Miami-Dade

Emilie Ashbes overcame her addiction and is helping others do the same. The work is especially critical in Miami-Dade, which has the nation’s highest HIV infection rate, with dirty syringes, in part, to blame.

There have been 10 cases in South Florida this year. Eight in Miami-Dade and two in Broward.

Many experts believe heat-related illnesses and deaths are almost certainly undercounted both in Florida and nationwide. One major reason is the way the medical industry keeps records.

The Jane and Daniel Och Family Foundation donated to RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit that buys unpaid hospital bills in bulk at a reduced rate and pays them off.

Loved ones and community members demanded action as they gathered in remembrance of farmworker Efraín López García, who died this month while working outdoors in the sweltering heat.

AHCA filed an order at the state Division of Administrative Hearings ending the case against A Woman’s Choice LLC. It's one of three similar settlements in recent weeks.

Dr. Howard Pratt, a child and adolescent psychiatrist in South Florida, worries about all the kids who aren't getting care.

Flooded streets have become such a way of life in South Florida that most people wade right through the puddles. Sometimes, when the ponds are a bit deeper, they even pull out kayaks, paddleboards or wakeboards.

Experts say doctors and patients alike should consider the importance of safe-sex education and testing for the virus among older people.

Sundial spoke with Dr. Aileen Marty, an infectious disease expert and member of the Miami-Dade coronavirus task force, about living through the pandemic today.