Health News Florida

GOP lawmakers in 10 states have refused for a decade to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. But when President Donald Trump got another whack at Obamacare, these holdout states went unrewarded.

USF associate professor Joseph Dituri, a Navy veteran who survived a TBI, hopes the pressure of pure oxygen into the body will decrease neural inflamation.

USDA officials lifted a forced suspension at the company's Jarratt, Virginia, site. However, documents show sanitation problems similar to those that led to listeria contamination persist at three other plants.

The foundation has announced two $450,000 grants to Memorial Foundation and Nova Southeastern University, funding projects that focus on personalized cancer treatment and reducing health disparities.

Young adults without jobs that provide insurance find their options are limited and expensive. The problem is about to get worse.

It’s a difficult rite of passage for young adults without job-based insurance. Here are some tips for getting started when your're no longer covered under your parent's plan.

Among more than 20 pediatricians contacted, only one agreed to speak on the record about the risks of measles and the importance of childhood vaccination. Others declined, citing a range of concerns.

Researchers recently found that dieting cats undergo a significant change in the populations of bacteria in their gut. In fact, it’s thought to be like what happens in their people.

The Flagler County Sheriff's Office says Autumn Bardisa, 29, used another nurse’s credentials to work for AdventHealth in Palm Coast for months before the hospital uncovered the scheme.

The virus has infected over 7,000 people, mainly in the southern Chinese manufacturing hub of Foshan. An expert says the outbreak appears to be the largest ever documented in China.

Asztalos had been working as deputy executive director of the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs since 2021. The position opened this year when Taylor Hatch became DCF secretary.

There have been five deaths in Florida attributed to the Vibrio vulnificus bacteria this year. Since mid-July, the state has recorded five additional cases for a total of 16 this year.