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Doctors have warned that removing mandates and leaving decisions fully up to parents will erode vaccination rates further, and eliminate herd immunity levels that are needed to protect everyone.
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Molly Duerig/Central Florida Public MediaOfficials say drinking recycled, thoroughly-treated wastewater is perfectly safe but there are also psychological hurdles. -
stock.adobe.com/595266303The lawsuit challenges FDA decisions since 2000 that approved and loosened restrictions on abortion drugs like mifepristone, arguing that mail delivery of the drugs undermines state abortion laws.
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The two bills released aim to cut regulations, expand provider authority and reduce prescription costs, advancing what lawmakers describe as President Donald Trump’s health vision for the state. -
The outcome was widely expected after Democrats and Republicans released dueling bills. Congress is under pressure to address health care costs before federal subsidies lapse at the end of the year. -
Investigators from the GAO were able to register nearly 20 fake ACA enrollments in a probe of healthcare.gov. The federal government paid subsidies to insurers for some of the fake customers. -
In the wake of the impasse with Florida Blue, Broward Health has agreed to accept insurance from Oscar Health, one of the larger carriers on the marketplace in Florida. -
The bill would provide $25 million aimed at helping physicians, physician assistants and APRNs set up practices in rural communities and increase Medicaid payments for “critical access” hospitals. -
The survey from the health care research nonprofit KFF finds that marketplace enrollees overwhelmingly support an extension of the subsidies. -
Baptist Health in Northeast Florida will fund 215,000 meals across its five-county service area as part of its commitment to eradicate food insecurity. -
Matthew Milton Bravo, who was diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin's lymphoma, says he will be finishing chemotherapy by the end of December. -
The goal of the rankings, in their fifth year, is to help expectant parents make informed decisions in consultation with their prenatal care providers. -
A Crunch Fitness facility in Ocoee says that it tested negative for the bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease. -
Neurologist Dr. Joseph Drazkowski, OB-GYN Dr. Donna G. Ivery and Nemours Children's Health infectious disease expert Chad Neilsen discuss the month's biggest health topics. -
The state accounted for nearly a third of the top 100 hospitals nationally in the inaugural rankings based on CMS data in four categories: patient outcomes, best practices, value and patient experience.
