Health

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.

A bill expanding parents' rights to waive mandatory child vaccines is advancing through the Florida Senate, but some Republicans disagree about the access it purportedly offers.

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