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The ruling in Doe v. Ladapo found that SB 254 and the related medical board rules violate the equal protection rights of transgender individuals and parents of minors in Florida.

The proceedings against Dr. Joseph Dorn, who was one of the first Florida doctors eligible to order medical marijuana for patients, have been closely watched in the state’s medical cannabis community.

In the coming weeks, cities and counties could move forward under a new state law that allows them to ban smoking cigarettes and vaping at locally controlled beaches and parks.

About a quarter of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. Despite the large number of workers affected, no national laws protect them when they need time off to deal with the loss.

The coronavirus pandemic is making it harder for the more than 460 veterans treatment courts in the U.S. to function. These courts seek to rehabilitate...

A multi-part investigation by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reveals that the law meant to protect the public from the most dangerous sexual offenders is…

Volunteer lawyers who often represent the poor on health-care matters say the reason given for their firing by the new director of Gulfcoast Legal…

Environmental groups said they’re unhappy but not surprised that Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill they say favors industry over protecting Florida’s…

A new poll finds 42 percent of Americans aren't sure that the Affordable Care Act is actually a law. Guest Host Celeste Headlee discusses this and other health care-related issues with Mary Agnes Carey, senior correspondent at Kaiser Health News, and NPR's Senior Washington Editor, Ron Elving.