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As season vaccinations ramp up, Archbishop Thomas Wenski is accusing Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier of "bullying" Catholic schools in a dispute over religious freedom, public health and state scholarship funding.
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Moffitt Cancer Center/CourtesyThe Discovery and Innovation Center will bring together about 250 faculty members, researchers, postdoctoral fellows and support staff working in areas including drug discovery, bioengineering, cancer metabolism and tumor biology -
Joe Mario Pedersen/Central Florida Public MediaCooler, drier weather will likely need to stick around a little longer before its effects show up in reported case numbers. Hillsborough added 36 infections and Pinellas another 14 in the latest weekly state report.
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The Tampa Bay region has 352 confirmed cases across Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, and Hillsborough counties. Hillsborough continues to lead the state with 310 cases. -
Attorney General James Uthmeier says a civil investigative subpoena has been issued to a Georgia company as part of an expanded investigation into the use of potassium bromate. -
These service providers, formerly known as geriatric care managers, can arrange a move to a senior living facility, deal with Medicare and Medicaid, recommend doctors, drive a client to the dentist, and much more. -
To make good decisions, consumers need to rely on accurate information, but much of the hype around peptides is misleading. -
The Republican Party of Florida is threatening criminal prosecution of television stations, the Democratic Party and, by the terms of its own legal theory, anyone who repeats a grand jury's finding in the case. -
Maurice Kurtz tells CIDRAP News he woke up with a 101-degree fever and "ached so much." After tests for flu and COVID came back negative, he went to an urgent care clinic for a dengue test. -
The 63-year-old pilot was pronounced dead at the scene. The aircraft, spraying pesticide amid a county mosquito-borne illness advisory, went down in a wooded area near homes in Myakka City. -
Florida's west coast gets another option for the radiation option, which uses charged particles called protons to target tumors while limiting exposure to surrounding healthy tissue. -
Pinellas reported 17 more cases as the outbreak shows signs of crossing the bay. Hillsborough added 51 cases in the state's latest weekly update of mosquito-borne illnesses. -
A new state law derailed a campaign to put Medicaid expansion on Florida’s 2026 ballot. Organizers are now aiming for 2028 as health care costs rise. -
One family cut off by mistake, another with no notice. Meanwhile, a troubled state agency still seems ill-equipped to handle complex eligibility changes, attorneys say. -
On "Florida Matters Live & Local," a mother and caregiver shared advice for those who are going through the same experiences.
