Health

Ron DeSantis signed seven bills, including measures related to the regulation of private parking facilities and skin cancer screening.

The use of Kratom, an herb grown in Southeast Asia for centuries for its mood-altering effects, has exploded in popularity in the United States in the past fews years, particularly in Florida. Kratom enthusiasts say it...

ALS is a crippling disease that affects the nervous system. There is a new and easier way to detect ALS in patients.

A court revived a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by a man who alleged he suffered hip fractures while unconscious after a drug overdose.

Listen: It’s estimated over 580 thousand Floridians are living with Alzheimer’s disease. A study could lead to a simpler way to detect the disease. The study, called Bio-Hermes, showed how new Alzheimer’s detecting blood tests...

Florida lawmakers approved a watered-down bill targeting vaping products geared toward children.

This month is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in Tampa. This cancer is considered the number 2 killer in men and women in the US.

Listen: A study from the University of Florida shows that mosquitoes can adapt to climate change, and this adaptation may have changes on the spread of harmful diseases. Matthew Thomas is the director of the...

Two Tampa Bay Times reporters who spent months investigating the potential dangers of Kratom use discussed their findings during an appearance on WMNF WaveMakers with Janet and Tom on Tuesday, March 5. Five reporters worked...

Anti-vaccine Florida surgeon-general politically defies science and the Center for Disease Control. Florida reels from a new outbreak of measles while the surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, face calls to be fired. His anti vaccine stance...

The Florida Senate passed a bill that would create a new category of “rural emergency hospitals” in the state.

The Florida Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a plan that would designate at least four behavioral-health teaching hospitals.