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Angie Wang/AP/APAt a Senate hearing on Sept. 9, 2025, on the corruption of science, witnesses presented an unpublished study that made a big assertion. I can say definitively that the study by Henry Ford Health researchers has serious design problems that keep it from revealing much about whether vaccines affect children’s long-term health. -
Miami HeraldThree major hospital systems in Florida are challenging a proposed rule that would change how organ transplant programs are approved and monitored.
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With prom and graduation season upon us, many teens may be feeling the pressure, and in some cases, serious stress. The good news is there are low and no-cost resources available across South Florida. -
A year after Florida's six-week abortion ban took effect, midwives are still adapting to changing political attitudes concerning reproductive health care. -
The agency is taking steps to remove prescription fluoride products that children swallow. But researchers who study fluoride say it's not harmful and some kids need the treatments. -
Lana Hassan, 11, lost her right leg when an Israeli airstrike hit her neighborhood in Gaza. After 18 surgeries, she arrived in South Florida to receive further medical treatment and rehabilitation, thanks to a U.S. nonprofit. -
With Florida set to ban fluoride in public drinking water, health officials in Utah — the first state to impose a similar prohibition — say Floridians without fluoridated water will suffer the most. -
The Broward Healthpoint Maternity Care Center has surpassed its own expectations for how many patients have been served. The center opened as a way to reduce barriers to maternal care services in a community with high rates of maternal health issues. -
Two tuberculosis cases have been confirmed in South Florida. The number of TB cases reported has been increasing in Florida since 2021. -
Despite smoking rates dropping, Florida's local health officials think it could be lower through school policies and strategy updates. -
The Florida Legislature approved the bill last week. When it becomes law, local governments are prohibited from adding fluoride to municipal water supplies — ending a decades-old practice. -
Umut Dursun's journey of self-discovery has been deeply tied to understanding his gender. His identity and existence, like many other transgender people, may face new challenges under the Trump administration.
