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Project Continuity with UF Health educating the public about Pap tests and cervical cancer on Sept. 30, 2023.
METRO  |  ALACHUA COUNTY

Alachua County immigrants fear new SB 1718’s impact on health care

Senate Bill 1718 took effect July 1 and is among the strictest immigration laws in the country. One of the controversial aspects of the law is the provision requiring any hospital that accepts Medicaid to ask about patients’ immigration status. Local advocacy organizations, health care workers and community members worry about the impacts the law could have on immigrant households across Alachua County.


METRO

Veteran makes $10,000 homeless clinic donation for suicide prevention month

Nash Cooper doesn’t want his $10,000 donation to be about him. Instead, the 59-year old veteran hopes his contribution to Helping Hands Clinic raises awareness about suicide prevention, especially for youth and those who, like him, have experienced homelessness. Cooper made the donation to the volunteer-based clinic, which delivers health care to the poor and homeless in Gainesville, in honor of former volunteer Eric “Thomas” Anderson. 


Kentucky's offense lines up during the first half of its 26-16 win over Florida Saturday, Sept. 10, 2021.
SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Know Your Enemy: Kentucky Wildcats

Sports editor Jackson Reyes sat down with Cole Parke, the sports editor at the Kentucky Kernel, the independent student newspaper at the University of Kentucky, to break down the Gators' game against the Wildcats. 



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