Learn how to cook and shop on a budget UF/IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program is providing a six-week long cooking course for adults to learn how to make low-cost, healthy, easy, and tasty meals. Participants will receive a certificate and book upon…
How To Have A Safe Summer 1.) SHIELD YOURSELF: UVA and UVB rays can permanently damage eyes and cause cataracts, and can damage the skin causing premature skin aging and skin cancers. Wear UV 400 sunglasses to protect your eyes and full-spectrum suncreen to protect your skin. 2.) SAY YES…
Thanks to Dr. Catherine Price and her colleagues, UF Health has introduced a program that accesses the risk of post-surgical complications from dementia before any surgical procedures that involve anesthesia for patients 65 and older. Years of research went into the formation of the Perioperative Cognitive and Anesthesia Network…
Over 36.7 million people are living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) worldwide, with 1.1 million located in the United States. Of those in the U.S. living with HIV, 1 in 7 people show no symptoms and are unaware that they are infected with the virus. HIV weakens the immune…
UF HealthStreet hosted the 16th national Our Community, Our Health (OCOH) town hall, the second in our series covering the opioid crisis, on May 21, 2018. This event featured a panel of health care professionals who discussed different aspects of the current opioid crisis and ways medically assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid…
According to the American Brain Tumor Association: Nearly 80,000 new cases of primary brain tumors are expected to be diagnosed this year. Approximately one-third or 32% of brain and CNS tumors are malignant. This includes more than 25,000 primary malignant and 53,000 non-malignant brain tumors. There are approximately…
Alternative treatment plans for at-risk patients may curb the development of long-standing musculoskeletal pain, a leading cause of disability. UF Researchers have identified a patient-screening process for physical therapists and clinicians to identify patients at risk of developing persistent pain. This screening process may allow clinicians to pursue alternative…
Mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being, and mental illnesses are common and treatable. So much of what we do physically impacts us mentally―it’s important for us to pay attention to both our physical health and our mental health, which can help us achieve overall wellness and…
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is the primary cause of skin cancer. UV damage can also cause wrinkles and blotches or spots on your skin. The…
UF HealthStreet health education and behavior (HEB) volunteers and interns traveled to Tallahassee to represent HealthStreet at this year’s Gator Day! Gator Day is an annual event that brings together University of Florida students, alumni, faculty, staff and administration with the goal of advocating for the University of Florida with…
