Healthy State

We have big news today here at WUSF Public Media. Health News Florida, a non-profit website with a substantial following, is now part of WUSF.This means…

Sorry guys. This one's for the ladies. A new study has found a gene that appears to make women happy. The findings appear online in the journal Progress…

Prostitution in the Tampa Bay area is expected to increase during the Republican National Convention. But will that lead to the spread of…

When Fred Davis lost both of his legs to infection --he thought his walking days were over.Then he was introduced to a therapy that combines movement and…

Three million Americans will be getting a pleasant surprise in the mail – a refund check from their insurance provider.That’s because of a provision in…

Sal Gentile says sometimes his tinnitus sounds like bacon frying in a skillet.Other times it’s hissing – like air out of a popped tire. Or it can sound…

Many people living with HIV in the U.S. struggle to remain eligible for public assistance programs that pay for medication. For some that means avoiding full-time jobs or refusing pay raises so they can get coverage for the expensive drugs.

New health department statistics show an alarming jump in sexually transmitted diseases in Hillsborough County.From last June, there's been a 65 percent…

While dozens of health care providers have experienced a ratings downgrade, things are looking up for Baycare, the largest health care system in the Tampa…

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.Around 450 Floridians found this out the hard way after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a…

U.S. News & World Report is out with its annual list of the county's best hospitals.The magazine evaluated treatment centers on death rates,…

The city of Tampa got a health check Thursday morning from none other than Dr. Mehmet Oz.Tampa was just one of several stops on the list for the "Dr. Oz…