Face mask policy dominates school board meeting
Jul 20, 2021
Some parents who spoke at Tuesday night’s School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) meeting asked the board to heed the CDC recommendation for unvaccinated persons to […]
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Face mask policy dominates school board meeting
Some parents who spoke at Tuesday night’s School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) meeting asked the board to heed the CDC recommendation for unvaccinated persons to […]
Federal judge backs university’s vaccine mandate
Jul 20, 2021
A federal judge has given the green light to Indiana University to enforce a requirement that its 90,000 students and 40,000 employees must get vaccinated against […]
Shands: COVID-19 cases on the rise
Jul 19, 2021
UF Health Shands Hospital is treating 70 patients with COVID-19 as of Monday, an increase from 14 patients just 16 days ago and half the number […]
Radio stations draw blood donors, give tickets
Jul 17, 2021
Horns kept honking Saturday at the DJs Unite for LifeSouth blood drive as five Gainesville radio stations broadcast live from the sidewalk off Newberry Road in […]
UF adds mobile clinic stop in East Gainesville
Jul 16, 2021
UF added a new stop to its Mobile Outreach Clinic last week. Every Friday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., workers will station the mobile unit […]
UF College of Medicine adds clinical department
Jul 16, 2021
The UF College of Medicine has launched the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation, or PM&R, the college’s first clinical department addition in 30 years. The new department works […]
UF offers free sports physicals
Jul 15, 2021
Athletes preparing for youth and high school sports this fall can receive a free sports physical from the UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute. The […]
Blood drive unites local radio stations
Jul 15, 2021
Local residents can feel the beat of music while saving lives Saturday at the first DJs Unite for LifeSouth event, featuring local DJs from Magic 101.3, […]
COVID-19 cases climb in U.S., deaths remain low
Jul 15, 2021
The ultra-contagious delta variant of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the United States. The seven-day rolling average of daily new COVID-19 cases now stands at […]
CDC reports 93,000 overdose deaths in 2020
Jul 15, 2021
Nearly every state saw a dramatic increase in drug-related deaths last year with a spike of nearly 30 percent nationwide compared to the year before, the […]
UF researchers land $2.9M grant to study dementia
Jul 13, 2021
UF researchers studying the use of a noninvasive brain stimulation treatment paired with cognitive training have found the therapy holds promise as an effective, drug-free approach […]
Local doctors thrive using new health care model
Jul 12, 2021
After decades of studying and practicing medicine, Dr. Shenary Cotter hit a crisis point around 2017. She was burned out and ready to quit. “I was […]
Archer closes city hall after COVID outbreak
Jul 9, 2021
Archer City Hall is closed until further notice and will be sanitized after employees tested positive for COVID-19. Residents have been notified that if they visited […]
Delta now dominant coronavirus strain in U.S.
Jul 8, 2021
The highly transmissible delta variant now accounts for more than 50 percent of new COVID-19 cases in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease […]
Officials ban spectators at Tokyo Olympics
Jul 8, 2021
The International Olympic Committee and government officials in Japan agreed Thursday not to allow spectators at the Tokyo Olympics later this month. As the Olympic torch […]
Health department warns of floodwater dangers
Jul 8, 2021
The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County has issued water usage guidelines and a warning about the risk of bacteria, viruses and displaced wildlife in […]
Study: Severe COVID often leads to other ailments
Jul 6, 2021
People who have recovered from a bout of severe COVID-19 may still have reason for concern about their health. A new UF study has found that […]
Series of 10 walk-up vaccine clinics starts today
Jun 25, 2021
The Alachua County Department of Health has 10 COVID-19 vaccine walk-up clinics scheduled starting today and running through July 30. All clinics will be held at […]
UF Shands gains top pulmonologist
Jun 24, 2021
Dr. Marc Schecter, an internationally recognized pediatric lung transplant expert, joined UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital to lead its pediatric pulmonary division and restart its pediatric […]
Health experts tackle COVID-19 variants
Jun 24, 2021
A group of World Health Organization (WHO) scientists, including UF’s Dr. Ira Longini, has published a special report in The New England Journal of Medicine saying that a coordinated global […]
County FDOH shifts to periodic COVID-19 updates
Jun 23, 2021
Florida Department of Health in Alachua County has shifted to a want-to-know basis of delivering COVID-19 information. The lack of info is by design, said health […]
Coronavirus delta variant fuels concern
Jun 22, 2021
The White House on Tuesday said the country won’t meet President Joe Biden’s goal of vaccinating 70 percent of all American adults against COVID-19 by Independence […]
UF breaks new ground with canine ankle surgery
Jun 22, 2021
A 7-year-old Labrador retriever named Leo is back to hiking trails with his owner, five months after successfully recuperating from a total ankle replacement procedure conducted […]
UF study finds warning signs of severe COVID-19
Jun 21, 2021
A new UF study has found that patients with COVID-19 who displayed symptoms of disorientation and confusion were three times more likely to go on to […]