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The center opened as a way to reduce barriers to care in a community with high rates of maternal health issues. The facility surpassed expectations for how many patients have been served.
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The active TB case was reported at Dillard High School. Broward County health officials did not say whether the infected person was a student, teacher or administrator.
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A lawsuit out of Broward County alleges that a popular brand of nitrous oxide — sold in smoke shops across Florida — is addictive and dangerous.
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Wellpath filed for Chapter 11 in the Southern District of Texas. That move allows for the company to be reorganized. It's one of the largest prison health providers in the country.
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The board of the Broward County health network was not in agreement with the strategic plan Scott Wester had presented for the future.
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Bankrupt Steward Health announces a deal that allows for the transfer of its hospitals in several states to landlord Medical Properties Trust, which would operate the facilities while seeking new owners.
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It's been two years since Roe v. Wade was overturned, and Derick Cook wants more men to get active in pushing for abortion protections. He and his wife want a child, but says everyone should have a choice.
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U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and others met in Pembroke Pines to discuss heat dangers for workers and efforts to set a federal heat standard.
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Commissioner Mark Bogen's decision comes after an audit found the Broward Heart Project, to which the county already allocated $10 million, spends more on administrative costs than testing.
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The audit also found the program is underserving Black residents and sending most of the money to advertisements, administrators and a consultant.