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Some doctors lambaste Wikipedia for errors in its medical pages. But there are many physicians, science teachers and researchers working overtime to make the crowdsourced health content better.

Interval training is a hot thing. Alternating bouts of relatively intense exercise with recovery can provide some benefits of longer workouts in less time. But you still have to put in the work.

It was a call that public health officials were dreading, but for which they had prepared. An elderly man in Salt Lake City died after contracting the…

It's all well and good to cut down on eating animals, but aren't our bodies designed to require meat in our diets? Anthropologist Barbara J. King takes a look at a new book saying the answer is "no."

A study of Social Security and tax records says poor people live longer in some cities than in others, and it's not clear why.

The latest Kids Count report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows that childhood poverty and family unemployment were major factors behind Florida's…

Lakeland Regional Medical Center is embarking on a two-year building spree.The independent, non-profit hospital will close on $180 million in tax-exempt…

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U.S. News and World Report has released its annual guide to the best adult and children’s hospitals around the United States.As usual, Bascom Palmer Eye…

The Florida Senate and the Florida House have passed their budgets for the 2014 legislative session.From a Florida Senate news release, here is a look at…