Central Florida Public Media health reporter Joe Mario Pedersen tells us concerns about The Villages Health’s filing have been raised by some of the state’s largest insurance companies.

Florida plans to become the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates that have been a cornerstone of public health policy for decades in keeping schoolchildren and citizens safe from infectious diseases.

Florida leads the nation in people living with sickle cell disease, with one of the largest concentrations right here in Central Florida. The disease disproportionately affects the Black community.

Ahead of the Labor Day weekend, OneBlood is expecting a dip in its supply and asking for help.

As part of our Engage in the community initiative, we assembled a panel of professional caregivers, elderly care organizations, and caregivers with personal experience assisting their parents while juggling their own families. We present that discussion, called “Caring Across Generations.”

Cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Healthcare Act are coming next year. A grassroots movement is attempting to lessen the blow by petitioning for an expansion of Medicaid on the 2026 voter ballot.

It’s not just athletes at risk. Central Florida saw an increase in the number of heat exposure calls in June and July compared to last year.

Florida’s Attorney General bans the 7-OH concentrate derived from kratom that’s found in many smoke shops and vape stores. Advocates argue responsible use is therapeutic. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office launched a new program using an artificial intelligence assistant to answer non-emergency calls and decrease response times. Rising costs and dwindling time threaten the future of a long-awaited restoration project to save the historic schoolhouse built nearly a century ago to educate Black children during segregation in Lake County.

Once again, a summer wave of COVID-19 is spiking across the country and in Florida. Orange County reported the third-highest case totals in the state, according to the Department of Health.

Florida mosquito control teams have had their hands full this season thanks to a population explosion all over the state, as well as an uptick in locally acquired cases of dengue in Brevard County.

On Saturday, 26Health hosted the grand opening of its Venus Center, an expansion of its downtown Orlando clinic located at 801 Magnolia Ave. to address a growing need for women’s healthcare.

The day before Florida turned off the faucet on fluoridated drinking water, Calgary, Canada, turned it back on after having ended the practice 14 years before. Here’s why.