Alachua County’s hunger-relief network is being forced into a test it hasn’t faced in years: whether community charities can absorb the fallout of shrinking federal support.
Employees at the First Coast Child Protection Team have reported no change in Knox’s behavior and a lack of action from the university.
While access to shelter is a leading issue for homeless individuals, access to healthcare remains a lesser understood yet progressively persistent issue.
More than half off Gen Z has embraced alcohol-free lifestyles as a matter of personal taste and health improvement.
Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that reoccurs in a pattern about four months out of the year — often during the winter. SAD doesn’t occur often among Floridians, with people from Alaska or New England more likely to develop the disorder. But many Floridians still suffer from a less extreme version: the “winter blues” or “holiday blues.”
Plasma donation centers, such as the new BioLife Plasma Services, are bringing in donors and re-igniting ethical questions. Some argue targeting low-income donors violates two medical ethics principles: autonomy and justice.
Tucked between Sunshine Records and Flashback’s Recycled Fashions, the nearly 1,600-square-foot hair salon is accompanied by the aroma of chatter and color, paired with a warm greeting from stylists at work.
Nine years after her father’s passing, Candi Morris said she advocates to any group she can about the warning signs of suicide across age demographics.
Since 2013, eating disorders on campus have risen steadily. College has long proved a catalytic time for developing eating disorders — illnesses of obsession with food that may take the form of anorexia, bulimia or binge eating.
Lough and Gibson Ardoline live their days as social media influencers on the UF campus, bringing their following along with them. With hundreds of thousands of followers across TikTok and Instagram, they face criticism and support, saying there are misconceptions about content creation.
Streetlight hosted its second annual Strides for Sickle Cell Walk Sept. 21. With more than 300 people in attendance, the event raised over $4,000 to spread awareness for sickle cell disease.
Thousands of people across Florida are facing disruptions in health coverage after UF Health and UnitedHealthcare failed to solve months-long contract negotiations. Patients with Medicaid and employer-sponsored commercial plans are now out-of-network at UF Health locations statewide. Medicare holders are not affected except at UF Health Flagler Hospital.
Almost 70% of UF students reported drinking in the last three months, about 6% higher than the national average. Although it’s normalized as part of the college experience, drinking also comes with mental and physical risks.
The two entities had a Sept. 1 deadline to iron out disagreements over rates, claims processes and administrative demands.
Addressing limited access to health in southeast Gainesville, community members and health care providers across Alachua County see solutions not only in improving access in policy, community engagement and education, but also in expanding food resources to the town.
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