University of South Florida

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo took to social media to suggest a link between two basketball players' cardiac arrests and the vaccine. But one expert said public health officials carry a responsibility to be careful about what they say.

The state Department of Health documented nearly 3,000 more cases per week over the two weeks ending July 20 compared with the prior five weeks.

In addition to designing, testing and implementing the hearing intervention used in the multisite ACHIEVE study, USF researchers also trained the audiologists who used it and monitored the results.

The "Disaster Preparedness for Dementia Caregivers" guide has advice in plain language about planning for storms, addresses the risk of wandering and offers strategies for reducing anxiety.

The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt loomed over Florida beaches, threatening sea life and turning away tourists. Now, scientists say the seaweed has suffered a mortal blow after a month of unusually strong winds.

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed more than $34 million for Sarasota County projects and plans in the state budget; $20 million of that was meant for a new STEM nursing facility at the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus.

USF is teaming up with the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay to offer seven installments of a mental wellness course examining how behavioral health affects the workplace.

Doctors rushed a pregnant Winter Haven woman to a surgeon in Coral Gables who charged thousands upfront just to see her. The case reveals a gap in medical billing protections for those with rare, specialized conditions.

The "Mo-Bull" Nurse Medical Clinic will rotate through Port Tampa, Tampa Heights, Sulphur Springs, South St. Petersburg, and Wimauma.

The outbreak of the harmful algal blooms has shown up in medium and high concentrations along the Gulf coast this month.