Florida Republicans have pushed hard to drop some vaccine requirements for children. But after many months, their efforts stalled out. Could this week's special legislative session get the job done?

An unusually high number of bites have already been reported across the country. Some U.S. doctors are worried about the potential for a bad year for tick-borne diseases.

Known as community health educators, outreach specialists, promotores de salud and other titles, they prevent seniors from fall through cracks amid an aging population and shortages of medical professionals.

Gov. Ron DeSantis called lawmakers back to address the vaccination issue in the special session that starts Tuesday. He also wants to pass artificial intelligence regulations and a new congressional districts map.

Florida’s KidCare expansion has been stuck in legal limbo since February 2024. Since then, the number of uninsured children in Florida has risen to 400,000 — one of the highest state tallies.

An administrative hearing slated for the end of June could result in the reclassification of marijuana more broadly, granting tax and other benefits to state-licensed recreational markets, too.

Work requirements will encourage people who are able to work to seek and maintain jobs, proponents say. But researchers haven’t found that they lower the unemployment rate.

The Fort Myers campus took another step toward preparing future health are workers this week when it broke ground on a $117 million health sciences building.

Doctors commonly levodopa to help treat tremors and stiffness caused by Parkinson’s, along with an inhibitor to lessen side effects. However, researchers claim mucuna pruriens could more easily reach a wider-range of patients.

April is National Donate Life Month. That's for all organ, eye and tissue donations — both living and after death. WUSF spoke to the National Kidney Foundation of Florida about the growing need for organ donors, and Daylina Miller shares their own kidney donation story.

Jacksonville schools are expanding student-led initiatives and culturally aware counseling efforts to encourage teens to discuss emotional challenges and seek support without hesitation or stigma.

One of the earliest signs of osteoarthritis is muscle weakness. Targeted resistance training can help to reverse it, and there are programs tailored to a variety of neuromuscular exercises aimed at doing that.