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The UF Student Health Care Center installed menstrual product dispensers on the wall in the Infirmary lobby Friday, providing free pads and tampons.
Terry Sanders remembers each of the about 20 people who pleaded to elected officials not to restrict abortion.
Imagine this: It’s about noon, and you’ve been feeling awful all day. No need to worry though — this happens to you every few weeks. You’re in pain, you’re tired and you’re experiencing inexplicable mood swings paired with irritability. You want so badly to curl up in a ball in your bed and lie there for the rest of the day. But you can’t.
Student Government senators announced Tuesday they will take action to provide free menstrual products on campus after a Senate committee unanimously voted down a code revision for the initiative over a week ago.
Pictured is a rendering of the new Comprehensive Women's Health facility. Their new building and birth center is scheduled to open November 2018 on Northwest 43rd Street.
After 27 years spread out in five suites inside a medical center, Comprehensive Women’s Health will build its own 24,000-square-foot facility to keep up with increased demand.
A mother has just given birth to a baby. She recognizes the signs of a blood clot. She tells her doctors and nurses, only for them to brush her concerns aside. When she finally does get the tests and medications she needed, they find she did have a blood clot and could have died if she had not advocated for herself.
This weekend at the Depot Event Space, you can find beers and briskets that will give hope to the homeless.
Santa Fe College President Jackson Sasser turned to his state senator, Keith Perry, before an audience of more than 200 Friday afternoon with a firm message.
About 15 years ago, nursing student Michael Bumbach put on his scrubs, washed his hands and walked into an open-brain surgery performed by a doctor — another man.
For seven weeks in a hospital room, unsure of if he’d get a new heart, Lowell Thomas passed the time by memorizing every lyric to “Get’cha Head in the Game” from “High School Musical.”
As I’m sure you're aware, Thursday is Thanksgiving. As I’ve wished friends and classmates a happy holiday, I’ve gotten mixed reactions. Some wish me the same. Some gush about family traditions and Thanksgiving foods. Some talk about seeing their families for the first time in four months. Some talk about partying with high school friends. Some, however, scoff at the well wishes. They say they hate Thanksgiving because it celebrates colonialism and the abuse of Native Americans. They hate it because they can’t stand their families (or their families’ political beliefs). They hate it because they don’t like the food or are the only vegan or vegetarian at the table. Or, they hate it because they find it hard to give thanks in that environment.
Carol Ciancutti, who dedicates her career to warning women about the dangers of breast implants and other women’s health issues, spoke at UF on Tuesday.
Men are six times more likely to be infected with oral Human Papillomavirus than women, UF researchers found.
UF Health Shands Hospital unveiled a new private room for sexual assault survivors Wednesday.
Charles Hinchcliff, of Mayo, Florida, has to visit the hospital 10 times a week.
I read an article the other day on several interesting cases that could make their way to the Supreme Court in the coming months. One in particular caught my eye: Garza v. Hargan. This case involves a 17-year-old illegal immigrant, referred to as Jane Doe in court documents, who is currently detained in Texas. She arrived in the U.S. pregnant, and has since demanded an abortion.
The owner of Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, Barbara Poma, will speak at UF next week for International Day of the Girl.
Falisha Kurji worries what she’ll do if she gets her period on campus.
For Dr. Jean Bennett, it all started with a voice.
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