According to Florida’s Department of Health, Bartow is one of five cities in Polk County that still add fluoride to drinking water, along with Auburndale, Haines City, Lakeland, and Lake Alfred.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The city of Lakeland unanimously voted on Monday to stop adding fluoride to its drinking water. Since November, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo has been urging ...

MIAMI, Fla. — On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he planned to sign two bills, CS 56, Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities, and CS 700 Department of Agriculture and ...

After the case was reported, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo sent a letter to parents and guardians with information on measles. Dr. Todd Husty, the medical director of emergency medical ...