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Traditional tobacco smoking is on the decline. Reports show in the state of Florida there are more quitters than smokers. But, there is a new trend that…
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Legislative proponents of medical marijuana in Florida say a new form of pot from Colorado may be the product that makes the idea more palatable. It’s…
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The Lee County Homeless Coalition holds the 17thannual Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day ceremony Saturday, Dec. 21 to commemorate the lives of homeless…
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Florida's next state Senate president hopes to eliminate the backlog of people with developmental disabilities who are waiting to receive services in…
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Ever since United started sending out letters to doctors, telling them they won’t be on United’s Medicare network next year, it’s been a big story. Here…
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Saint Leo University has formed a polling institute, the first of its kind for the state of Florida. The institute will address both state and national…
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We've heard a lot about problems with Florida's long-term care industry. WLRN and the Miami Herald have reported on issues with the state's assisted…
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A national study released in November from the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute’s Center for Children and Families found the rate of…
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All the 250 employees at the University of Florida's Citrus Research and Education Center are - in one way or another - focused on the same thing; the…
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The Florida Department of Health is asking patients and physicians to help stop the over-prescribing of antibiotics.DOH officials say that's because the…
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