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Harvest Public MediaSome people claim raw milk has a better taste and can protect them from asthma and allergies. But public health professor Jill Roberts says there's no data to back up these claims. -
Ashley Miznazi/The Miami HeraldFlorida Department of Health officials said Monday there have been 21 cases of Campylobacter and E. coli infections tied to raw milk consumption in the central and northeast portion of the state, and seven people have been hospitalized.
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The state’s insurance regulator has demanded detailed information about patients and their medications, raising privacy concerns. -
Companion bills in both chambers would undo part of a 1990 law that involves wrongful death lawsuits and what are known as “noneconomic” damages for such things as pain and suffering. -
North Miami Mayor Alix Desulme, joined with mayors across the country, to urge Congress to reject making cuts to federal programs that help low-income families pay for food. -
Miami-Dade school and state health officials say they are continuing to monitor the school in Pinecrest for any potential outbreak of measles. -
School officials sent a letter to parents that confirmed a student had been diagnosed with measles. A spokesperson Miami-Dade County Public Schools said a press conference is scheduled for Wednesday to discuss the measles case.
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Holland America has reported its fourth norovirus outbreak of 2025 on a cruise out of Port Everglades, with nearly 150 passengers and 10 crew members falling ill. -
The new measure would recruit case managers, combat child sex trafficking, and create a professional foster care pilot program -
SB 1718 has important implications for immigrants, for Floridians and all Americans — particularly as the country faces surges in outbreaks of communicable diseases like measles and the flu. -
Researchers are discovering that a toxin found in cyanobacteria also known as blue-green algae, could increase the risk of degenerative nerve diseases like ALS and possibly even Alzheimer’s. -
The 2025 report by the Florida Policy Institute ranks counties on five factors, with the newest being food security.
