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While the City Commission's nonbinding resolution does not carry the weight of law, it “shows individuals here in Gainesville and across the state that not everyone thinks like the people in Tallahassee,” Commissioner Reina Saco says.
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The house allows military families to avoid staying in costly hotel rooms or leave loved ones alone during their care at the largest VA health care system in the country.
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Young people are most affected by the doom and gloom of climate change as they look toward the future. A climate change-certified therapist in Gainesville gives a voice to young people about how they feel about the changing climate.
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The bill would not only prevent minors from starting treatments for gender transitions and stop treatments for those who have already begun the process. It would also ban public expenditures of all gender-affirming care for those over 18, outside of Medicaid.
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Daniel Perea has served kratom behind the bar of Mai Kai for nearly four years. He said the kratom community in Gainesville has grown throughout his time, where more people come regularly to hang out or do work on their laptops.
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Concerns at the community meeting included a desire for primary care and mental health care options, and the importance of hiring Black doctors and contractors to manage and build the center.
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The ambulance will be equipped with a CT scanner, clot-busting drugs and telemedicine equipment.
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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.”
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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.
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Three health facilities have been fighting the opioid crisis for several years and are the only providers of naloxone in the county.