University of Miami to host COVID-19 clinical trialUnderscoring the importance of Florida in the upcoming election, Vice President Mike Pence visited the University of Miami on Monday to announce the school is participati...
Florida group home providers wait for promised COVID-19 testsTest kits aren’t being sent and the numbers of cases in the facilities are mounting.
Gov. DeSantis stays quiet on COVID-19 liability issuesGovernors argue that businesses, health care workers and schools need lawsuit protections because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis did not join in.
Nursing homes say more money needed for COVID-19 fightNursing homes on the front lines of the state’s battle with coronavirus infections say they won’t be able to afford to test staff members twice a month if Florida stops p...
Florida’s new pelvic exam law causes uncertaintyA new state law aimed at protecting patients from unwanted pelvic exams -- sparked by reports of women being subjected to exams while they were under anesthesia -- has cr...
Officials look to bolster supply of COVID-19 drugU.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said Monday he had received reports from several Florida hospitals in the previous 24 hours about a potential shortage of a key drug that has been u...
Florida mulls more COVID-19 testing at homes for disabledGov. Ron DeSantis’ administration appears poised to address rising criticism over its handling of COVID-19 in group homes that take care of residents with intellectual an...
State defends ICU capability, reporting changesFlorida has more intensive-care unit capability than a state website indicates, a top health-care regulator said Tuesday, as the DeSantis administration defended a decisi...
