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Retirees are drawn to Florida for the sunshine and promise of an active later life, making it one of the top three states in the nation with the largest senior population. But a new report from the Humana Foundation reveals a far different reality for many older Floridians who struggle with mental health challenges that…

Invest 91L off the Florida coast in the Gulf of America became better defined overnight and formed into Tropical Depression Two July 19, according to National Hurricane Center forecasters

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Reports of contaminated produce continue to spread across the country, many people in South Florida are changing what they eat and what they avoid

A parasite that causes extreme diarrhea, seen in recent outbreaks across the country, has been documented in 29 counties in Florida. But experts say there could be more cases than what has been reported

Hillsborough County, Fla.— The Florida Department of Health (DOH), in coordination with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), is investigating a listeriosis outbreak associated with a restaurant in Tampa. Five individuals are included in this outbreak, and four reported consuming food from the same restaurant between March 2026 and June 2026

Health insurance coverage makes a big difference in the amount of time patients are treated in the hospital for a gunshot wound — an injury that’s seen in an American emergency room every 30 minutes. 

This summer, Florida families will have the opportunity to enroll their newborns in a new genetic screening initiative designed to identify hundreds of rare genetic diseases before symptoms appear. 

Millions of Medicare beneficiaries could save tens of thousands a year as the Feds make a multibillion dollar bet that slimming elders’ waistlines could lighten the burden of Medicare’s costs — eventually