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The city of Ushuaia in Argentina, which bills itself as the "end of the world," has found itself at the center of a global media storm involving a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise that departed from its port. Tourism operators and officials are scrambling to stem fallout from the nautical nightmare that they fear could cause foreigners to reconsider their Antarctic cruise plans.

It's been two years since Florida's six-week abortion ban went into effect. On "The Florida Roundup," a South Florida OB/GYN explains the way he's seen it affect women's reproductive care.

Parkinson's disease has now surpassed Alzheimer's as the fastest-growing neurological disorder in the world. Are chemical exposures to blame?

Bucking Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida lawmakers won’t strike vaccine mandates for kids or create new guardrails on artificial intelligence, House Speaker Daniel Perez declared Tuesday morning.

‘To take people who are already on medication, take them off that, in my mind, that’s almost like a death sentence.’

A bill that would expand vaccine exemptions for public K-12 schools is headed to the Senate floor. The bill (SB 1756) would create a new “conscience” category for parents to opt their children out of immunizations typically required for students to attend public K-12 schools.

The debate in the Senate Appropriations Committee was vigorous at times, with some supporters unsure if they would support the measure on the chamber floor. A House companion bill has not yet been considered.

Florida first lady Casey DeSantis, who helps lead the state’s version of the Make America Healthy Again movement, recently said the Healthy Florida First initiative tested popular bread brands, revealing "triple-digit" levels of the herbicide glyphosate.

Two national organizations are joining the effort by Florida Decides Healthcare to expand Medicaid to low-income childless adults in Florida.

Measles is highly contagious, and immunization rates in some counties are below the 95% recommended for herd immunity.

On "The Florida Roundup," the president of the American College of Physicians said he believes the state not mandating vaccines for children will increase costs for health care.

Two-thirds of the dangerously hot days in Florida in recent years were linked to climate change. Symptoms of heat exposure include false labor contractions and even pre-term labor.