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After a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this month that backed the Biden administration, Florida has dropped its appeal in a legal fight against federal COVID-19 vaccination requirements for health care workers. Read more

Not too long ago, smoking used to be everywhere. In fact, many can remember the days when people who smoked and others who didn’t mingled in the same indoor spaces. They sat side-by-side on planes, dined next to each other in restaurants and rode in the back seats of smoke-filled cars, and n… Read more

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In the weeks and months immediately following a stroke, an early rehabilitation program offers the best possible recovery outcomes. While each patient’s journey may be different, starting the path toward rehabilitation as soon as it’s medically safe allows stroke survivors to mitigate its la… Read more

Jackson South Medical Center is equipped with a new, robotic surgical system that aids in making knee replacement surgery more precise and accurate. Read more

Eleven years ago, Chandra Dunn’s health and life took a serious turn for the worst due to a debilitating, undiagnosed disease. Read more

When the Omicron variant started emerging around the country, registered nurse Currine Smith flashed back to the despair she felt at the beginning of the pandemic. Read more

If you find yourself using a brighter light to read, holding your favorite book at arm’s length, or squinting to see up close, you are not alone. Approximately 128 million people in the United States have presbyopia, or age-related blurry near vision, a common and progressive eye condition a… Read more

Many adults find themselves helping their aging parents sign up for Medicare, a complex process with many steps and considerations. There are penalties for delaying enrollment, and not everyone understands their options. Read more

Cholesterol – a waxy substance created by the liver or consumed from meat, poultry and dairy products – isn’t inherently “bad” for you. In fact, your body needs it to build cells and make vitamins and other hormones. However, too much “bad” LDL cholesterol, or not enough “good” HDL cholester… Read more

When many people think of gout, they often picture swelling and pain in the big toe. However, gout – an extremely painful form of inflammatory arthritis – can occur in any joint when high levels of uric acid in the blood lead to the formation of urate crystals. Read more

Vaccine makers are racing to update their COVID-19 shots against the newest coronavirus threat even before it’s clear a change is needed, just in case. Read more

When Latevia Ward, a third-grade teacher in Miami, went into the hospital in August at 27 weeks pregnant, she knew something wasn’t right. She was recovering from a recent bout of COVID-19 but felt like she was experiencing early signs of labor.  Read more

Every year in the United States, about 1 in 10 babies is born prematurely before they complete 37 weeks of pregnancy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Due to their early birth, they miss out on critical growth and development that usually happens within the womb. Read more

The omicron COVID variant is on the move, with cases popping up in different U.S. cities after it was first discovered in South Africa. Read more

Federal health officials are requiring airlines to gather contact-tracing information on passengers heading to the U.S. who have been in southern Africa in the previous two weeks. Read more

The mortality risk for patients who recovered from severe COVID-19 infections is twice as high the year after their illness as those who haven’t been infected, a new study from the University of Florida shows. Read more

In the first month COVID-19 vaccinations were available for grade school-age children, 10% of Florida’s children ages 5-11 received their first shot, according to federal data. Read more

New York City continues to push the boundary on COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Read more

The Biden administration in its new HIV/AIDS strategy calls racism “a public health threat'” that must be fully recognized as the world looks to end the epidemic. Read more

November marked National Prematurity Awareness Month, which provided an opportunity to reflect on the 400,000 babies born preterm annually in the United States, and what can be done about it. Read more

The rollout of COVID-19 shots for elementary school-age children has exposed another blind spot in the nation’s efforts to address pandemic inequalities: Health systems have released little data on the racial breakdown of youth vaccinations, and community leaders fear that Black and Latino k… Read more

U.S. regulators on Friday moved to open up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, expanding the government’s effort to get ahead of rising coronavirus cases that experts fear could snowball into a winter surge as millions of Americans travel for the holidays. Read more

The government on Friday directed nursing homes to open their doors wide to visitors, easing many remaining pandemic restrictions while urging residents, families and facility staff to keep their guard up against outbreaks. Read more