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It didn't take long for Paulo Picora, with Hillsborough County Mosquito Management, to find Aedes larvae in Sky Lebron's yard. One only needs to know where to look for vectors and "wigglers."
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Kin Cheung/APDaylight saving time ends in the U.S. at 2 a.m. local time Sunday. Standard time will last until March 14, when we will again “spring forward” with the return of daylight saving time. -
Fred Clasen-Kelly/KFF Health NewsPoisons from the city's “Brown’s Dump” seeped into the lifeblood of residents. The harm to their physical and mental health is tied to another public health crisis: high rates of gun violence among children.
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A new report documents widespread contamination of waterways across the country by “forever chemicals,” which have been linked to cancer and other health problems. -
DeSantis said the law, and his administration's vigilant efforts on border control, have helped put Florida in the national forefront in the fight against fentanyl. -
The discrepancy raises questions about how the Department of Health determines where infections originate and whether the state's official numbers accurately reflect the risk of transmission in the county. -
The 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 -
Cooler, 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. -
The FDA program's first initiative, the Alzheimer's Prevention Accelerator, focuses on finding medical products that can help delay or altogether prevent Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. -
The retreat comes five days after the First District Court of Appeal denied Attorney General James Uthmeier's own emergency bid to block the same ad. -
HIV advocates warn of a possible rise in cases, particularly in states with high rates of new HIV infections like Florida, which ranks third in the nation. -
The Florida Academy of Family Physicians filed a petition Friday with the Division of Administrative Hearings, alleging the Department of Health failed to follow proper procedures when moving to roll back the requirements. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration didn’t follow rulemaking procedures and overstepped its authority when it proposed eliminating mandates for four required vaccines, according to the plaintiffs. -
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.
