ALLIGATOR 9/7/16: UF health center to start offering flu vaccine shots
To see the full list of dates, times and locations to get vaccinated, visit shcc.ufl.edu/flu.
To see the full list of dates, times and locations to get vaccinated, visit shcc.ufl.edu/flu.
Vaccine now available at our main campus location (Infirmary Building), SHCC@Shands (Health Science Center) and outreach events across campus.
"Young kids and adolescents tend to have worse injuries and usually longer recoveries, so we're real cautious, and then with the concern over cumulative brain impact over a career or lifetime, you may sustain a lot of those as a youth." ~Dr. Jay Clugston, SHCC MD & UF Team Physician
Visit mychart.shands.org to register an account to: request future appointments, communicate with your doctor, access your test results, request prescription refills, and much more!
PLEASE NOTE: The SHCC takes pride in helping patients who face a financial burden regarding medication. Those with insurance can obtain the brand-name EpiPen Auto Injector for as little as $0 -- visit www.epipen.com/copay-offer for more info. Patients without insurance may choose to purchase epinephrine in a vial, which costs around $25.
Going overboard on drinking water is a lot harder to do than accidentally depriving yourself -- so drink up, and your body will thank you.
In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware about the status of the Zika virus, the department will continue to issue a Zika virus update each week day at 2 p.m. Updates will include a CDC-confirmed Zika case count by county and information to better keep Floridians prepared.
SHCC Drs. Jay Clugston and Katie Edenfield will travel to another SEC campus to exchange ideas, develop grant proposals and conduct research.
A football player in the heat of the game may want to jump right back into the fray after a possible concussion, but the player's recovery may be better if the coaches sideline their eager athlete.
A new University of Florida study says trying to play through concussion symptoms backfires for college athletes.