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SpaceX is scheduled to launch dozens of Starling internet satellites early Friday afternoon. Watch it live above.
Read More »Watch live: SpaceX Starlink mission launch scheduled for Friday afternoon
The baby formula shortage could be temporary, experts say, and here’s how Floridians can get through it
The baby formula shortage might be hitting Florida as hard or worse as any other part of the country.
Read More »Alachua County Fire Rescue unveils pediatric tool kits
As the nation celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Alachua County Fire Rescue celebrated its commitment to accessibility for special needs and pediatric patients. The rescue trucks now include tool kits to facilitate more effective communication and provide a healthy distraction for patients who receive treatment. The kits come with communication …
Read More »Hundreds of pro-abortion rights demonstrators march in Gainesville ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ rally
Beads of sweat trickled down at least 600 pro-abortion rights demonstrators’ faces, but the sweltering Gainesville summer heat did not stifle their cries for reproductive rights.
Read More »University of Florida doctor suspended following sexual misconduct complaint
An osteopathic physician with the University of Florida College of Medicine’s anesthesiology department has been placed on paid leave after UF Police filed a criminal complaint after an administrative assistant accused him of sexual misconduct in March. Ahmad Abdul-Rahim, 31, of Gainesville pleaded not guilty Tuesday to allegations of false …
Read More »Destigmatize: Local doctors push to break the stigma on physician mental health
About 400 doctors die by suicide in the United States each year. That’s the size of a medical school’s graduating class.
Read More »UF Health Shands puts up pinwheels for child abuse prevention
UF Health Shands Hospital employees planted their 20th annual pinwheel garden this month to mark Child Abuse Prevention Month. A team of 23 employees and volunteers poked 1,000 blue and white spinning wheels into the grass in front of the hospital. The pinwheel garden has remained in place throughout April. …
Read More »Florida targets treatments for trans youth
The Florida Department of Health guidance said, in part, that people under age 18 “should not be prescribed puberty blockers or hormone therapy” and that gender “reassignment surgery should not be a treatment option for children or adolescents.” It also said that “social gender transition should not be a treatment option for children or adolescents.”
Read More »Two UF students are working to end their rare disease, Friedreich’s Ataxia
Christian Maugee, 22, and Shandra Trantham, 24, dreamed of finding a cure for the neuromuscular disorder Friedreich’s Ataxia, or FA, since they found out they were diagnosed. Maugee and Trantham both have the disease that affects one in 50,000 people in the United States. According to Johns Hopkins HealthCare, symptoms …
Read More »Florida’s largest Medicaid payment vendor must pay nearly $9.1 million after missing deadline to challenge government fine
The deadline set by Florida lapsed for its largest Medicaid payment vendor to challenge a nearly $9.1 million fine over the company’s failure for nearly three months to pay tens of thousands of health-care claims for the state’s sickest and neediest children. Sunshine State Health Plan Inc. of Tampa had …
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