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WFTV 9 | ‘We failed to protect them’: Life expectancy falls further for Hispanic, Black Americans amid COVID July 28, 2021

WMC Action News | Breakthrough bacteria research improves cystic fibrosis July 22, 2021

Green Bay: Fighting Malaria – Moldy Cereal to the Rescue? July 13, 2021

U.S. World News Report | Gap in Breast Cancer Survival for Black, White Patients Shrinks, But Not by Enough July 6, 2021

WESH 2 | A Look At How Grant Money Given to UCF Will Help Research Efforts for COVID-19 June 23, 2021

FOX 35 | Central Florida Hospital Now Offering Incision-less Brain Surgery June 14, 2021

Tackling TB: How Florida Scientists Are Working Toward a New Treatment May 17, 2021

New York Times | Millions Are Skipping Their Second Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines April 26, 2021

WKMG 6 | More research needed to understand COVID-19 long haulers, lasting mental health impacts April 16, 2021

Ride Apart: Florida COVID-19 Cases Spike Following 2021 Daytona Bike Week April 6, 2021

FOX 35 | Endometriosis Awareness Month March 22, 2021

WESH 2 | Florida doctors weigh in on what you should do after fully vaccinated March 22, 2021

Daytona Beach News Journal | Even with COVID restrictions, Bike Week still crowded scene March 15, 2021

FOX 35 | UCF sleep specialist offers tips for treating pandemic-induced sleep deprivation March 15, 2021

WFTV 9 | UCF’s Cancer Center in Lake Nona begins taking shape as Florida Cancer Specialists finds new home February 25, 2021

FOX 35 | Two doctors on the COVID-19 frontlines encourage diversity February 17, 2021

WESH 2 | New COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations down in Florida February 9, 2021

Nonahood News | Healthier Tomorrows Are Here February 3, 2021

INVENTUM: UM’s New Gender Affirmation Surgeon Comes Home to Miami in Highly Specialized Field February 2, 2021

CAP TODAY | Primary HPV screen only? Experts warn of risks February 1, 2021

MSN News | White House COVID-19 report lists Orlando, Daytona Beach in “red zone” for state January 29, 2021

WMC-5 Action News: Best Life: Battling “Chemo Brain” January 27, 2021

Embry-Riddle Researchers Collaborate to Save Lives of Children with Heart Defects January 21, 2021

WMC Action News 5| Disinfectants fight COVID-19 December 17, 2020

Spectrum 13 | UCF Researchers’s “Natural Killer” Cell Treatment Could Help in Fight with COVID-19 December 17, 2020

KSAT News | Scientist using nanoparticles to create long-lasting disinfectant spray December 7, 2020

WFTV-9 | UCF College of Medicine hires 2 doctors to look into health disparities among minority groups October 30, 2020

WFTV-9: UCF Cancer Center On Track To Open Next Year in Lake Nona October 19, 2020

WFTV | UCF Trains Student Contact Tracers To Track Coronavirus Cases September 29, 2020

FOX 35: UCF Introduces Mobile Flu Cart September 22, 2020

Orlando Sentinel | COVID Changes How UCF Medical Students Get Hands-on Experience September 21, 2020

Spectrum News 13: UCF Uses Tools, Team to Trace and Track COVID-19 on Campus September 11, 2020

Spectrum News 13: Central Florida Woman Took Steps to Being a Cancer ‘PREvivor’ September 1, 2020

Orlando Sentinel| Commentary: A Mask Does Not Absolve You Of Sin August 10, 2020

Tampa Bay 10: Zika Virus Could Be Used To Treat Rare, Deadly Childhood Cancer August 3, 2020

WKMG 6: Scientists say no evidence mutated COVID-19 virus is weaker July 2, 2020

Washington Post: As cases surge, lines for coronavirus tests sometimes stretch miles in the summer heat July 2, 2020

Spectrum News 13: Coronavirus Cases Pass 150K in Florida, 6,000 New Cases Reported July 1, 2020

WKMG News 6: Here’s how you can avoid waiting for hours in long lines to get tested for COVID-19 June 29, 2020

Orlando Sentinel: Florida shatters record for new COVID-19 cases; hospitalizations rise in Central Florida June 29, 2020

Orlando Medical News: UCF and HCA Programs Celebrate Graduating Residents June 25, 2020

Spectrum News 13: UCF Expert – Falling COVID-19 Hospitalizations Not Exactly Progress June 24, 2020

CBS This Morning: Largest Single-day Increase in COVID-19 Cases Worldwide June 23, 2020

WESH 2: Orange County Sees Rise in Asymptomatic Coronavirus Cases June 17, 2020

Spectrum News 13: Health Experts Make Sense of Climbing Orange County COVID-19 Cases June 17, 2020

WFTV 9: Remembering Pulse – How to connect and grieve in a time of social distancing June 15, 2020

Spectrum News 13: COVID-19 Cases on the Rise in Orange County; Median Age Drops June 10, 2020

Orlando Sentinel: With Their Labs Closed, UCF Researchers Focus On Coronavirus Projects May 26, 2020

Spectrum News 13: Official – Florida COVID-19 Dashboard Designer’s Actions Were “Insubordination” May 20, 2020

NSF: Small business, big impact: How NSF-funded startups are joining the fight against COVID-19 May 20, 2020

Orlando Sentinel: Will Disney World Visitors Wear Masks? May 18, 2020

FOX 35: UCF Opens Lake Nona Site To Test For, Decode COVID-19 May 1, 2020

Neurology Today: Match Day 2020: Not Even COVID-19 Could Stop These Future Neurologists April 17, 2020

FOX35: UCF Working On Coronavirus-killing Masks, Gloves April 9, 2020

WFMZ TV: ‘Cellsearch’ Counts Cancer Cells To Stop It In Its Tracks March 30, 2020

Spectrum News: UCF Researchers Look Deeper Into “Broken Heart Syndrome” March 2, 2020

Orlando Business Journal: New Local Teaching Hospital Seeks 9 Top Execs February 14, 2020

Orlando Sentinel: Needle-exchange Program Vital For Orange County | Commentary February 7, 2020

FOX 35: UCF Researchers Discover Possible Alzheimer’s Breakthrough December 18, 2019

Space Coast Daily: UCF Researchers Work to Cut Away Brain Plaque Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease December 9, 2019

Orlando Sentinel: UCF Medical Students Give Free Hepatitis A Shots, Medical Care To Orlando’s Homeless December 3, 2019

Spectrum News 13: UCF Researchers Developing Breast Cancer Treatment to Prevent Drug Resistance November 12, 2019

WTMJ-TV: How Quickly Can A Tick Make You Sick? October 23, 2019

WMC5: How Quickly Can A Tick Bite Make You Sick? October 14, 2019

Orlando Sentinel: Celebrating Recovery Efforts In Higher Education | Commentary September 10, 2019

Orlando Sentinel: UCF Establishes Population Health Department With Focus On HIV, LGBTQ Health September 6, 2019

BBC Radio: Health Check with Dr. Mollie Jewett August 1, 2019

WFTV: UCF seeks to create a needle exchange program for drug users July 12, 2019

Spectrum News: Understanding Needle Exchange Programs July 8, 2019

Orlando Sentinel: UCF Researchers Find Link Between Processed Foods And Autism July 8, 2019

Orlando Sentinel: Orlando Health Doctor Launches Company To Help Hospital Improve Patient Experience July 1, 2019

WESH2: The Dark Side of DNA Testing May 13, 2019

KSAT: Early Detection For Lyme Disease May 3, 2019

MD Edge Podcast: The Opioid Crisis April 25, 2019

AAMC: Residents Are Sleep Deprived. So What’s New? April 19, 2019

WFRV Green Bay HealthWatch: Targeting Huntington’s Symptoms March 29, 2019

UCF Today: Why I Chose to Spend UCF’s Spring Break in Clarkston, Georgia March 26, 2019

KSAT-TV: Targeting Huntington’s Symptoms March 18, 2019

Orlando Sentinel: Nemours Children’s Hospital gets first batch of residency doctors from UCF College of Medicine March 15, 2019

WNDU: Experimental therapy may help people with Huntington’s disease March 14, 2019

WINK-News: Testing Kitchen Cures – Could Sesame Oil Rid the Body of Inflammation? February 12, 2019

Growing Bolder Radio: Dr. Sharon Wasserstrom February 11, 2019

WQAD: Perhaps your best medical treatment is in the kitchen cabinet January 24, 2019

Inside Higher Ed: Deep Cleaning After Student’s Death January 14, 2019

Orlando Sentinel: Clinic for Apopka farmworkers gets boost from Florida Blue grant January 9, 2019

Dr. Shazia Bég, Shares Memorable Moments As A Physician in Orlando magazine January 2, 2019

Florida Trend: UCF’s Teaching Hospital Is Born December 19, 2018

Growing Bolder: Dr. Marcia Katz on COPD December 10, 2018

Orlando Sentinel: UCF officially takes over the Sanford Burnham building, will transform it into cancer research facility December 3, 2018

WMFE: UCF Moves Into Sanford Burnham Prebys Building December 2, 2018

Orlando Sentinel: After brother’s suicide, UCF medical student aims to teach youth about mental health November 9, 2018

News 6: UCF, HCA Healthcare break ground on new hospital October 26, 2018

FOX 35: UCF breaks ground on new Lake Nona Medical Center October 26, 2018

Orlando Sentinel: UCF, HCA break ground on teaching hospital in Lake Nona October 25, 2018

Orlando Sentinel: Football fashion show raises money for breast cancer research, Cure Bowl October 22, 2018

WNDU: Researchers working to develop universal flu vaccination October 16, 2018

Orlando Business Journal: How UCF’s new teaching hospital in Lake Nona will push local collaboration October 12, 2018

UPMatters Healthwatch: Working to stop the spread of cancer October 11, 2018

WCTV: ‘CellSearch’ system used to help assess cancer treatment options October 3, 2018

KSAT-TV: Is universal flu protection medicine’s next big thing? October 3, 2018