Scott Fried, who was diagnosed HIV-positive at 24 and who spoke at the University of Florida on Monday to kick off Pride Awareness Month, has traveled the world sharing insights on living and dying with HIV. Read an interview with Fried at WUFT.org.
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who previously urged President Donald Trump to move quickly on a replacement health care plan, is so far refusing to endorse the replacement measure crafted by top GOP legislators in the U.S. House.
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UF GRiP, a club that designs and 3-D prints prosthetic devices, brought some of their creations to Hand Camp, a camp for kids with upper-limb differences, in Starke, Florida.
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A UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences study showed that taking a specific probiotic combination reduced the symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis, or hay fever.
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The anti-circumcision group Bloodstained Men held a protest Thursday in Gainesville on the corner of 34th Street and Archer Road. The group travels around the country advocating for its cause. The Gainesville was eighth of a 19-day tour of Florida.
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Gainesville may expand its crackdown on smoking to include all RTS facilities as well as public parks. The new amendment would update the previous ordinance, which regulated smoking only at bus stops. The new ordinance would cover shelters, transfer stations and terminal stations.
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As suicide and other rates related to teen mental health climb in Alachua County, officials are hoping to host more events similar to one on Monday that promote mental well-being.
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SpaceX is on track to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA in mid-2018. This moon mission would follow about six months later.
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Many veterans in Florida are having trouble obtaining disability benefits, some saying it has taken them up to five years to file their claim. With 3.8 million disabled veterans living in the United States as of 2015, there are many who think this issue needs to be brought into the national spotlight.
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Florida health officials who oversee the medical marijuana program have started processing identification card applications for patients and caregivers. The cards, which are issued through the Office of Compassionate Use, are part of regulations passed by the Florida Legislature last year. Department of Health spokeswoman Mara Gambinieri says the rule …
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