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Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco accounted for 92 of Florida’s 100 new locally acquired infections in the most recent report. However, the number of cases the health department has under review decreased in recent weeks.
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Hillsborough County Commission
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Molly Duerig/Central Florida Public MediaFood insecurity remains a big, ongoing problem in Central Florida and beyond. -
Amy Maxmen/KFF Health NewsThe U.S. has lost its status as a country where measles is eliminated, according to researchers with direct knowledge of the deliberations at the Pan American Health Organization.
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The Florida agency that helps aging American veterans in the state is asking for tens of millions in extra funding in the coming year from the Florida Legislature. -
The federal dollars will support five projects at the cancer center's Speros complex in Land O' Lakes involving Moffitt, USF, a collective of tech startups and Pasco-Hernando State College. -
The 170-unit Linden apartments, slated to open in summer 2028, will rent to Tampa General Hospital and USF Health employees earning between 80% and 120% of the area's median income. -
The court ruled the DeSantis administration did not provide adequate notice to people it claimed were no longer financially eligible before dropping them from the program during the post-COVID unwinding. -
State leaders are in the dark about how much they’ll receive in the Rural Health Transformation Program’s second year after a federal office notified them that more time is needed to make allocations. -
Administrative Law Judge David Watkins is allowing the Florida chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics and American College of Physicians Services to intervene in the consolidated challenge. -
Breast Cancer Awareness Month lasted throughout October, but health advocates are reminding women that early detection and access to regular screenings remain important yearround. -
Just because progressive candidates successfully campaigned on some form of the policy in states such as Texas, Iowa, Maine and Michigan, it doesn’t mean government-run insurance will be an easy sell. -
The lung disease is not contagious, and many people exposed to the bacteria never get sick. But those who are infected can face a long medical journey. -
The county added 22 cases from Oct. 25-31, the lowest weekly total since 16 were recorded during the week ending Aug. 16. Since July, Hillsborough accounted for 407 of Florida's 524 infections. -
The nationwide blue wave in the midterm election didn’t necessarily carry over to ballot measures on abortion and transgender issues. -
Cases spiked in the Tampa area because officials weren't prepared to fight the disease like they already do in more southern counties like Miami-Dade or Lee. A hotspot is the populated area north of Ybor City.
