Free COVID-19 testing tomorrow for adults, accompanied children 10 and older
The City of Gainesville, the Community Foundation of North Central Florida, and the Walmart Foundation have partnered to deliver free COVID-19 drive-thru testing tomorrow. ...
June 26 update: 82 new positive tests, no new hospitalizations, 1 new death
The new cases continue to be young; today's article includes a new chart showing the age distribution before and after June 10. The migrant worker...
UF Health awarded $1 million grant to provide pediatric telehealth services to underserved patients
The University of Florida College of Medicine’s department of pediatrics has been awarded a nearly $1 million federal grant to expand telemedicine services and equipment...
June 25 update: 56 new positive tests, 2 new hospitalizations
According to the state dashboard, Alachua County has a cumulative total of 863 people with COVID-19-positive test results, an increase of 56 from yesterday on...
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...