The Urban Institute Coronavirus Tracking Survey, a nationally representative survey of adults ages 18-64, found that Black adults were more likely than whites or Hispanics to report being discriminated against or unfairly judged by a doctor or health care provider. Read more

Food companies are coming under renewed pressure to use less salt after U.S. regulators spelled out long-awaited guidelines aimed at reducing sodium levels in dozens of foods including condiments, cereals, french fries and potato chips. Read more

With the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on the verge of being approved by the Food and Drug Administration for children ages 5 to 11 as early as November, the majority of Floridians who responded to a Patch survey said they think students should not be required to get the vaccine. Read more

Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by the COVID-19 crisis and quitting, yet applications to nursing schools are rising, driven by what educators say are young people who see the global emergency as an opportunity and a challenge. Read more

What do you do when you have a fever, feel sick, or have persistent symptoms that won’t go away? Most people go see a doctor – whether it be their primary care physician or someone at an urgent care center or health clinic. Read more

When facing a breast cancer diagnosis, it’s important to explore your options to determine the best course of treatment for you. Read more

College football stadiums across Florida with tens of thousands of non-masked, screaming students and boosters packed closely together have so far resulted in no recognizable community outbreaks amid the pandemic, according to infection figures on the state’s biggest campuses. Read more

Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world’s arsenal against the pandemic. Read more

The Biden administration on Thursday put final touches on consumer protections against so-called “surprise” medical bills. The ban on charges that hit insured patients at some of life’s most vulnerable moments is on track to take effect Jan. 1, officials said. Read more

The COVID-19 patient’s health was deteriorating quickly at a Michigan hospital, but he was having none of the doctor’s diagnosis. Despite dangerously low oxygen levels, the unvaccinated man didn’t think he was that sick and got so irate over a hospital policy forbidding his wife from being a… Read more

Congress may soon enact a historic expansion of Medicare benefits to include services like dental, vision and hearing. For millions of seniors, access to these services will be life-changing. Read more

Drugmaker Merck said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and that it would soon ask health officials in the U.S. and around the world to authorize its use. Read more

Alopecia areata is a common autoimmune condition that causes hair loss on the scalp, face and other areas of the body. Nearly 7 million people in the United States are affected by the condition, which has no cure, effective treatments or standard of care. Alopecia areata can affect anyone at… Read more

Although good nutrition is essential for human life, food production has a significant impact on the environment. But you can take a more sustainable approach to healthy eating that will help protect the Earth and its climate. Read more

Pointing to a need to “minimize the amount of time students are removed from in-person learning,” the Florida Department of Health last week issued a revised rule that gives parents more authority to decide whether children go to school after they’ve had direct contact with anyone that is po… Read more

Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID? Read more

Lisa Wilson spent months going door to door in Palm Beach County trying to convince people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. She is an aide to Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay and wife to Belle Glade Mayor Steve Wilson. Despite her position and activism, some members of her … Read more

Social media was buzzing about the misinformed and totally false statements regarding the COVID-19 vaccine Nicki Minaj started spreading that was met with a swift backlash. Read more

Reversing what now appears to be a premature announcement by President Joe Biden regarding universal COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, the Food and Drug Administration decided against it last week. Read more

Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters. Read more

 Dealing the White House a stinging setback, a government advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to give Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots across the board, and instead endorsed the extra vaccine dose only for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease. Read more

This morning, your head hurt something terrible. Read more

More than 65,000 fans packed a stadium in Tampa to watch Tom Brady lead the Buccaneers to a win in the NFL’s season opener, just hours after President Joe Biden announced a sweeping new plan to slow the latest COVID-19 surge. Read more

Two leading vaccine reviewers at the Food and Drug Administration, who recently announced they will be stepping down this fall, joined an international group of scientists to author an article in a scientific journal opposing COVID-19 booster shots for most people.  Read more