Health

It doesn't take complicated equipment to stay active at home. Our friends at Gainesville Health and Fitness share how anyone can sit to be fit with just a chair.

Some North Central Florida communities are offering COVID-19 testing to residents regardless of whether or not they have symptoms.

Health department leaders will hold a drive-thru event not only for Union County residents but Bradford County residents.

The Florida Department of Health reported 25 new cases of COVID-19 linked to the Columbia County Correctional Institute Sunday.

Officials with the University of Florida say they are considering testing up to 1,000 students a day as they plan to reopen campus for the fall semester.

Hospitals in North Central Florida will be participating in a study on a possible treatment for COVID-19. HCA Health Care announced hospitals in North Florida and the panhandle will be part of a national study researching the benefits of plasma taken from recovered coronavirus patients.

Researchers at UF Health have developed a new test for the coronavirus that will give you results at home.

Vistaprint is donating 100,000 face shields to hospitals across the nation. 1,000 of the face shields are coming to UF Health.

UF Health reported a surge of telehealth appointments in a matter of weeks.

The UF health team leading the design of a low cost respirator has pre-applied for an emergency use authorization from the FDA.

Paul Myers with the Alachua County Health Department credits those improvements with successful social distancing by Alachua County residents.

Thirty University of Florida faculty and students were recruited by the Florida Department of Health to help track the spread of coronavirus.

Doctors Katharina Busl and Christopher Robinson published their finding in the journal Critical Care Explorations.

Inmates at the Marion County Jail are making masks made of a material rated to block 99% of germs.

UF researchers are donating personal protective equipment to their colleagues who are treating patients with COVID-19.

They say of the nearly 2300 people at the retirement community who were tested, only 25 were positive for COVID-19.

The state government has ordered schools to remain closed until May 1st, to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

A US Navy ship is now in Los Angeles to help take some of the burdens off hospitals.

A Marion County employee has been diagnosed with COVID-19

Alachua County Health officials said a drive-thru testing site has opened in the city of Gainesville, but the location of that site has not been released.

Four passengers have died and two passengers have tested positive for COVID-19 on the Holland America ship that has intentions on landing in Fort Lauderdale.

For this week's "Medical Minute" sponsored by North Florida Regional Medical Center, TV20's Dylan Lyons spoke with a Psychiatrist who tells us how people can take care of their mental health in unusual times.

A team of University of Florida healthcare workers are using leftover medical supplies to make handmade protective gear.

Ventilators are in high demand as COVID-19 spreads around the world. A UF professor is trying to meet that demand.

Governor Ron DeSantis has been working with the State Logistics Response Center and the Florida National Guard to fight the COVID-19 outbreak.

Large COVID-19 testing sites open in Jacksonville, Miami, and Orlando.

For this week's "Medical Minute" sponsored by North Florida Regional Medical Center, TV20's Dylan Lyons takes us to meet the Chief Medical Officer of the Facility who tells us what steps are being taken to protect patients, visitors, and staff.

The Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz has ordered additional supplies and personal protective equipment to help mitigate the spread of COVID-10 within the state.

With hand sanitizer shortages and price increases, many people are wondering how to make at-home hand sanitizer. TV20 shares what the World Health Organization suggests as a recipe.

The outbreak of the coronavirus has prompted major events scheduled in South Florida to be put on hold.