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The regional blood bank is calling on those of African descent to donate as soon as they can to save the life of a woman with sickle cell disease in need of a rare blood type combination.
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Lynne Sladky/APExperts said the TPS healthcare workforce exodus will be felt most acutely in New York, Massachusetts and Florida. Florida, with its high populations of older people and immigrants, will be particularly hard hit. -
FDATwelve people in two states have been infected with four hospitalizations. No deaths have been reported. Based on interviews, the GreenWise frozen berries were identified as the leading item of interest.
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Kids with autism can be 160 times more likely than other children to drown. Florida is dedicating state money to a program that prioritizes swim lessons for these kids. -
Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and other fields will be eligible for higher student loan limits after a federal judge blocked part of a Trump administration rule that held them to lower caps. -
The measure intended to create the Board of Naturopathic Medicine to assist the Department of Health with regulating naturopathic doctors. -
Margaret Hvatum ended up in the hospital after her insurer denied coverage of a medicine she relies on to boost her immune system. -
Uninsured patients made up about 25% of the 20,000+ inpatient gunshot hospitalizations in the state from 2018 to 2024, an analysis found. They also had shorter hospital stays than those with any form of coverage. -
They were the women's tennis champions of their generation. Now, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova open up about friendship, cancer and retirement in the documentary Chris & Martina: The Final Set. -
If passed, the state's mosquito control districts that rely on ad valorem taxes could lose a third of their funding, according to the Florida Mosquito Control Association. -
On “The Florida Roundup,” Shawn Felton talked about his efforts to expand health span among Southwest Florida residents. -
Researchers put tiny “cones of shame” onto mice to help unravel what happens on a cellular level when an itch gets scratched or not. -
Investigators say a Poinciana-area network of homes exploited vulnerable residents, seized benefits and operated without required assisted living licenses across two counties. -
The audit found that more than 200 employees were owed back pay between June 28 and March 30. Some were shorted a few hundred dollars. Others were owed thousands. One was underpaid by $9,000. -
It's the first time a state's oversights in distributing food assistance is being tied to financial penalties.
