health and science

As open enrollment for Affordable Care Act health insurance kicks off, consumers face rising premiums, additional identity checks, and fewer brokers.

Florida State and the University of Arizona will partner to study link between the proper fit of protective equipment and occupational cancer risk for women firefighters.

In a press release Wednesday, both parties said they are in agreement on lease and operating agreements and other documents outlining their academic and clinical structure.

The disease was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000, but outbreaks have increased in recent years as vaccine skepticism rises.

A proposed rule would allow people to receive the shot at pharmacies. The Board of Pharmacy is accepting public comments through Oct. 8.

Florida's Surgeon General has called to end all vaccine mandates. Vaccine hesitancy is growing, and pediatricians say they are feeling the strain of tackling the mistrust.

During Labor Day celebrations, advocacy groups are warning parents to keep a close eye on autistic children while they're in homes with pools

A state plan would remove mandates on schoolchildren receiving shots for chickenpox, hepatitis B, Hib and pneumococcal disease. Comments can be made through Sept. 14.

Two "measles-associated" deaths were reported by Pennsylvania health authorities this week in Lancaster County, the first such deaths so far this year in the U.S.

The health department is proposing a rule to remove hepatitis B, chickenpox, Hib, and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine mandates for school attendance.