Health & Science

7-0H is a chemical compound found naturally in the kratom plant. Products containing the compound but in extracted, potent forms have been popping up all over the country.

Teams have had their hands full this summer thanks to a population explosion all over the state, as well as an uptick in locally acquired cases of dengue in Brevard County.

Some people claim raw milk can protect them from asthma and allergies. But a USF public health professor says there's no data to back up those claims.

A new scorecard published by the Population Reference Bureau finds that Florida restricts access to birth control, ranking alongside Kansas, Mississippi and Alabama.

Florida’s Second Chance Act is a new law requiring first-time student athletes to receive heart screenings before participating in school sports.

The Big Bend is under a heat advisory until 8 p.m. EST. All Leon County library locations are serving as relief centers during their regularly scheduled hours.

The deaths caused by Vibrio vulnificus bacterium were in Bay, Broward, Hillsborough, and St. Johns counties, according to the Florida Department of Health.

Abortion numbers are climbing around the country according to a recent report, but that's not the case in Florida.

Dentists say a new statewide ban on adding fluoride to drinking water will impact kids who already lack access to a dentist.

Two tuberculosis cases have been confirmed in south Florida. The number of reported TB cases has been increasing in Florida since 2021.