COVID testing wait time grows with surge
Jan 3, 2022
As COVID-19 surges in Alachua County, wait times for testing have lengthened to days, leaving some residents little choice but to travel to neighboring towns to […]
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COVID testing wait time grows with surge
As COVID-19 surges in Alachua County, wait times for testing have lengthened to days, leaving some residents little choice but to travel to neighboring towns to […]
Alachua County weekly COVID cases top 2,000
Dec 31, 2021
Alachua County recorded 2,072 new COVID-19 cases this week as the county’s positivity rate increased seven fold from two weeks ago. The data came as part […]
VA tightens visitation policy amid omicron surge
Dec 30, 2021
The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Healthcare System announced Thursday that it is tightening its visitation policies amid the omicron variant surge. “The recent arrival of the […]
Johnson & Johnson: Booster works against omicron
Dec 30, 2021
A recent study of 69,000 health workers in South Africa found a second shot of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is 85 percent effective at […]
U.S. health officials shorten COVID isolation time
Dec 28, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says if you test positive for COVID-19, you no longer need to isolate for 10 days—five will do […]
COVID-19 positivity rate doubles in Alachua County
Dec 27, 2021
It’s been one year since COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Florida, but the virus variants continue to move at a fast pace, causing the positivity rate in […]
What does omicron mean for future of pandemic?
Dec 25, 2021
The omicron variant of the coronavirus went from its first appearance in South Africa in mid-November to the strain responsible for at least 73 percent of all U.S. […]
Making nutritious meals using holiday leftovers
Dec 25, 2021
You’ve finished your holiday meal, including perhaps seconds, and the aroma of traditional foods still wafts from the kitchen. Lots of people will make leftovers, whether […]
How to protect your teeth over the holidays
Dec 24, 2021
With Christmas coming on the heels of Thanksgiving, Americans spend a lot of time around food this part of the year, but the impact of more […]
WHO advises against blanket COVID-19 boosters
Dec 23, 2021
The World Health Organization’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Wednesday that vaccine booster programs could prolong the COVID-19 pandemic. Tedros said the programs divert supplies […]
UF expert tackles youth mental health
Dec 23, 2021
A recent U.S. Surgeon General’s report on youth mental health in America revealed depression and anxiety symptoms doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with […]
UF study suggests correlation between COVID, ED
Dec 22, 2021
If the threat of death or severe disability isn’t enough to convince someone to get a COVID-19 vaccination, men can add this possible consequence of coronavirus […]
Data show boosters may protect against omicron
Dec 21, 2021
Moderna said Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine should offer protection against the omicron variant. Lab tests showed the half-dose booster shot increased […]
North Florida braces for new COVID surge
Dec 20, 2021
Local COVID-19 cases started rising last week, leading local health officials to believe another pandemic wave may be developing. According to UF Health Shands CEO Ed […]
Appeals court reinstates business vaccine mandate
Dec 20, 2021
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has the authority to impose COVID-19 vaccine-or-test requirements on U.S. workplaces, a three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit […]
Judge partially reinstates healthcare vaccine rule
Dec 15, 2021
Healthcare workers in roughly half of U.S. states are now shielded from a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate, while those in the other half must get vaccinated by Jan. 4. […]
Local school vaccinations higher than expected
Dec 14, 2021
School participation in COVID-19 vaccine clinics has been better than expected, according to the Alachua County Department of Health (DOH). “We delivered a significant supply of […]
UF researchers develop cancer-fighting compound
Dec 9, 2021
UF researchers have developed a new compound that simultaneously attacks two key proteins critical for a cancer cell’s survival, a discovery that could aid in the […]
UF Health joins study to test COVID-19 treatments
Dec 8, 2021
Researchers at UF Health and the OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network have begun recruiting patients to a national study to learn if several existing prescription and over-the-counter […]
UF study shows AI’s potential to predict dementia
Dec 8, 2021
New research published recently shows that a form of artificial intelligence combined with MRI scans of the brain has the potential to predict whether people with […]
Omicron reaches nearly one-third of U.S. states
Dec 6, 2021
The United States has identified several dozen cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects the number […]
UF: Omicron variant shows new mutation pattern
Dec 3, 2021
A University of Florida Health researcher has successfully analyzed the many mutations in the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a crucial step in better understanding […]
Biden announces winter COVID-19 strategy
Dec 3, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden announced a nine-part plan to combat COVID-19 during the winter on Thursday—the same day that health officials announced cases of the new […]
Study finds COVID-19 spread earlier than thought
Dec 2, 2021
Local COVID-19 transmission was underway in California, New York, Florida and Texas well before the first reported U.S. case in Washington state on Jan. 20, 2020, […]