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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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Jacquelyn Martin/APThe grant is $5 million-plus more than the DeSantis administration had previously announced it was requesting. The money is available through the Rural Health Transformation Program. -
Emma Brisk/WUSFThese robotaxis are everywhere in Tampa, but they are more than an technological innovation. Waymo's might be the best transportation option for older adults or those with vision loss.
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Some Floridians are hesitant to return to grocery stores for lettuce and have turned to local markets and farms instead. One shopper cites the "level of accountability" by community businesses. -
J.S. Park explains on “Florida Matters Live & Local” that one of the rules of chaplaincy is to not bring up religion unless the patient does. -
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.
