Fluoride is added to water systems of more than two-thirds of Americans. Some Florida cities banned it for health concerns. Experts, CDC, ADA weigh in

In an abundance of caution, the CDC is advising faster flu testing to help identify possible bird flu cases hiding in the flock of rising flu diagnoses.

Winter sicknesses are surging in the Sunshine State. Doctors across Central Florida say people are struggling to shake off the flu this year for some reason.

Florida is seeing a “very high” amount of activity as new variants of viruses are going around, most notably the flu (Influenza A).

As fun as the holidays are to be surrounded by friends and family, it also left many feeling under the weather with a particularly nasty winter respiratory viru

Additionally, wastewater activity level currently shows moderate levels of COVID, very high levels of flu and high levels of RSV in Florida, the CDC says. "People who are infected

I’ve Heli skied, I’ve extreme skied, I’ve raced, I taught snow ski for 20 years, I’ve enjoyed it my whole life, it was never very hard,” Gregg Lee, a cardiac patient at AdventHealth, said. Lee is an expert level snow and water skier.

In an abundance of caution, the CDC last week advised hospitals and labs to do faster flu testing to help identify possible bird flu cases hiding in the flock of rising flu diagnoses.

A student called 911 and begged a man driving him to school to pull over when he realized the man was drunk, Florida authorities said.

Signaling hope in the battle against opioids, Central Florida saw a nearly 7% drop in deadly drug overdoses between 2021 and 2023, part of a trend of declines seen throughout the U.S. after the frightening surges of the preceding decade.

The Ormond Beach City Commission voted unanimously Jan. 21 to remove fluoride from its water system after decades.

Florida’s efforts to battle cancer could prove the source of another fight in the state Legislature this year, especially if legislative leaders stick with promises to curtail spending now that federal stimulus dollars have dried up.