Health

The Florida Institute of Human and Machine Cognition is looking for people age 60 or older to participate in a clinical trial studying the benefits of exercise in seniors.

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.

Florida KidCare, a childhood insurance option for some parents who lost coverage, is failing to offset the coverage gap left by the Medicaid unwinding.

Florida has appealed a federal judge’s ruling that blocked state restrictions on treatment for people with gender dysphoria and wants the ruling put on hold while the appeal plays out.

The Institute for Human and Machine Cognition last week opened the $40 million Healthspan, Resilience, and Performance Research Complex, in downtown Pensacola.

The measure stems from a federal law that allowed the designation of rural emergency hospitals and made them eligible for Medicare payments.

Black babies are at higher risk of infant mortality than white babies. There are also several factors behind the barriers to prenatal care in Florida.

The state has at least 10 cases of the illness to date but the state's surgeon general has not called for vaccinations or quarantining of exposed kids. This goes against science-based measures.

A new study sheds light on the relationship between gun violence and infant health

Florida has three failing grades in the annual State of Tobacco report. Among those most hurt by tobacco products are Orange County's Black residents.