Health

Analysts with the personal finance website compared all 50 states and Washington, D.C., using 33 metrics tied to cost, quality and access to care. Florida's low ranking in oral health reflects gaps in preventive care.

The increase in the number of Florida's measles cases slowed down in March. But its overall case count is still one of the highest in the country.

Participants in the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program will be able to access funds to cover their HIV medication after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Tuesday providing stopgap funding mitigating cuts imposed earlier this month.

A plan to prevent cuts to a program that provides drugs to AIDS patients passed through the Senate on Tuesday, but it’s unclear whether the House will agree to it.

The House version of the bill (HB 917), which would require doctors to accept all patients regardless of vaccination status, hasn't been considered in that chamber this year.

The bill, which allows parents to opt out of mandatory vaccines for "philosophical" reasons, is advancing through the Florida Senate, even as cases of measles are on the rise.

A community advocate is accusing the DeSantis administration of "kneecapping" the Florida Legislature and its willingness to shore up a purported $120 million deficit in a program that helps people living with HIV and AIDS afford their prescriptions.

The need for aFIB awareness is growing, with a recent study by the CDC projecting a huge spike in cases by 2030—over 12 million, doubling the cases since 2010.

Joy, Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola's new facility dog, has been working since late November to help comfort patients and their families experiencing traumatic injuries.

A Florida House panel Thursday backed a wide-ranging plan that seeks to trim health-care regulations and carry out federal changes in programs such as food stamps and Medicaid.