Loss of smell occurs with the common cold and other viral infections of the nose and throat.
Three vaccines are now available to stem the pandemic, and for many, hope is increasing that a future free from the fear of COVID-19 is near.
Many Americans are simply touching their faces too often during the novel coronavirus pandemic, public health officials have observed, potentially increasing their exposure to the pathogen.
Members in UF’s Warren B. Nelms Institute, CISE and ECE are developing an affordable wearable device that indicates appropriate social distancing.
UF researchers sifted through several thousand studies on human coronaviruses related to the novel SARS-CoV-2 which causes COVID-19, with the goal of learning from the past to help shape the future.
Q&A with Assistant Professor of museum studies and cultural heritage informaticist Dr. Porchia Moore.
Researchers from across the University of Florida and UF Health have joined an urgent effort to collect and donate personal protective equipment, or PPE, to build upon existing stockpiles in support of clinical colleagues on the frontlines of treating COVID-19.
As researchers continue to unravel the mysteries of COVID-19, they are increasingly realizing the disease caused by the novel coronavirus often involves more than the lungs that it ravages.
Gabriela Hamerlinck teaches about pandemics at UF.
It’s a pandemic seemingly without end. The latest coronavirus variant is fueling a surge in cases while Americans worry about ever-more infectious versions to come. The daily news is filled with talk of sickness, overburdened health care providers and the struggle to mask and vaccinate a nation. It’s a recipe for a mental health crisis.
Lisa Merlo Greene, director of wellness programs at the University of Florida College of Medicine, offers tools to maintain wellness during a time of uncertainty.
UF/IFAS food safety experts answer your questions to debunk facts vs. myths on shopping safely for groceries.