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New USF Analysis Predicts a Serious Hospital Bed Shortage in Hillsborough County in the Absence of Social Distancing
A new report outlines the severity of COVID-19’s impact on hospitals in Hillsborough County if measures aren’t taken to follow social distancing guidelines. Researchers from the University of South Florida applied a model that demonstrates the demand for hospital beds could significantly exceed their availability unless social distancing measures are widely followed for two months.
April 3, 2020COVID-19, Research and Innovation
Identifying the ‘At-Risk’: USF Faculty and Students Helping Stop the Spread of COVID-19
More than 60 USF students and faculty members are dispersed across the state of Florida to assist the Florida Department of Health in identifying people who’ve come in contact with someone who’s tested positive for the coronavirus. They’re focused on finding those considered ‘high-risk’, meaning someone who may have attended the same gathering, or were in close proximity.
March 30, 2020COVID-19, University News
ACA Enrollment Goes Up in Florida Despite Funding Being Down
The numbers are in and 1.9 million Floridians selected or were re-enrolled in health care plans in 2020 during the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment period held from Nov. 1 to Dec. 21.
January 30, 2020Research and Innovation
Federal Data Undercounts Fatal Overdose Deaths Caused by Specific Drugs
Fatal misuse of specific drugs is a bigger problem than federal statistics make them appear, especially in Florida. According to data collected by a researcher at the University of South Florida, between 2008 and 2017, roughly one-in-three overdose deaths in Florida caused by opioids were not reported by the federal government.
January 7, 2020Research and Innovation
Super-Sized Surveillance
Body size shapes mammal immune defenses according to new paper co-authored by USF College of Public Health researcher.
September 24, 2019Research and Innovation, USF Health
Malaria Could Be Felled by an Antarctic Sea Sponge
The frigid waters of the Antarctic may yield a treatment for a deadly tropical disease that affects populations in some of the hottest places on earth. Current medications for that scourge — malaria — are becoming less effective as drug resistance spreads.
September 18, 2019Research and Innovation, USF Health
Religion Associated with HPV Vaccination Rate for College Women
It’s been more than a decade since a vaccine was introduced to prevent contraction of human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends patients start receiving the vaccine between ages 11 and 12, with catch-up vaccination recommended for certain groups through age 26. However, a new study conducted at the University of South Florida found many female college students have not been inoculated and religion may be a contributing factor.
August 19, 2019Research and Innovation, USF Health
Public Health Grad Receives 2 Top USF Awards, Graduates in 3 Years with Perfect GPA
When Andrea Prospect graduated the USF College of Public Health (COPH) with her BSPH on August 3, she walked away with more than a diploma.
August 12, 2019University News
Public Health Students Help Vulnerable Communities Get Ahead of the Storm
USF College of Public Health undergraduate students were able to get out of the classroom and into the field this summer as they served some of Hillsborough County’s most vulnerable communities to help residents in building their hurricane preparedness plans.
August 12, 2019USF Health, University News
Light Pollution May Be Increasing West Nile Virus Spillover From Wild Birds
We’re in the midst of summertime mosquito bite season and cities across the country are reporting a heightened number of West Nile Virus (WNV) cases.
July 24, 2019Research and Innovation, USF Health
Concussion is a Leading Cause of Injury for Children in Recreational Sports
Elementary school-aged children who participate in recreational sports are at greater risk of concussion than most other sports-related injuries. A new study published in PLOS ONE focused on children 5-11 years old who play recreational football, soccer and baseball/softball.
June 3, 2019Research and Innovation
USF to Award Florida’s First Master’s Degrees for Genetic Counseling
The University of South Florida is the only institution in Florida with an accredited genetic counseling graduate program. The first cohort of students graduate this week from the USF Health College of Public Health.
May 2, 2019USF Health, University News