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Johns Hopkins surgeon Dr. Marty Makary is his choice for the FDA and Dr. Janette Nesheiwat is in line to be the next surgeon general. Dr. Dave Weldon of Florida is slated to run the CDC.

Many men at the Miami-Dade Correctional Institute, an aging complex lacking air conditioning in housing areas, suffered from heat rash, there were reports of fainting and at least four deaths that attorneys for The Florida Justice Institute argue were likely the result of the heat.

A federal appeals court refused to reconsider a decision that allowed Florida to restrict treatments for people with gender dysphoria while a legal battle about the restrictions plays out.

In the name of fighting drug addiction, more than a dozen restaurants are participating in the sixth annual Taste of Recovery festival in Delray Beach.

A new ad campaign from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation aims to encourage testing and treatment in Florida and across the U.S. That includes billboards in Fort Lauderdale and Miami.

Puerto Rico has lost thousands of its doctors in the past decade, many having fled to the U.S. mainland for better pay. That's why one doctor, Pedro Juan Vázquez, who is better known by his stage name PJ Sin Suela, is trying to fill the gaps

If Arkansas campaigners gather enough votes to get abortion on the ballot, Arkansas would be the sixth state where election officials are validating signatures on abortion measures. Florida and four others already have the measure ready to go before voters.

A state panel again analyzed potential financial impacts of a proposed constitutional amendment about abortion rights, with amendment opponents focusing on costs linked to lawsuits if the measure passes.

Florida has leaned Republican in recent election cycles, but Democrats see some opportunities in the former swing state, especially with abortion rights on the ballot in November.

The mosquito-borne virus remains less common in the continental United States, but in the 50 states so far this year there have been three times more cases than at the same point last year

Both states want to expand eligibility for the CHIP, but their approaches to charging low-income families premiums for the coverage showcase the nation’s ideological divide on helping the disadvantaged.

Steward, which runs five hospitals in in South Florida, plans to sell off all its hospitals after filing for Chapter 11 protection. In a letter to acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, Sen. Edward, Markey said the bankruptcy poses concerns for nearly 30,000 workers