(Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner
/
CDC via AP
The case appears to be related to international travel and the patient is in isolation. Health officials are notifying people who may have been exposed to the patient.
Louis Brems/Louis Brems/University of Florida
/
Mothers Against Drug Deaths
WUSF is reporting on how distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine exposes inequities in Florida’s health care system.
Coronavirus
-
APHouseholds in the U.S. will receive eight test kits via the U.S. Postal Service. The release comes as cases have risen over 60% in the U.S. over the past two weeks. -
Sarasota Memorial Hospital/In the past several months, new treatments have emerged, which are most effective within the first five days of symptoms but patients may have a hard time knowing whether they qualify.
Latest From NPR Health
More From Health News Florida
-
On What's Health Got to Do With It, experts discuss the biggest medical headlines of the past month. Other topics include recent outbreaks of a pediatric hepatitis and meningococcal meningitis, -
A constant stream of "victims" poured into the hospital's trauma center in order to stress the capabilities of the facility and its staff
-
The law could result in methamphetamine dealers facing a death sentence if drugs they distribute kills someone.
-
Recent rule changes made it easier for patients to get abortion pills through the mail, using telehealth services. Now there is growing demand for these services – and new legal battles brewing.
-
Section 23 of the state constitution says: “Every natural person has the right to be let alone and free from governmental intrusion into the person’s private life." Stetson's Louis Virelli discusses possible court action.
NPR Top Stories
-
Organizers say proceeds from the auction will be donated to PEN, which advocates for free expression around the world.
-
Writing for the 6-3 conservative majority, Justice Clarence Thomas said federal courts may not hear post-conviction evidence to show how deficient the trial or appellate lawyer in state court was.
-
The first-term congressman, who lost his reelection bid in last week's primary, is accused of promoting a cryptocurrency he had a financial interest in and an "improper relationship" with a staffer.
Sign up for the
Health News Florida
newsletter
Coverage of the coronavirus pandemic on Health News Florida.
How distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine exposes inequities in Florida’s health care system.
Each day in Florida about 100 kids are involuntarily committed for psychiatric exams under the Baker Act. That adds up to about 36,000 kids a year, and experts say something has to be done. We explore what happens when kids get committed.
We're listening to the voices of everyday people who were impacted by the pandemic.
Exploring the high costs of the pandemic for children and young adults.
Sign up for the Health News Florida newsletter
X