Health News Florida
Originally founded in December 2006 as an independent grassroots publication dedicated to coverage of health issues in Florida, Health News Florida was acquired by WUSF Public Media in September 2012.
Please send news tips or questions to Julio Ochoa, Editor, Health News Florida, at 813-974-8633 or email julioochoa@wusf.org
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The proposals in Missouri and Nebraska passed by comfortable margins, and one in Alaska appeared likely to pass with about 70% of votes counted early Wednesday. -
Symptoms of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness, include a high fever, severe headache, eye pain and muscle and joint pain. lt is rarely fatal. -
The measure, which was passed unanimously by the state Legislature, will take effect July 1. -
The plaintiff claims Palm Beach Health Network shared code from its website that allowed Facebook to target patients with personalized ads based on sensitive information. -
Federal agencies have deemed lab-grown, or cultivated, meat safe to eat. But the legislation, supported by the state’s agriculture industry, “pumps the brakes” on the food to ensure it is safe. -
Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, who has made health care a priority during this session, has dubbed the proposals as the “Live Healthy Act.” -
The county schools superintendent says 33 of 1,067 Manatee Bay Elementary students did not have the MMR vaccine "for various reasons." -
The measure was approved by the House State Affairs Committee. A Senate version, however, has yet to be heard in a committee.
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The course would be developed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in consultation with the Department of Elder Affairs. -
With the deadline of 11:59 p.m. Tuesday approaching, Florida has more than 4 million Obamacare enrollees. Nationally, the ACA added 3.7 million for a record tally of about 20 million.
