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The number of births fell last year to the lowest count in more than 40 years. A little under 3.6 million babies were born here in 2023, about 76,000 fewer than the year before.
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In the first weeks of outbreak, the Chinese government froze meaningful efforts to trace the origins, despite publicly declaring it supported an open scientific inquiry, an AP investigation finds.
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A lawsuit over people being dropped from Medicaid after the public health emergency will begin May 3, according to an order by Jacksonville-based U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard.
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With an end-of-year deadline and a presidential election approaching, payment rules that fueled rapid expansion of telehealth in the United States face a last-minute congressional decision.
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The court issued an order scheduling the arguments for June 5 in the case, which is one of a series of similar class-action lawsuits filed against colleges in the state.
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The grand jury issued an interim report Feb. 2 and is asking the state Supreme Court for an extension through Dec. 26.
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False claims that COVID-19 vaccines cause deaths and other diseases such as cancer are still prevalent despite multiple studies showing the vaccines saved lives and do not cause cancers.
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The program, which will now be in eight airports, tests international travelers for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases and asks questions about their travels.
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The CDC said Americans 65 and older should get another dose of the updated vaccine that became available in September — if at least four months has passed since their last shot.
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The county commission plans to use about $4.5 million in leftover money from the American Rescue Plan. Orange would be the first Florida county to do so.