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Fentanyl is killing people in Florida and across the U.S. in alarming numbers. Researchers may have discovered ways to lessen the drug's deadly effects and save lives.

A group of UF med school faculty members critiqued the surgeon general's guidance, but that work is outside the scope of his faculty position, the school's vice president for research says.

The case sought refunds of fees paid for transportation, health care and athletics services that were not provided. An online docket said the student's en banc request had been refused.

The attorney for Anthony Rojas filed the motion after a panel of the appeals court, in a 2-1 decision, ruled that an Alachua County circuit judge should have dismissed the case.

The 2-1 decision by a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal came as a similar case is pending at the Florida Supreme Court. The 2nd District Court of Appeal reached a different conclusion in that case, which was filed against USF.

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.

The COVID Restore program was one of the first post-COVID care clinics to emerge in the United States.

An attorney for the plaintiff said students paid fees for transportation, health care and athletics that were not provided because of the shutdown. The lawsuit seeks refunds of those fees, not tuition.

The university appealed after a judge refused to dismiss a potential class-action lawsuit that contends the school should refund fees to students who were forced to learn remotely.

Friedreich’s Ataxia, which causes muscle weakness and a loss of balance and coordination, affects one in 50,000 Americans. Symptoms begin showing between ages 5 and 15.