Health

Pensacola’s Health and Hope Clinic says patients are arriving sicker and with more advanced health problems than in previous years

Free and low-cost mammograms will be available on Wednesday, May 20 to eligible women, who are residents of Florida, at least 40 years old, have little or no insurance, and meet income guidelines. The 3D Mobile Mammography bus will be at Health and Hope Clinic in Escambia County from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Department of Health database remained at 150 cases for the year through the seven-day period ending May 9. That's reflective of a continuing slowdown in infections after outbreaks earlier this year.

Florida is the only state in the nation removing children from its low-cost health insurance program, KidCare, because of missed payments. It removed about 43,000 children from December 2024 to November 2025.

The state Senate's initial budget plan includes $118 million for program, and the House plan sets aside $68 million.

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.