2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1328+ words) On an average day, a primary care pediatrician cycles through room after room treating anything from an allergic reaction, to a fever, to conducting a routine school physical. It’s a field that requires a dizzying amount of knowledge, spanning from…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (464+ words) It looks like another round of health insurance premium increases for millions of Floridians who get their insurance through the federal health care makretplaces. Twelve Affordable Care Act participating insurers submitted for rate increases in the coming year, datapublished by…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (474+ words) TALLAHASSEE – An administrative law judge has recommended the Florida Department of Health reprimand and fine a nurse who posted a TikTok disparaging former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. “As a labor and delivery nurse, it gives me great joy…...

4+ day, 49+ min ago   (565+ words) Florida physicians want a formal hearing on the DeSantis administration’s latest effort to weaken vaccine requirements for Florida schoolchildren. The Florida Chapter of the American College of Physicians on Wednesday sent notice to the Department of Health requesting a rule…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (942+ words) If you’ve ever had to prepare a meal for a picky eater, you know it’s not easy. They may not like certain flavors or textures, and there are often foods you have to avoid altogether. And it turns out, humans…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (610+ words) One person now oversees both of Broward County’s public hospital districts. Shane Strum, who has served as CEO and president of Broward Health since 2021, was selected this week to take up the same role at Memorial Healthcare System. Memorial Healthcare’s…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (912+ words) This story was originally reported by Sara Luterman of The 19th. Meet Sara and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. The Department of Justice asked a federal appeals court earlier this month to vacate its March decision…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (457+ words) A new study by The Miami Foundation sheds light on the urgent needs facing South Dade, one of Miami-Dade County’s fastest-growing yet most underserved regions. The top concern: affordable housing. The study, commissioned by a coalition of South Florida funders,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (324+ words) Hope Florida report revealed A grand jury found state officials “misappropriated” $10 million from a Medicaid settlement to the Hope Florida Foundation. The money went through several organizations before eventually being directed to two separate political action committees and the Republican…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1086+ words) Florida Republican gubernatorial nominee U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds linked U.S. measles outbreaks to illegal immigration. On CBS News’ “Face the Nation” on Aug. 23, host Margaret Brennan said Florida is below the immunization rate needed to achieve herd immunity for measles. Brennan then…...