Research

Indigenous populations, including people of American Indian and Alaska Native origin, are underrepresented in clinical trials. Researchers led by Arch Mainous III, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions department of health services research, management and policy, collaborated to modify the “trust triangle” model used in clinical trial recruitment and expanded it to a new model called “The Trust Circle.”

The University of Florida has been awarded $3.6 million of a $23.5 million multicenter grant for a four-year data-generation project that is unprecedented in its scope, aimed at building an infrastructure for artificial intelligence in critical care and advancing artificial intelligence in ways that improve patients’ ability to recover from life-threatening illnesses.

Despite increasing health care demands from a large aging population, the number of family physicians who have received and maintained certification in geriatric medicine dropped significantly between 1988 and 2019, a new University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions study finds. The findings appear in the journal Family Medicine.

UF Health Cancer Center researchers found that Black and Hispanic adults had less knowledge and were less likely to undergo cancer genetic testing than white adults. This study was led by Dr. Young-Rock Hong, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy.

Researchers found people with cognitive, complex activity and multiple limitations had the highest risk of suicidal thoughts, planning and attempts.

The researchers also found that people with disabilities who had an opioid misuse or use disorder were more likely to have a use disorder related to another substance.

The study suggests patients who receive bariatric surgery may need ongoing treatment to support lifestyle changes and maintain weight loss.

A new study provides insight on why people who recover from severe COVID-19 still have a higher risk of death in the year following their illness.

Patients who recovered from severe COVID-19 were 233% more likely to die within a year after infection than patients who tested negative.

Researchers found patients who recovered from severe COVID-19 had more than twice the risk of being hospitalized again for an issue such as heart attack, stroke, pneumonia or pulmonary embolism.