Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, has caused in a few recent deaths in Florida. At the Jersey Shore, thankfully, it ...

A growing number of Americans are turning to ketamine—long used as a surgical anesthetic and known for recreational misuse—as ...

The state has mandatory vaccines to attend school that includes DTap, polio, MMR, hepatitis B, and varicella vaccines. For kindergarten through 12 th grade, students needs multiple doses of DTaP, ...

President Donald Trump has reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American children. This test, a staple in schools ...

Conceived to contend with allegations of election fraud, the Office of Election Crimes and Security was established by the ...

With the recent public health alerts like dengue, Brevard County Mosquito Control consistently engages in proactive efforts.

The Department of Health Brevard said dengue can cause flu-like symptoms. Including fever, muscle aches, and in some cases, a ...

Dengue is one of several mosquito-borne illnesses found in Florida. The Florida Department of Health also conducts "statewide ...

TAMPA, Fla. — According to a well-known cybersecurity firm, the organization known as RansomHub has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on the Florida Department of Health. When asked ...

According to the Florida Department of Health, Lee County is currently the only county in Southwest Florida to report a case of vibrio vulnificus this year. These statistics were updated last Friday.

This is the third case of measles in Florida this year. A request for more information is pending with the Florida Department of Health.

Florida Department of Health surveillance data, which previously made public the number of current cases of each vaccine-preventable disease by county, has been removed from the state website.