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New College, Phillippi Creek, 2 launch stories, campus hunger, raptor rescues
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (409+ words) For some, New College's quest to take over the University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus seems like a great idea. But is assuming $53 million in debt a good move? She's also gives an update on another Sarasota story, the dredging…...
Trump administration lauds plastic surgeons' statement on trans surgery for minors
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (1225+ words) The Trump administration celebrated a recent statement from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which recommends that doctors delay gender-related surgery until a patient is at least 19 years old. "Today marks another victory for biological truth in the Trump administration,…...
UF investigates measles on campus amid outbreak across North Florida
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (1349+ words) The University of Florida said Thursday it was investigating two college classrooms where measles exposures may have occurred. Additionally, six other confirmed measles cases were reported across northern Florida in new data published by the Florida Department of Health. The…...
Plastic surgeons say transgender youth should wait until age 19 for surgery
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (66+ words) The American Society of Plastic Surgeons says transgender youth should wait until age 19 to have any surgeries. Surgery is already rarely performed for transgender young people. Plastic surgeons say transgender youth should wait until age 19 for surgery The American Society…...
New College's plans to expand footprint come up again
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (840+ words) New College of Florida in Sarasota was once a small, progressive liberal arts school. But in 2023, it began a shift toward a more conservative model, with new trustees and a new president. The state university rebranded, added athletics and dropped…...
Medical experts warn that CDC vaccine advisers' guidance is untrustworthy
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (68+ words) The reverberations are still being felt from a vote by advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to strike a longstanding recommendation on the hepatitis B vaccine. Medical experts warn that CDC vaccine advisers' guidance is untrustworthy The…...
Pediatrician weighs in on CDC's new vaccine guidance and what it means for parents
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (79+ words) JAMES CAMPBELL: Thanks for having me, Scott. DETROW: What do you make of this change from the CDC and what do you think it means? DETROW: Are there ways that that conversation is going to look different now, given the…...
Charter filing at Sarasota's Oak Park raises questions about special-needs services
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1292+ words) When one of Florida's largest charter school networks set its sights on Oak Park School " Sarasota County's only K-12 campus dedicated to students with disabilities " it brought the state's charter-school push into one of public education's most sensitive spaces. The filings…...
'No better than a grift,' says Sarasota school board member about Schools of Hope
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (545+ words) Enrollment in many public schools is down, and this week, officials from the state department of education are walking through schools in Sarasota to figure out ways to use their empty spaces. That's after dozens of schools in the Tampa…...
St. Petersburg invests $50,000 in children’s dental health program
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (149+ words) St. Petersburg is expanding access to preventative dental care for children through fluoride varnish applications. Officials allocated $50,000 to partner with Evara Health and establish the city's Fluoride for Families program, which includes providing on-site fluoride varnish application during community etvents....