UF study: 2 million Americans buy prescription drugs outside the country
A new University of Florida study, published today in JAMA Network Open, finds that 1.5% percent of adults, or more than 2 million Americans, purchase...
City of Gainesville, Community Foundation, Walmart Foundation partner to host free coronavirus testing in East Gainesville
The City of Gainesville, the Community Foundation of North Central Florida, and the Walmart Foundation have partnered to deliver free drive-thru testing from 9 a.m.-3...
FDOH-Alachua Recognizes National HIV Testing Day
June 27, 2020, is National HIV Testing Day. First observed in 1995, NHTD is meant to encourage people to be aware of their HIV status...
Managing return-to-work anxiety during COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 crisis has abruptly changed our day-to-day routines. As some of our everyday activities resume, such as returning to work, many of us may...
June 24 update: 47 new positive tests, 3 new hospitalizations
According to the state dashboard, Alachua County has a cumulative total of 807 people with COVID-19-positive test results, an increase of 47 from yesterday on...
UF Health researchers find medication most effective quitting method for cancer survivors who smoke
University of Florida researchers have found that medications that help people quit smoking are the most effective method used by cancer survivors to stop tobacco...
Florida Blue’s gift to UF Health Pathology Laboratories helps Floridians return to work and school
A three-year, $220,000 grant from Florida Blue to UF Health Pathology Laboratories will fund the purchase of a laboratory information management system, technology that will...
June 23 update: 22 new positive tests, no new hospitalizations
According to the state dashboard, Alachua County has a cumulative total of 760 people with COVID-19-positive test results, an increase of 22 from yesterday on...
June 22 update: 22 new positive tests, one new hospitalization
According to the state dashboard, Alachua County has a cumulative total of 738 people with COVID-19-positive test results, an increase of 22 from yesterday on...
June 21 update: 43 new positive tests, no new hospitalizations, median age plunges from 47 to 32
According to the state dashboard, Alachua County has a cumulative total of 716 people with COVID-19-positive test results, an increase of 43 from yesterday on...