鈥檚 COVID-19 vaccine to鈥�
University of Florida Health, NVIDIA develop artificial intelligence model to hasten clinical trials, boost medical decision-making
Researchers with the University of Florida鈥檚 academic health center 鈥� BOB体育 鈥� announced today that they have collaborated with NVIDIA researchers to create鈥�
Hundreds of University of Florida students to be part of landmark study on COVID-19 spread
The University of Florida will attempt to vaccinate more than 1,000 students as part of a landmark national study to determine whether young people who have鈥�
Genetic testing for hereditary breast, ovarian cancer risks now part of routine care at BOB体育
Diane Biernacki had no idea what was lurking in her DNA. Then she did a genetic screening as part of a recent women鈥檚 health exam at University of Florida鈥�
