A new technology called HYDROS Robotic system is being used to treat BPH in a non-invasive way through a procedure in a called Aquablation.
The Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could grow to 20,000 cases or more, depending on how quickly infected people are isolated to slow the spread.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement will no longer report the deaths of detainees who have been released from custody, in a change that could obscure the human cost of the Trump administration's mass detention policies.
While it can make life easier, some research shows AI may be harmful to your mental health. In a 2026 study in JAMA Network Open, researchers found AI usage was linked to a higher risk of depression, anxiety, and irritability.
News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton continues to chronicle his cancer journey with the hope of helping you better understand how to deal with cancer and how to cope without anxiety or fear.
A resident killed in a fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka had been chained and another was untied and saved, a worker said.
News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton continues to chronicle his cancer journey with the hope of helping you better understand how to deal with cancer and how to cope without anxiety or fear.
In Congo, the battle against the rare Bundibugyo type of Ebola has been complicated by skepticism, attacks on health workers and misinformation.
The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century.
A new study finds that smoke from larger wildfires is reversing more than a decade of American improvements in smog.
More than 500 people of all ages die from unintentional drownings each year in Florida. In 2025, there was a record high of 112 “child drowning deaths,” according to the autism society of Florida.
News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton continues to chronicle his cancer journey with the hope of helping you better understand how to deal with cancer and how to cope without anxiety or fear.
A new easy-to-use ultrasound system, powered by AI, is designed to bring basic sonograms closer to home so expectant mothers don’t have to travel hours just to check on their babies.
Melinda French Gates is expanding her efforts to improve women's health worldwide, pledging $215 million for contraceptive access and maternal care, as well as initiatives for middle-age women.
There were no treatments or vaccines to protect people during the recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship.
Congo is still hoping to play its World Cup warmup against Chile after the mayor of the Spanish city of La Linea de la Concepcion denied authorization for the match because of health concerns related to the Ebola crisis.
A hearing in Luigi Mangione’s state murder case was held in secret after the judge shut out the press and public without explanation.
The World Health Organization chief says Congo's Ebola outbreak had a head start but that testing is improving, even as violence plagues the region.
News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton continues to chronicle his cancer journey with the hope of helping you better understand how to deal with cancer and how to cope without anxiety or fear.
Businessman Zach Lahn's win in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary over President Donald Trump's pick is a rare electoral setback for Trump.
Britain's King George III is getting a makeover as America approaches its 250th birthday.
Indonesia's former head of the National Nutrition Agency has been arrested on corruption charges related to a multi-billion-dollar free-meals program.
Two scientists at a U.S. government lab have been charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa without permits and lying about it to investigators.
A new center opening in Jacksonville aims to provide children with serious illnesses and their families something many say is hard to find: a place designed specifically for them.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has taken a turn in the White House briefing room.
With more than 72 million adults classified as obese, many struggle with the health risks that come with excess weight, including heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and certain cancers.
Immigrant detainees across at least 33 states allege in court documents that the government is failing to provide them with adequate medical care.
Anyone can get gout, and it’s now hitting more people than ever, doubling in the past two to three decades. It’s a chronic condition that, if untreated, can permanently damage the body.
Okra is emerging as a versatile, healthful crop for Florida home gardens and small farms and could play a growing role in efforts to use food to prevent disease, University of Florida researchers said.
Hundreds of youths in the Kenyan town of Nanyuki have demonstrated against an Ebola quarantine center at Laikipia Air Base.
The World Health Organization reports that five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus in eastern Congo.
Claude Lemieux's brain is being donated to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries, his family said Saturday in a statement released by daughter Claudia Lemieux Bishop.
What happens next is Gianna and her family will be heading to New York City where Gianna has been accepted to be a part of an experimental trial for the next phase or her cancer treatment. That is going to be at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center in Manhattan.
For many people struggling with mental health challenges, the hardest step is simply speaking up. At a Jacksonville church, leaders are working to change that by bringing conversations about trauma, healing and emotional wellness out of the shadows and into the community.
Postpartum depression is a potentially dangerous condition that can fill a typically joyous time with despair.
The head of the World Health Organization has visited Bunia in eastern Congo, where a rare Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly.
Donald Trump’s physician says the president is in “excellent health” and is “fully fit” to serve as commander in chief after a medical exam Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
President Donald Trump is giving his endorsement to a January study by the Department of Health and Human Services that calls for cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every American child.
A court in Kenya has suspended a U.S. plan to establish a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to a rare Ebola virus in northeastern Congo.
A man convicted of bludgeoning four men to death with a metal bar as they slept on the New York City streets has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.
Best-selling author and motivational speaker Jon Gordon joined us on The Morning Show to share how negativity in your life can lead to disconnection.
Aid supplies have been rushed in to the center of Congo's Ebola outbreak where medical workers are struggling with equipment shortages, distrustful locals and armed groups.
Warning signs can be overwhelming feelings of thirst and cramping. Symptoms can intensify into things like dizziness, disorientation, delirium, fainting, vomiting, and maybe even comatose.
New research suggests a first-of-its-kind drug for hepatitis B may let some patients stop treatment without showing signs of the dangerous liver virus.
The proportion of Americans without health insurance held steady at around 8% of the population in 2025, according to new findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton realized that along the road on a cancer journey, you have to learn to deal with the guilt that goes along with knowing family members are riddled with worry.
For decades, families have been told there was no cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, or DMD, a rare genetic condition that causes muscles to weaken over time, and few treatment options. But today, new treatments and gene-based therapies are beginning to change what life with Duchenne can look like.
There is one handwashing station and one infrared thermometer to fight the Ebola epidemic in this camp for 10,000 displaced people in Bunia, a city at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo.
The Florida Department of Health in Clay County has issued a health alert after harmful blue-green algae toxins were detected in Duck Creek, warning residents and visitors to avoid contact with the water.
A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is undergoing further cleaning before it returns to its home port.
News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton has learned that responding to things along his cancer journey with a sense of humor goes a long way in helping deal with life’s realities.
Research shows that only 1 in 10 children with high-risk symptoms and conditions are being tested for celiac disease. Now, for Celiac Awareness Month, experts say that recognizing the signs early can make a difference.
President Donald Trump has wrapped up a three-hour visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for what the White House describes as preventive medical and dental exams.
Health workers responding to a rapidly spreading outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo face two threats.
The U.S. has about 10,000 births per day, and about 32% of those births are via cesarean section, or C-section. But the World Health Organization says the acceptable rate is only 10-15%.
A local hospital official says that angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients at the heart of an outbreak in eastern Congo, demanding the bodies of their relatives.
Angry residents in eastern Congo have attacked and burned a tent that was part of a health center treating Ebola patients.
Pope Leo XIV has visited families near Naples affected by illegal toxic dumping linked to the mafia.
The 18 American passengers who were exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship are getting a taste of Nebraska hospitality as they wait to find out how much longer they will have to remain in quarantine at the hospital in Omaha.
A proposed $7.25 billion settlement over claims that Roundup weedkiller causes cancer now faces potential delays.
The Associated Press has learned that officials at the Food and Drug Administration were blindsided by a recent policy change allowing more electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches to hit the U.S. market.
Authorities in northeastern Congo have banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more than 50 people to curb a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak.
An advocacy group is suing President Donald Trump's administration over its decision to reinstate a near-ban on abortions for veterans and their family members who depend on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for healthcare.
New York City's iconic pizzerias and bagel shops may soon be forced to update their long-standing baking practices after state lawmakers moved to ban a common additive.
Head spas, which offer scalp and face massages, are gaining popularity in the U.S. Hundreds of locations, especially in California and New York, now offer these services.
The Department of Health and Human Services is boosting its use of artificial intelligence to monitor audits from federal grant recipients.
News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton finally got his PET scan results, and they confirmed where the cancer lies and how to go ahead with the battle.
Dr. Amesh Adalja, the Senior Scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security & Infectious Disease, joined us on The Morning Show to share concerns about the United States’ ability to effectively handle the next pandemic.
Colorectal cancer is now the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, and rates among adults under 50 continue to rise. But a groundbreaking clinical trial could help change how this cancer is treated.
A Consumer Reports investigation reviewed complaints filed with the Consumer Product Safety Commission over a 15-month period and found nearly 400 incidents of exploding glass oven doors and more than 40 injuries.
People have set fire to an Ebola treatment center in one of the towns at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo as fear and anger grows over a health crisis authorities and aid agencies are struggling to contain.
The Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care like mammograms for millions of Americans.
New Mexico authorities say three people are dead and more than a dozen first responders were assessed for possible exposure to an unidentified substance after being called to a rural home for a suspected drug overdose.
Attorneys for a Tennessee death row inmate say they are concerned the state may be planning to use expired lethal injection drugs at a planned execution on Thursday.
Although there are venomous snakes in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia, their bites would rarely kill someone. However, there are some things you should never do that could make a snake bite much worse.
Congo’s soccer team has canceled a three-day World Cup preparation training camp and a planned farewell to fans in the capital Kinshasa because of an outbreak of Ebola in the east of the country.
After doing "battle" with the insurance company, News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton finally got approval to do a crucial PET scan. As he continues sharing his cancer journey, Bruce says It took some wrangling, but getting that scan was so important because of the crucial information it provides about his cancer.
