Department of Health

Research has generally shown that fluoridated water at recommended levels is safe. But many experts and a judge say more research is needed to better understand whether and when risks kick in.

Four sections around the Gulf Coast of Lee County have been reported with the presence of red tide — Buck Key by Blind Pass, Gasparilla Island State Park by Boca Grande Pass, Tarpon Bay Road Beach and Lighthouse Beach, both on Sanibel.

State health officials say more than 1,200 new coronavirus cases were confirmed, Monday, bringing the total number of cases statewide to 13,629. The…

April is National Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month, and more than a dozen locations in Southwest Florida are offering free STD and HIV…

En los Estados Unidos, más de treinta mil personas se infectan con el Virus de Inmunodeficiencia Humana, conocido como VIH cada año.La Florida es el…

Every year, more than 30 thousand people in the U.S. become infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, commonly known as HIV.In recognition of World…

Last year about 80,000 people in the United States died from the flu. Department of Health epidemiologist Jennifer Roth explained that the flu season…

La temporada del virus influenza comenzo este mes y durará hasta mayo. El Año pasado más de 80.000 personas en los EEUU murieron a causa de este virus. Es…

Orange County is putting a $325,000 grant it got from the Florida Department of Health toward preventing the spread of Zika. Ten counties throughout the...

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has claimed more than 35 million lives across the globe. In the US, the CDC estimates roughly 40,000 new cases of HIV…