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Bosnian capital of Sarajevo hit by dangerous air pollutionAuthorities say air pollution in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo has reached dangerous levels in recent days
Senators urge Medicare to allow seniors a drug plan do-over Leading senators are urging Medicare to allow seniors concerned about their drug plan pick for next year to switch if they believe they received inaccurate information
School outbreak: Expert breaks down norovirus vs. flu virus symptomsDr. Mobeen Rathore joins us on the Morning Show to talk about the difference in symptoms between norovirus and the flu virus.
US flu season arrives early, driven by an unexpected virusThe winter flu season in the United States is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years
Flesh-eating bacteria linked to heroin kills 7 in CaliforniaAuthorities say a flesh-eating bacteria linked to the use of black tar heroin has killed at least seven people in San Diego County
Young mom with breast cancer shares story to help othersOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and a St. Augustine mother knows firsthand that cancer can strike at any age.
Firefighter with PTSD helping others recoverFirefighters don't just fight fires, they're exposed to victims with serious injuries and horrific scenes of death and destruction.
UF Health will start treating patients with new cancer-fighting toolA machine called “The Proteus One” is UF Health’s latest tool for fighting cancer.
Health department sees flu activity rising in Northeast FloridaSeveral counties across Northeast Florida are seeing a growing number of cases of influenza as flu season wears on, according to the Florida Department of Health.
Answering your questions about JEA’s boil water advisoryWith parts of St. Johns County under a boil water advisory heading into Thanksgiving, questions have cropped up about how to safely use water, either for household chores...
Hope shifts to horror for cancer survivor after she says breast implants made her sickA Jacksonville woman desperately wants to warn others about what happened to her and how she says breast implant illness took over her life.
MRIs of dense breasts find more cancer but also false alarmsNew research finds that for women with very dense breasts, having an MRI scan in addition to a mammogram can led to fewer missed cancers but also to a lot of false alarms...
Study: For babies born with HIV, start treatment right awayWhen newborns are infected with HIV, a new study suggests starting treatment right away is better than waiting just a few weeks to months
Stop! Washing your Thanksgiving turkey could spread germs‘My grandmother taught me that:’ Food safety experts say not to wash Thanksgiving turkeys before cooking, even if relatives did
Utah banning ‘conversion therapy’ with Mormon church backingUtah set to become 19th state banning ‘conversion therapy’
No more menthol cigarettes: New ban on tobacco, vape flavorsThe governor of Massachusetts has signed into law a groundbreaking ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes
Share your family health history at the Thanksgiving tableMany of us are planning a big family get together this week.
Hepatitis A cases top 3,100 this yearFlorida had 47 newly reported hepatitis A cases last week, bringing the total this year to 3,125 as of Saturday.
1 year later, mystery surrounds China’s gene-edited babiesOne year after Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world by claiming he had helped make the first gene-edited babies, mystery surrounds his fate as well as theirs
More clues point to chemical compound in US vaping illnessesU.S. health officials say more evidence points to a chemical compound as a culprit in vaping illnesses
