Part 3 of a series: Kicked off of Medicaid, Florida children with medically complex needs are offered a state insurance program designed for healthy kids who cannot provide the care they require.
WUSF is reporting on how distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine exposes inequities in Florida’s health care system.
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The lawsuit is one of numerous cases filed in Florida and other states alleging that colleges and universities breached contracts and should be required to refund money to students.
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Researchers identified a dozen key symptoms that help distinguish long COVID. They say doctors shouldn't use the list to diagnose patients — it's only a first step — but it might help future studies.
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Brown fat is different from the white fat that parks around our bellies. Brown fat is full of mitochondria, cellular powerhouses that generate heat rather than store energy.
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The measure would expand early intervention programs, set up charter schools and fund summer learning for students with autism.
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Parents learned of one student with the disease on Tuesday. School district and state health officials say they are continuing to monitor for any potential outbreak.
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Companion bills in both chambers would undo part of a 1990 law that involves wrongful death lawsuits and what are known as “noneconomic” damages for such things as pain and suffering.
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At least 20 states have settled disputes with the insurance giant since 2021 over allegations that its pharmacy benefit manager operation overcharged Medicaid programs. Why are Florida and Georgia holdouts?
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The schools under scrutiny include dozens of state schools and two Ivy Leagues. A number of private schools are also being targeted, including Georgetown, Rice, Vanderbilt, and New York University.
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The head of the U.S. Postal Service has agreed to allow Elon Musk's DOGE team to help find "further efficiencies" at the mail agency. But the agreement limits DOGE's access to USPS employee records.
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Outdoor enthusiast Sam Jones left Australia after posting a video of herself separating a baby wombat from its mom on a dark road. Australians are cheering her departure and worrying about the animal.
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