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Seven people have been diagnosed with measles in an outbreak that started at the Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston, Florida. The Florida Department of Health in Broward County announced in a ...
"Though it is not illegal to eat python meat, the Florida Department of Health recently finalized a consumption advisory for Burmese pythons found in Florida, advising “Do Not Consume Python ...
Florida's Department of Health has agreed to a settlement requiring it to provide more detailed COVID-19 data. It initially refused, said it didn't exist.
The Florida Department of Health oversees the state’s 67 county health departments and licenses doctors, nurses and dozens of other health-related professions.
The state's surgeon general grants parents permission to send unvaccinated children to school during a measles outbreak, risking their health and that of others.
Federal health officials and other experts have repeatedly sought to counter erroneous comments about the vaccines by Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s surgeon general.
The breach happened June 26, and the department said it is “collaborating with law enforcement and cybersecurity experts to thoroughly investigate the breach and mitigate its impact.” The department ...
Amid ongoing measles outbreaks at Florida schools, the state’s Department of Health released an updated statement on Wednesday, warning of "misinformation" from media reports.
“The Florida Department of Health now recommends against community water fluoridation, and in spring 2025, the Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill 700 (SB700), which bans the addition of ...
The Florida Department of Health issued a state-wide mosquito-borne illness alert after four people contracted malaria in Sarasota. James Gathany AP Four people in Sarasota have fallen ill with ...
The COVID-19 information is not just being provided weekly, it has more detailed demographic information.
The Department of Health possesses some of the state’s most sensitive data. The Florida Department of Health oversees the state’s county health departments and licenses doctors, nurses and ...