illness /tags/illness illness en-US SAʴı Fri, 01 May 2026 19:16:00 GMT Hillsborough, Broward, Palm Beach counties add to Florida's 2026 measles total /health/2026-05-01/hillsborough-broward-palm-beach-counties-add-to-floridas-2026-measles-total One case in Hillsborough and two in Broward were confirmed in patients younger than 4, according to a state database. The Palm Beach case was reported at a high school. Fri, 01 May 2026 19:16:00 GMT /health/2026-05-01/hillsborough-broward-palm-beach-counties-add-to-floridas-2026-measles-total Rick Mayer Measles cases slow down in Florida, but numbers remain historically high /health/2026-04-03/measles-cases-slow-down-in-florida-but-numbers-remain-historically-high 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. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:07:27 GMT /health/2026-04-03/measles-cases-slow-down-in-florida-but-numbers-remain-historically-high Joe Mario Pedersen Biostatistician explains the flaws of a study claiming vaccines cause chronic illness /health/2025-09-26/biostatistician-explains-the-flaws-of-a-study-claiming-vaccines-cause-chronic-illness At a Senate hearing on Sept. 9, 2025, on the corruption of science, witnesses presented an unpublished study that made a big assertion. I can say definitively that the study by Henry Ford Health researchers has serious design problems that keep it from revealing much about whether vaccines affect children’s long-term health. Fri, 26 Sep 2025 21:37:00 GMT /health/2025-09-26/biostatistician-explains-the-flaws-of-a-study-claiming-vaccines-cause-chronic-illness Jeffrey Morris | The Conversation 'It's still out there': How to protect yourself in case of a measles outbreak /health/2024-02-23/florida-measles-mmr-vaccines-outbreak-broward A recent measles outbreak at a Broward County elementary school is raising questions and concerns about the highly contagious, viral respiratory infection. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 18:51:24 GMT /health/2024-02-23/florida-measles-mmr-vaccines-outbreak-broward Alyssa Ramos, Rafael Hernandez The CDC is reporting 36 more unexplained hepatitis cases in children /news/2022-05-31/the-cdc-is-reporting-36-more-unexplained-hepatitis-cases-in-children Health officials remain perplexed by the cases. The best available evidence points to a fairly common stomach bug called adenovirus 41. Tue, 31 May 2022 19:13:00 GMT /news/2022-05-31/the-cdc-is-reporting-36-more-unexplained-hepatitis-cases-in-children Health News Florida Portugal finds five monkeypox cases in men as outbreak spreads /news/2022-05-18/portugal-finds-five-monkeypox-cases-in-men-as-outbreak-spreads The disease belongs to a family of viruses that includes chickenpox and smallpox. Most people recover from monkeypox within weeks. Wed, 18 May 2022 19:52:00 GMT /news/2022-05-18/portugal-finds-five-monkeypox-cases-in-men-as-outbreak-spreads Associated Press CIA report: No evidence linking Havana syndrome to a foreign country /2022-01-20/cia-report-no-evidence-linking-havana-syndrome-to-a-foreign-country The interim report says many cases have now been attributed to previously undiagnosed illnesses. But "a couple dozen" cases remain unresolved and are still under investigation. Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:53:49 GMT /2022-01-20/cia-report-no-evidence-linking-havana-syndrome-to-a-foreign-country Greg Myre Gov. Ron DeSantis Says Feds Should Consider Domestic Travel In Coronavirus Response /news/2020-03-14/gov-ron-desantis-says-feds-should-consider-domestic-travel-in-coronavirus-response Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday that the Trump administration should consider domestic flights in the ongoing effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus… Sat, 14 Mar 2020 22:55:58 GMT /news/2020-03-14/gov-ron-desantis-says-feds-should-consider-domestic-travel-in-coronavirus-response Alexander Gonzalez Stomach Bug Hits 115 Detainees At Immigration Center /news/2019-11-06/stomach-bug-hits-115-detainees-at-immigration-center SAʴı 115 detainees were treated for “gastrointestinal distress” at an immigration detention center in South Florida over the weekend, Immigration and… Wed, 06 Nov 2019 11:34:25 GMT /news/2019-11-06/stomach-bug-hits-115-detainees-at-immigration-center AUSTEN ERBLAT CDC Intensifies Warnings About Vaping Illness As Cases Top 1,000 /2019-10-03/cdc-intensifies-warnings-about-vaping-illness-as-cases-top-1-000 Federal agencies are working furiously to find out what is causing people to sicken and are warning consumers not to vape. Thu, 03 Oct 2019 22:25:05 GMT /2019-10-03/cdc-intensifies-warnings-about-vaping-illness-as-cases-top-1-000 Allison Aubrey, Carmel Wroth