Lakeland Regional Health
Lakeland Regional becomes the 12th Level I center designated by the Department of Health. The hospital, which cares for more than 4,400 patients annually, has been a provisional Level I facility since May 2025.
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Courtesy photo/Osceola County Sheriff’s OfficeInvestigators say a Poinciana-area network of homes exploited vulnerable residents, seized benefits and operated without required assisted living licenses across two counties. -
Manatee County via Flickr/CourtesyThe 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.
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Attorney General James Uthmeier listed 7-OH as a controlled substance about a year ago. At a news conference in Tampa, he said the ban made an impact, but manufacturers worked to circumvent it. -
Maya Kowalski and her father filed suit against attorneys Gregory and Jennifer Anderson, alleging improper handling of funds related to their medical malpractice case. The Andersons deny the accusations. -
Lawmakers acted earlier this year to save a key AIDS drug program from drastic cuts, but a new report from the state indicates the program remains in peril. -
The judge had sided with five Tenet-owned South Florida hospitals, ruling Leapfrog could no longer automatically assign the lowest scores to facilities that declined to participate in voluntary surveys. -
New gene therapies offer potential cures for sickle cell disease, but multimillion-dollar costs raise major questions about access and equity. -
Florida’s Medicaid shows the country's fourth largest decline since 2025, and advocates say that means more uninsured children. Meantime, the state prepares for a lawsuit over its stalled KidCare expansion. -
His license was suspended after he was accused of either kissing or touching three patients inappropriately. He says a six-person jury violates his constitutional rights. -
In the U.S., more than a dozen kinds of cancer are on the rise among people under 50. We share the latest guidance on being proactive with your family and doctor. -
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's annual Kids Count report shows that young Floridians' economic health plummeted between 2019 and 2024. As in 2025, Florida ranks 35th for overall child well-being. -
The rule embraces new types of coverage, including 30% higher out-of-pocket costs for some plan and a more novel approach that allows insurers to offer coverage without set networks of doctors. -
Multiple reported U.S. screwworm cases have drawn news coverage as has a request from researchers with Google’s Debug project asking to release millions of mosquitoes in Florida and California. -
With $12 million in city incentives in hand, the company is building a distribution center in Northwest Jacksonville and upgrading its contact lens manufacturing campus in South Jacksonville.
