Health Articles
![How children can safely return to sports activities after a COVID-19 infection](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/06/UF-News_kids-and-sports.jpg)
In this video interview, University of Florida Health pediatricians Lindsay Thompson, M.D., and Maria Kelly, M.D., discuss how children who have had COVID-19 can get clearance to play sports again and what parents should know and do before their children return to sports.
![CDC appoints UF Center for Arts in Medicine director as senior adviser to COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/06/UF-News_Sonke.jpg)
Jill Sonke will serve the CDC for about two months to develop guidance for promoting vaccine education and confidence through health system connections to public engagement organizations, such as museums, arts centers, libraries, and other arts and cultural organizations.
![UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital is No. 1 in Florida, nationally ranked in eight medical specialties](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/06/UF-News_-Childrens-Hospital.jpg)
The University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital is the No. 1 children’s hospital in Florida and stands among the nation’s elite pediatric hospitals in eight medical specialties including a first-ever top 10 ranking in cardiology and a historically high ranking for pulmonology.
![UF Health researchers join global effort to track COVID-19 pandemic and others in future](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/06/UF-News_coronavirus.jpg)
University of Florida Health researchers are joining an ambitious global effort led by The Rockefeller Foundation to better track the coronavirus and its variants and set up a network of collaborators to stop any nascent pandemic in the future.
![Could fiber — long considered something to avoid in developing countries — help kids thrive?](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/06/20210521-Soy-Hull-Infographic-Square-AS-3_crop.jpg)
A study conducted by University of Florida researchers has found that supplementing the diet of infants and young children in sub-Saharan Africa with a porridge made with soybean hulls can improve their overall wellness by normalizing the consistency of their stool and improving the levels of “friendly bacteria” in their guts.
![UF Health pediatrician offers COVID-19 vaccine advice for parents as summer approaches](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/06/UF-News_COVID-kids.jpg)
The race to defeat the novel coronavirus took a major leap forward last week when the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in children 12 to 15 years old.
![UF Health, OneFlorida join trial to see if statins can help older adults prevent heart disease, dementia](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/05/UF-News_UF-Health,-older-adults_.jpg)
UF Health researchers are enrolling adults ages 75 and older in a clinical trial to see if the cholesterol-lowering drug atorvastatin (Lipitor®) can prevent dementia, disability and heart disease in this age group.
![New UF research sets stage for development of salmonella vaccine](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/05/UF-News_winnie-Hui.jpg)
Researchers with the University of Florida have developed a novel method for priming the immune system to fight salmonella infection.
![UF scientists find new evidence linking gut bacteria and neurodegenerative conditions](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/05/UF-News_Alyssa-Walker.jpg)
New research establishes, for the first time, a link between specific bacteria species and physical manifestations of neurodegenerative diseases.
![UF College of Medicine students receive hands-on opportunity with 3D-printed organs, AR holograms](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/05/UF-News_3D-organs.jpg)
UF College of Medicine students were provided a unique opportunity to learn about human anatomy using an innovative suite of leading-edge medical technologies, including 3D-printed organs and anatomical representations — hearts, brains, aneurism pathologies, limbs and more — and augmented reality, or AR, technology to interact with intricate anatomical models.
![University of Florida Health, NVIDIA develop artificial intelligence model to hasten clinical trials, boost medical decision-making](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/04/UF-News_gatortron.jpg)
Researchers with the University of Florida’s academic health center have collaborated with NVIDIA researchers to create GatorTron™, an artificial intelligence transformer natural language processing model intended to accelerate research and medical decision-making by extracting insights from massive volumes of clinical data with unprecedented speed and clarity.
![International research outlines early outcomes on lung transplantation for severe COVID-19](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/04/UF-News_Lung-Transplant.jpg)
The UF Health lung transplant team has collaborated with researchers around the world to identify preliminary guidelines for successful transplantation in patients whose lungs have been permanently damaged by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.