Almost 200 Florida resident deaths have been linked to COVID-19 after the first month of 2025, according to data posted on the state Department of Health website. The data showed 196 deaths, with the ...

Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

Dr. Taweh Beysolow, who joined the agency last November., will oversee all Monroe locations department locations and see ...

The recent cold snap in Florida could be one factor behind dozens of influenza outbreaks across the state, including in Pinellas County. Samples from more than 20,000 patients tested in laboratories ...

While one COVID-infected person usually infects ... misinformation about mRNA vaccines. According to a Florida Department of Health report for July 2024, the proportion of children 5-17 with ...

The state's surgeon general has already convinced at least 11 municipalities to stop adding the naturally occurring mineral into the water, using his high profile as Florida’s top health officer and a ...

The measure would seem a premptive strike at a growing industry. No food engineered to include vaccines are approved for use ...

In his first Senate confirmation hearing to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr ...

Only Massachusetts and Department of Defense ... their reading skills following the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little progress in math. In Florida, eighth graders faced challenges on the ...

Within Gov. Ron DeSantis’ budget recommendations published on Sunday, is a new discretionary expenditure for a cybersecurity ...

While individual flu cases are not reported in Florida, the state did say that there were 13 outbreaks in eight counties, including two in Seminole County, one in Orange County, and one in Volusia ...