Financial incentives help socioeconomically disadvantaged people lose more weight, UF Health study shows
Socioeconomically disadvantaged people fare better at losing weight when they are given modest financial incentives, a new study by UF researcher Dr. Joseph Ladapo and...
Governor Ron DeSantis Petitions Florida Supreme Court for Statewide Grand Jury on COVID-19 Vaccines and Announces Creation of the Public Health Integrity Committee
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis held a roundtable discussion joined by Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo and world-renowned physicians, researchers, and public health experts to discuss...
FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass warns about the dangers of fentanyl
In 2021, Florida’s Medical Examiners determined nearly 6,000 people across our state died because of fentanyl. It is by far the most lethal drug in Florida,...
UF Health leads way in robotic joint replacement system
University of Florida Health became one of the first large academic health centers in the Southeast this year to begin using a robot-assisted system in...
DOH-Alachua to Recognize World Aids Day 2022 with Community Block Party
In honor of World AIDS Day, the Florida Department of Health in Alachua County is hosting a Community Block Party on December 3 from 1...
Report concludes that UF College of Medicine indoctrinates students in social justice activism
Do No Harm has released a report concluding that the UF College of Medicine is indoctrinating its medical school graduates in social justice activism...
UF Health opens midwifery practice
UF Health, recognizing a need for midwives as a safe option for uncomplicated pregnancies, recently opened a new practice, the UF Health Midwifery Group, to...
Florida Department of Health in Alachua County Closed November 23-27
Florida Department of Health Offices in Alachua County will be closed from Wednesday, November 23, through Friday, November 25, for the Thanksgiving Holiday...
Florida Department of Health in Alachua County Providing Lifesaving Naloxone to Reduce Substance Abuse Deaths
The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County (DOH-Alachua) is announcing the availability of free Naloxone (Narcan) Nasal Spray kits...
State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo Issues New mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance
The State Surgeon General recommends against males aged 18 to 39 receiving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines....