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A Southwest Florida research company said it has developed a medication to combat Zika. The pill is meant to treat people who’ve already contracted the… -
The rate of babies born premature in Florida and around the nation increased in 2015 according to the recently released March of Dimes Premature Birth… -
More than 200,000 people every year survive a stroke in Florida, but no two strokes are the same, and recovery can be a challenge. A new play opening in… -
A non-profit research center in Fort Myers is joining the rapidly developing field of genetic research. The Clinical & Translational Genome Research… -
Gov. Rick Scott was in Naples Monday, hosting a roundtable discussion on Zika readiness with the Collier County Health Department and the county’s… -
Toxicologists say Floridians using mosquito repellent for Zika virus prevention should not overuse it. Mosquitoes in Miami-Dade County are transmitting… -
There’s an ongoing effort to change the reputation of mullet. The fish was mostly used as bait. But now, mullet and its roe are appearing on menus at… -
Researchers at Florida Gulf Coast University are working to develop an antiviral treatment for Zika based on their work combatting another closely related… -
Lee Memorial Health System is preparing for any future Zika virus cases. The Florida Department of Health said on Tuesday there are 44 cases in the state.… -
A study published last month in the “Proceedings of the Royal Society B,” links chronic exposure to an amino acid produced by blue-green algae and common…
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