Research showed that for up to a year after a bout of COVID, some people can develop problems ranging from blood clots to irregular heartbeats to a heart attack. It's not clear why.

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo took to social media to suggest a link between two basketball players' cardiac arrests and the COVID-19 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. Health officials say waning immunity could be the reason.

For the week of July 14-20, the number of new cases in Florida increased by 51%, the Department of Health showed. Other parts of the country are seeing a similar trend.

In July, coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and emergency room visits have inched up. Recent summers have seen a bump in COVID-19. This year's rise looks modest so far.

A misleading Instagram post claimed Florida is poised to prohibit COVID-19 vaccines because they are bioweapons. There's no evidence that state officials have announced any steps to ban them.

A Tampa-based federal judge in April 2022 halted a mandate that people wear masks on planes, trains and buses. The appellate panel cited last month's end to the public health emergency.

The homicide rate for older teens rose to its highest point in nearly 25 years during the COVID pandemic, and the suicide rate for adults in their early 20s was the worst in more than 50 years, researchers say.

Overall, 39% of U.S. adults said they had “a great deal of confidence” in the scientific community, down from 48% in 2018 and 2021, according to the General Social Survey.

An AP analysis found that fraudsters potentially stole more than $280 billion in COVID-19 relief funding; another $123 billion was wasted or misspent. The loss represents 10 percent of the $4.2 trillion the U.S. government has disbursed in pandemic aid.

It shows early deaths among Florida seniors are on the rise. Housing cost burdens are also among the highest in the nation.

State data show that 10% of those who lost coverage were terminated because they were ineligible or hadn’t used Medicaid over the past 12 months. However, 82% of people lost coverage for procedural reasons.