The FDA said clinical data showed the Aletta achieved successful blood draw rates comparable to or better than trained human phlebotomists when it proceeded with a needle stick.

The latest weekly report from the state health department showed 43 additional illnesses, down from 66, 87 and 97 in the previous respective updates. Eleven of the new patients were in Bay County.

The Department of Health and Human Services has launched an effort to streamline clinical research, and legislation is pending in Congress. But patients and providers face participation challenges.

More cataract patients, wanting not only restored but improved vision, are paying extra for their doctors to use a laser when a scalpel would do.

Research shows heat amplifies the dangers of pesticides for farmworkers, and that the problem is poised to grow as the global climate warms.

In 60 seconds or less, the TeaganAI platform can compile a list of private, charter and virtual schools offering services match the student's need.

Florida in the past two years has spent more money than any other state in the nation providing a therapy called applied behavior analysis (ABA) to children with special needs including autism — $6.57 billion between 2023 and 2025.

It’s the fourth consecutive year that the national average exemption rate has reached a record, and the vast majority are parents withholding shots for nonmedical reasons.

The critters have horrified homeowners for centuries. They hide in furniture and clothes, emerging at night to bite. Traditionally, they are not known to spread diseases, but a recent study suggests they might be capable of transmitting an antibiotic-resistant infection called MRSA.

The $33 million, 42,000-square-foot addition includes a Tampa General-funded simulation center, more clinical space and modern classrooms, supporting the goal of graduating 500 additional nurses by 2028.

Florida got $209 million through the Rural Health Transformation Program, part of last summer's tax-and-spend law signed by President Donald Trump.

Florida workers would remain without government oversight at any level if federal heat policies are watered down. The Legislature banned cities and counties from creating such protections in 2024.