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Florida is both a microcosm and a cautionary tale for America. As the nation starved the public health system intended to protect communities against disease, staffing and funding fell faster and further in the Sunshine State, leaving it especially unprepared for the worst health crisis in a century.

This story has been updated as of 6:05 p.m., Thursday, July 16.A bar owner in Wilton Manors is suing the city, Broward County and Gov. Ron DeSantis over…

A growing number of governors and mayors are working to slow the spread of the coronavirus by requiring people to wear masks in public places.Experts say…

As states ease their lockdowns, bars are emerging as fertile breeding grounds for the coronavirus. They create a risky cocktail of tight quarters, young…

On Friday, March 13, President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence stood in the White House Rose Garden to declare COVID-19 a national emergency.…

A birthday party held during the coronavirus pandemic might as well be the stuff of mystery novels.“When you have a larger party, then that’s when we…

Rick Bright, who filed a complaint after being removed from his government post working on the coronavirus, said he raised alarms about critical supply shortages early on.

Like so many doctors around the world, pediatric surgeon Roberto Herrera was exposed to the new coronavirus back in early March.“Of course I was scared at…

Watch this video to learn more about contact tracing, which public health figures say is critical to halting the coronavirus pandemic.

An APM Reports analysis finds that public labs — the first line of defense in an outbreak — in at least 10 states endured budget troubles or staffing shortages in the past decade.

As parts of the U.S. aim to move out of lockdown, a key tool to contain coronavirus cases will be contact tracing. It's something health workers in low-income countries have lots of experience with.

"Case fatality rates have been very confusing," says Dr. Steven Lawrence, an infectious disease expert. Here's why.