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Every year, Dec. 1 marks the observance of World AIDS Day to show solidarity for people living with HIV and to remember those who have died from AIDS-related illnesses. -
Retail pharmacies would be part of a third phase of distribution in Florida. HHS Secretary Alex Azar says ensuring access and affordability is a top priority. -
The drug, which has been named Veklury, works by inhibiting a substance the coronavirus uses to make copies of itself. A large U.S. study found that the antiviral cut the recovery time by five days. -
Federal officials are reviewing allegations of mistreatment at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital. -
The former general counsel for WellCare was sentenced to six months in federal prison for making a false statement to the Florida Medicaid Program. -
Just under three months ago, Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration took nursing home inspections off its website, according to the Miami Herald. -
Florida’s largest health insurance company will stop covering OxyContin, the brand name for prescription opioid, beginning Jan. 1, Miami Herald reported. -
By canceling Affordable Care Act subsidies for low-income Americans this week , President Donald Trump might be undermining Obamacare in some states,... -
Floridians are concerned that not enough is being done to care for and protect the state’s growing elderly population, according to a survey from the... -
Florida’s nursing home industry will hold a summit Friday in Tallahassee to discuss Gov. Rick Scott’s emergency rule requiring increased generator...
