New research is shedding light on how dementia can increase people’s risk for developing COVID-19, particularly among two groups: African...
A team of researchers at the University of Florida are using mathematical models to evaluate the impact of current and future COVID-19 interventions.
Never before had the world looked as it had in the spring of 2020, when the start of the coronavirus pandemic convened a number of unusual circumstances all at once.
Researchers at UF departments of environmental and global health and epidemiology received a RAPID grant from NSF to study materials used to protect against COVID-19.
The director of the University of Florida’s Center for Smell and Taste and the co-director of the UF Health Smell Disorders Program answer questions about this emerging trend.
An editorial by UF professors, published in the American Journal of Public Health, casts a spotlight on the plight of guest agricultural workers during the pandemic.
Imagine discovering an animal species you thought had gone extinct was still living – without laying eyes on it. Such was the case with the Brazilian frog species Megaelosia bocainensis.
UF investigators participate in the first study to determine that the CoronaVac vaccine is 50% effective at preventing COVID-19 in Manaus, Brazil where the P.1 variant is widespread.
In a nationwide online survey, 74% of Americans who traveled for leisure said they were motivated by travel to get a vaccine.
With the COVID-19 pandemic surging nationwide, what can election officials do to ensure everyone has the ability to vote without risking their health?
A new study by University of Florida researchers aims to identify a drug or drugs that can potentially be used to prevent and/or treat infection with COVID-19.
The look in her eyes and her next words would be etched forever in the mind of Dr. Elias Sayour. ...