Gainesville

Tyler Griffin was motivated to start the business as his father's rheumatoid arthritis caused debilitating pain: "When your dad is sick, you’ll go to all the lengths.”

Shift Change, of the UF Shands Arts in Medicine program, is an hourlong broadcast dedicated to uplifting Gainesville health care workers and the Shands Hospital community.

Three health facilities have been fighting the opioid crisis for several years and are the only providers of naloxone in the county.

UF Health Florida Recovery Center and others have been working to break the stigma of addiction and show that recovery is possible. Combating the stigma was a significant purpose of a recent 5K in Gainesville.

The law calls for women to wait 24 hours after initial visits with physicians before having abortions. Circuit Judge Angela Dempsey rejected a lawsuit filed on behalf of a Gainesville women’s clinic.

A woman wanted to remain faithful to her Baptist upbringing, but doctors' concern over her diagnosis of major depressive disorder led her to terminate an unexpected pregnancy.

The rebranding is intended to show that the two hospitals are part of a large statewide network of health care providers.

A hepatitis C clinic is one of the board’s projects to help residents in less wealthier areas gain access to needed treatments and care.

According to Ocala police, investigations have shown the drugs responsible for many of the overdose deaths enter the U.S. from Mexico.

The Judiciary Committee postponed consideration of a bill that would have allowed parents of adult children to win pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice lawsuits.