Don’t Miss a Moment. Join 30,000 locals who stay current on Orlando news, culture, and events. Get our free daily newsletter. An appeals court Wednesday backed the Florida Department of Health in a ...

Florida is poised to be the first state in the country to ax all of its vaccine mandates. Comparing it to slavery, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo made the announcement during a Sept. 3 ...

According to a local Channel 4 report, speaking at Palm Beach State College, DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis said the Department of Health used independent, science-based testing standards to ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - The Florida Department of Health has stepped back from planned changes to a program that provides HIV medication to thousands of Floridians, ...

The heated debate over Florida’s plan to revoke some school vaccine mandates was on full display Friday when state officials held a meeting for the public to weigh in on the proposed changes. The ...

The Florida Department of Health on Wednesday took a step toward eliminating four childhood vaccine mandates - a move the department can take without the Legislature's sign-off or the governor's ...

In a notice published earlier today, the Florida Department of Health (DOH) retreated on its decision to make cuts to the State's AIDS drug program, which provides life-saving medications and health ...

Department of Health has left it unclear whether it will cut off funding and access to lifesaving HIV medications for thousands of Floridians on March 1 in violation of the state’s legal rulemaking ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Florida should stop adding fluoride in its drinking water systems, according to recommended guidance from the state's surgeon general and health department. Dr. Joseph Ladapo came ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge who recently chastised Florida officials for “trampling” on free speech rights continued to block the head of the state’s health department from taking any more ...