Health Articles
![New maps reveal first global estimate of anthrax risk](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/05/global-anthrax-risk.jpg)
Newly published maps reveal, for the first time, where anthrax poses global risks to people, livestock and wildlife.
![UF nursing researchers awarded $2.57 million grant to focus on preventing falls among older patients](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/05/Nursing-EHR_JSJ_8JJ1191.jpg)
Two nursing researchers have been awarded a five-year $2.57 million grant for a project that will use registered nurses’ observation notes to prevent death and injury of hospitalized older adults at a higher risk for hospital-acquired falls and hospital-induced delirium.
![Governor Ron DeSantis, Lt. Governor Jeanette Nuñez announce Dr. Scott A. Rivkees as Florida Surgeon General](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/03/Rivkees.jpg)
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Lt. Governor Jeanette Nuñez announced the appointment Dr. Scott A. Rivkees as Florida Surgeon General and Secretary of the Florida Department of Health.
![University of Florida and UF Health announce $12 million gift from Orlando business leader to launch brain tumor research initiative](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/02/Brain-Tumor-team_news.jpg)
The University of Florida has received a $12 million gift from Orlando hotel magnate Harris Rosen and The Harris Rosen Foundation to advance innovative brain tumor immunotherapy research and care at UF Health and to launch an unprecedented partnership for the development of novel brain tumor treatments.
![Researchers develop artificial intelligence system for patient care](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/02/AIgraphic.jpg)
University of Florida researchers have developed and successfully tested an artificial intelligence system that delivers streamlined and timely details about crucial changes in a patient's condition.
![Cannabidiol: Rising star or popular fad?](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/01/Marijuana-oil.jpg)
Two UF researchers study the potential benefits of cannabidiol, or CBD. Is it fact or fad? According to Drs. Jenny Wilkerson and Lance McMahon, there is still a lot we don’t know.