Florida Department of Health

The judge ruled that Floridians Protecting Freedom, the committee that supported the failed effort to get Amendment 4 passed, could not show “irreparable harm.”

Attorneys for the administration filed a document accusing the coalition sponsoring Amendment 4 of “intentionally spreading false factual information” about the state's six-week abortion law.

The former top lawyer with the health department signed an affidavit stating that state attorneys wrote a letter under his name and told him to mail it to TV stations threatening legal action over a Yes on 4 ad.

In a sharply worded order, a federal judge issues a temporary restraining order after a lawsuit was filed against the state by a group campaigning for the abortion-rights amendment proposal.

Floridians Protecting Freedom says the DeSantis administration is using public resources and government authority to denigrate materials supporting Amendment 4.

Agencies contend a commercial promoting Amendment 4 is false and dangerous and the signature-gathering was faulty. The group promoting the measure says the state is trying to “silence voters.”

Floodwaters bring increased risk of infections from Vibrio bacteria, The number of infections spiked after Hurricane Ian inundated Southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm in 2022.

A memo notes the new mRNA shot doesn't target the current dominant variant. A USF epidemiologist says it will still be effective but suggests first deciding whether you need the booster.

The health department says 30 cases of the disease ─ aka sloth fever ─ have been reported this year, all by travelers to Cuba. Oropouche is spread to humans by flies called midges and some types of mosquitoes.

The agency says it is contacting people affected through "personalized letters" that include specifics of "impacted personal data."