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Shands Hospital announced that they have seen an uptick in COVID-19 patients within the past two weeks.
Read More »UF Health Shands Hospital Reports Highest Number Of COVID-19 Cases Since January
Gainesville Doulas Deliver Babies, Comfort And — Sometimes — Final Goodbyes
With quarantine and the COVID-19 pandemic, local doulas, trained professionals who offer support to expectant mothers, noticed increased interest in their services. Other types of doulas, such as end-of-life doulas, also cared for patients confronting death.
Read More »Florida Supreme Court Says No To Marijuana Ballot Proposal
A proposed constitutional amendment to allow recreational marijuana use in Florida won't be on the 2022 ballot after the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the ballot language was misleading.
Read More »LifeSouth Community Blood Center Continues To Face Type O Blood Shortage
Blood centers across the United States have a critical blood shortage problem, especially for Type O blood.
Read More »After The Pandemic, GRACE Marketplace Struggles To Attract Enough Volunteers
Grace Community Engagement Manager Abigail Perret-Gentil said that affordable housing is not good enough.
Read More »Gainesville Blood Shortage Continues After Height of Pandemic, LifeSouth Says
LifeSouth Community Blood Center is the key blood supplier for hospitals in Gainesville.
Read More »UF Health, Florida Department Of Health In Alachua County Address Vaccine Concerns
Residents were able to address their concerns and ask questions related to getting vaccinated such as: how vaccines work, who should get vaccinated, benefits and potential side effects and how long the vaccine protects people from coronavirus.
Read More »‘I Refuse To Be Faceless’: Gainesville AIDS Survivor Continues Fight Against HIV/AIDS Stigma
It is clear age won’t be what stops Marvene Edwards in life – very little has. Not even AIDS.
Read More »NASA’s Mars Helicopter Takes Flight, 1st For Another Planet
NASA's experimental helicopter Ingenuity achieved the first powered flight by an aircraft on another planet Monday.
Read More »COVID-19 Vaccines Available Without Appointments At Florida Department Of Health In Alachua County
Paul Myers, administrator at the Florida Department of Health in Alachua County, said this progression will help expand access to vaccinations across the county.
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