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Delayed concussion reporting may sideline college athletes for several more days
Athletes who wait to report a concussion may experience longer recovery times, say University of Florida researchers who found that college players who delayed…
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Heads in the Game: 3 ways UF experts are treating and preventing concussions
The shattering crunch of two football players — two hundred pounds of flesh, muscle, plastic, metal and foam colliding with 10 times more G-force than an F-16…
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Small changes to football practices can yield large reduction in head impacts, UF Health researchers find
Shortening the time spent on the highest-risk football drills could reduce the equivalent of nearly a year’s worth of head impacts over the course of a typical…
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The Year in Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2017, Part 2
Part 2 of our “Year in Review” focuses on the hospitals, research institutes and centers that are part of the UF Health family: UF Health Cancer Center UF…
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Veterinary practitioner, agricultural economist to lead College of Veterinary Medicine
James W. Lloyd, D.V.M., Ph.D., has been named dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida. “I am confident that our internationally…
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UF Community Health Scholars program lets students spend the summer helping communities
When University of Florida first-year medical student Nadege Touzin arrived last summer in the tiny Panhandle town of Graceville to work as a diabetes…
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Faculty, librarians partner to teach genetics to undergrads
University of Florida undergraduates are learning how to make the most of genetic databases through a partnership between faculty and medical librarians.…
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With more than 40,000 pages upgraded, UF&Shands launches new, improved website
UF&Shands, the University of Florida Academic Health Center, heightened its presence on the Web today, launching a new patient-centric site that serves as a…
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New Florida law leads to decline in opioid use, according to UF study
A 2018 Florida law restricting opioid prescriptions for acute pain has led to a drop in opioid use, according to a study published by researchers at the…
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Sea turtle health may benefit from new database of blood values
University of Florida scientists and their collaborators have stumbled on a sea turtle treasure trove that will help them better assess the endangered animals’…