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A museum exhibit will bring a bronze Florida Book Award winner to Gainesville.
Read More »Museum Exhibit Explores Alachua County’s Medical Past
Project Leo Helps Parents Track Autistic Children
An organization that's rescued about 3,000 lost children with cognitive disabilities is teaming up with experts at the University of Florida.
Read More »Pot ‘Works Effectively As A Medicine,’ Says Gainesville’s First Marijuana Doc
Dr. Justin Davis is the first doctor in Gainesville to recommend the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
Read More »Zika Testing: Local Experts Talk Developments And Challenges
Researchers are looking for a faster way to test for Zika.
Read More »Florida Researchers Seek To Replace Harmful Pesticides With Bats
State specialists see bats, who can consume up to 1,000 insects in a single night, as an alternative tool to curb mosquito and agricultural pest populations.
Read More »Gainesville Transgender Community Questions The City’s Insurance Policy
The transgender community in Gainesville has been vocal in recent days, questioning if the city’s insurance policy is discriminatory when it comes to obtaining the medically necessary Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to undergo a physical transition. Equality Florida’s Director of Transgender Inclusion Gina Duncan said that HRT is usually the …
Read More »New Case of Zika Through a Local Mosquito in Florida County
A second case of the Zika virus transmitted in Palm Beach County through a local mosquito has been reported.
Read More »Local Transmission Of Zika Spreads Beyond Miami
The Department of Health announced that a case had been found in Pinellas County, along with four additional locally transmitted cases in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami.
Read More »Officials: Zika Found In South Beach; Spraying Not Practical
Mosquitos are spreading Zika to South Beach and officials said spraying isn't a practical option.
Read More »Spacewalking Astronauts Install New Front Door For Visitors
Spacewalking astronauts installed a new front door for visitors at the International Space Station.
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