Children's Health

The state agency included a $1 placeholder in its legislative budget request to support the final recommendations of the Applied Behavior Analysis Task Force concerning the delivery of ABA services.

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.

The Florida Academy of Family Physicians, a doctor and other individuals argue the health department failed to follow proper procedures when moving to roll back the requirements for children to receive vaccines.

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," a pediatric endocrinologist explains how sugar affects children's bodies, and how they can enjoy a safer, healthier Halloween.

For decades, cities and counties have been able to enact laws to manage their communities as they see fit. Recently, however, the Legislature has passed rules to usurp some local decisions.

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.

Graphic video could be copied and pushed into social feeds if the event is streamed, even if the original is restricted. Experts advise parents to focus on how witnessing such an event might affect young viewers.

The health department wants to remove the immunization requirements for hepatitis B, varicella (chickenpox), Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and pneumococcal conjugate to attend Florida schools.

Florida's Department of Children and Families is removing certain refugees from Medicaid services.

The state is still not giving firm answers on when — or whether — it intends to expand a safety-net healthcare program for low-income children that the Legislature has approved.

Monday is the deadline to comment on the health department's plan to strike four longstanding immunization requirements that the advocates say are safe and lifesaving.

The Florida Chapter of the American College of Physicians sent notice to the Department of Health requesting a rule hearing on a proposal to make it easier for parents to opt out of vaccinating their school-aged children.