Cody Jackson
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Florida has four of the 10 hot car deaths nationwide this year. Experts say while there is science behind why anyone can forget about their child in the backseat, there are simple ways to prevent such a tragedy.
Sonja Smith
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from KFF Health News
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Courtesy/Miami-Dade College/WolfsonThis week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about the use of Artificial intelligence in political campaigns and how cutting property taxes might impact the state’s healthcare systems. -
Thomas Iacobucci/WUSFThe complaint, filed in Tampa federal court, alleges the drugmaker unlawfully cut off discounts in the pdiscounts, forcing TGH to pay higher prices for medications that only Eli Lilly can provide.
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Experts 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. -
The cut was mandated in President Donald Trump’s big tax-and-policy law last year. The restored funding does not mean the battle over federal abortion policy has ended, and not all services that were cut will return. -
Twelve 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. -
It took a year for Hatch and AHCA Secretary Shevaun Harris to finally receive Senate approval in the wake of the Hope Florida Foundation scandal involving Medicaid settlement money. -
Veteran Brian Johnson said recovery from PTSD did not happen all at once. It started with asking for help and, eventually, with a large schnoodle named Homer. -
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. -
The Clearwater-based health system, in a partnership with Zipline, will be able to move meds, lab samples and critical supplies within minutes after the aircraft begin flying in Pinellas County in 2027. -
It's an important day in the Sunshine State. Not only does the 2026-27 budget go into effect, but so does a bunch of legislation covering safety, the environment, healthcare, education and more. -
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.
