health and science

Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the availability of cancer innovation grant funds for next year and the latest list of researchers chosen to receive grants.

Florida has reported 17 cases and three deaths this year from Vibrio vulnificus, which can be contracted by eating raw oysters or swimming in brackish water with an open wound.

Publishers acceded to state requests watering down information on climate change's impact. Now the state has turned to updating its science standards.

Health alerts are in effect for several counties in Florida, including Leon, as officials monitor mosquito-borne illnesses after heavy rainfall.

The vice president of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics knows what happens when the vaccination rate dips below herd immunity.

Pediatricians are pushing back on an executive order calling for changes to the childhood vaccination schedule.

Governor Ron DeSantis announced funding Tuesday to help expand access to healthcare in rural communities.

Despite a call to end vaccine mandates in Florida, nothing has happened on a policy level. Now, pediatricians are seeing vaccine hesitancy growing.

TPD recently announced its Approach with Care Autism Awareness Initiative. It includes additional training for officers and free vehicle decals.

James Uthmeier says his office will look into the former chief medical adviser to the president, who pleaded the Fifth Amendment during testimony in Washington about the COVID-19 pandemic.