Health

A team at Florida International University is using digital stethoscopes and machine learning to analyze heartbeats, similar to how a musician picks up an off-key note. Their models are showing 95% accuracy in predicting health issues that doctors may miss.

The money will support two major initiatives through the Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease Research

The approach, which mimics how the body responds to a virus, could pave the way for a universal cancer vaccine.

Eleven people have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, and four of them have died from it so far in 2025, according to the Florida Department of Health, the USA TODAY NETWORK is reporting.

Contributions during the quarter included $715,000 from the California-based Tides Foundation and $400,000 from the Florida Policy Institute, a state Division of Elections report shows.

A key lawmaker and Florida State University leaders on Wednesday touted a new law that includes offering free genetic screening for newborns and bolstering research on rare pediatric diseases.

Many children in Florida lack access to routine dental care. According to data from the Florida Department of Health, nearly 1 in 3 third graders in the Sunshine State had cavities during the 2021–2022 school year.

Pediatric flu deaths were high again for a second year in Florida, while national numbers were the highest since the swine flu pandemic during the 2009-2010 season.

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.