Florida is failing when it comes to controlling tobacco and preventing smoking, according to a new report from The American Lung Association.
WUSF is reporting on how distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine exposes inequities in Florida’s health care system.
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A single booster seems to prevent death and hospitalization in most people, but protection from the current vaccines wanes within months. FDA experts say they need to know more from the CDC to decide the best long-term strategy.
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Policymakers have long grappled with how to handle experiments that might generate potentially dangerous viruses. Now, officials are considering whether oversight needs to be expanded.
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Jodi Ray, director Florida Covering Kids & Families, says she’s had more resources and new strategies for getting info out. The navigator group has placed an emphasis on application due dates and letting people know where to go for help.
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Federal authorities say three South Florida nursing school participated in a wire fraud scheme that they say created an illegal shortcut for aspiring nurses to get licensed and find employment.
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The crisis center is now seeking new volunteers to join its first training session of the year on Saturday.
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Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today endorsed a proposal to make big changes in the nation's approach to vaccinating people against COVID-19.
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Florida has more enrollees in the Affordable Care Act marketplace than any other state, with more than 3.2 million people, or 20 percent of the country’s totals.
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The creator of the KonMari method says there are other things that spark joy besides a totally tidy home.
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fired the chairman of his ruling Conservative Party Sunday over a "serious breach" of the ministerial code.
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