Florida’s FGA leads efforts to reshape SNAP and Medicaid policies, advocating for restrictions on food aid and proposing public benefits reforms nationally. Howard Cohen hcohen@miamiherald.com ...

Florida’s fluoride critics decry its health risks. But not fluoridating water also is dangerous, an exclusive analysis shows. More than a dozen cities in the state have chosen this year to stop ...

An appeals court Wednesday backed the Florida Department of Health in a dispute that started after health officials moved to block dogs from being in bars in Tampa and Orlando. A three-judge panel ...

After 1,826 restaurant inspections across Central Florida in May, only 236 had no issues for the entire month, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – An appeals court Wednesday backed the Florida Department of Health in a dispute that started after health officials moved to block dogs from being in bars in Tampa and Orlando.

Disease-tracking information in Florida is available again, allowing residents to learn about outbreaks in their county once more. Florida Department of Health surveillance data, which previously ...

“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 ...