Health alert issued for blue-green algae in Orange County’s Lake Killarney
The Florida Department of Health in Orange County has issued a health alert for blue-green algae toxins found in Lake ...
Florida alerts first measles case of year in public school as experts stress vaccination
The state of Florida has reported its first measles case for 2025 in Miami-Dade Public Schools. Amid the measles outbreak ...
Florida vaccine skeptic out as proposed CDC director amid measles outbreak
Dave Weldon was scheduled to have a confirmation hearing on Thursday, but the White House scrapped the nomination of the ...
Gene Hackman's wife died of hantavirus. How common is it in Florida? What to know
Hantavirus comes from contact with rodents — such as rats and mice — especially after exposure to their urine, droppings, and saliva.
Immunization rates against measles are declining in Central Florida
Osceola County’s immunization rate is the lowest in Central Florida at 86.9 percent. Across the WESH 2 viewing area, nearly every county is below the statewide rate of 90.6 percent, with the ...
Measles Outbreak Spreads to Florida
Florida has recorded its first measles case of the year amid an outbreak in states across the country. A student at Miami ...
Florida’s fluoride critics decry its health risks. But not fluoridating water also is dangerous, an exclusive analysis shows.
As Florida wages a battle over fluoride in drinking water, an analysis of state data shows that municipalities that add ...
Hemp, health, education and phosphate land: Here are the bills Polk County legislators have filed
As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far filed no bills.
2 Miami-Dade health inspectors accused of fabricating violations to extort restaurants
Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz Cordero-Stutz said she’s asking more business owners to come forward because she believes there ...
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Florida Senate Passes Sweeping Autism Support Measures
The Florida Senate fully passed a bill 38-0 on Wednesday that would bolster early detection, intervention, and support for ...
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Florida Republicans continue push to ban local governments from putting fluoride in water
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Florida bill moves to ban fluoride in local water supplies
The bill would prevent in public water systems "the use of any additive included primarily for health-related purposes." ...