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Axogen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXGN), a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves, has announced their sponsorship of Donate Life at the annual Tournament of Roses® celebration. For 2021, the Rose Parade will be held as a televised special in Pasadena, CA on New Year’s Day. This...

“The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County anticipates receiving its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines this week. This represents a significant milestone in our community’s response to this global pandemic.” stated Paul Myers, Administrator of the Alachua County Health Department. “We are now accepting registrations from Alachua County residents who are age 65 and...

The Inspiring Women Leaders (IWL) Conference has announced their 2021 IWL Keynote Speakers: Kathey Porter, MBA, CPSD and Betsy Allen-Manning.  The 4th Annual Inspiring Women Leaders Conference will be held March 8-9, 2021. The conference will kick-off International Women’s Day and lead into 2 full conference days of keynote speakers, breakout sessions and prime networking...

After months of anguish and anticipation, after the long days and the longer nights of a pandemic that has stressed communities across Florida, the nation and the world, Gainesville took the first step today toward an eventual return to normalcy. Vaccination Day. University of Florida Health clinical caregivers who are most at risk of being...

Kristy Sutton and Lacy Basford founded Foster Florida to empower families on the front lines of foster care by mobilizing and equipping their communities to support them.  Kristy and Lacy’s friendship began when they met at their local church in Gainesville. Lacy had just had her second baby, and Kristy was leading the small mother’s...

A group of 10 front-line health care workers at UF Health Jacksonville are believed to be the first in Florida, and possibly the Southeast, to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Monday morning, shortly after a shipment of 20,000 doses arrived at the health system. At 10:39 a.m., Dr. Leon L. Haley Jr., a board-certified emergency...

Blood bubbles up and pours from a deep wound on the patient’s leg. A bruise extends from her shoulder down to her chest and abdomen. Her fractured forearm hangs from her elbow. It’s a patient case that would prompt any health care practitioner into careful action under threat of potential life lost. Luckily for those...

The Alachua County Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training Initiative was recently recognized in the National Association of Counties (NACo) newsletter “County News.” The Department of Court Services manages this initiative. Court Services is hopeful that they can share their model and what they accomplished with other counties in the U.S. This is one element...

Gabriel Chavez and Noe Lopez opened Resident Coffee Roasters to bring incredible coffees from around the world to the people of Gainesville. Gabriel was born in Ecuador and always imagined starting something new in the United States. He received his bachelor’s degree in Education at the University of Florida. His passion for coffee bloomed when...

Three common antihistamine medications have been found in preliminary tests to inhibit infection of cells by the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, University of Florida Health researchers have found. Their findings, based on laboratory tests of cells and a detailed analysis of nearly a quarter-million California patients’ medical records, are published today in the journal Biochemical...