Health

Patients would get expanded access to prescription drugs under a bill in the Legislature that allows pharmacies to operate medication-dispensing kiosks.

Topping the nation, 796,858 Floridians had chosen health plans on the federal health-insurance exchange as of Saturday, according to the federal Centers…

Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed creating a program that would increase funding for high-performing hospitals, a move that could mean more money for 66…

Jacksonville’s reputation as one of the world’s cancer treatment destinations is continuing to grow with word that Mayo Clinic and Hitachi will build what…

State lawmakers are turning to charity to help uninsured patients get their medications. A bill with bipartisan support would allow pharmacists, doctors...

Medicine cabinets at Florida schools could get a new addition: an antidote for people who overdose on opioids such as heroin.A bill that will be…

The benefits of human touch are well documented. But we find ourselves increasingly isolated.That in turn has led to a professional touch industry in the…

The Duval County Health Department recently confirmed its first case of measles in an unvaccinated child.Health Department Medical Director, Doctor…

GuideWell Inc., the parent company of Florida Blue, announced Wednesday it will add 750 new jobs at its Riverside Avenue office Downtown.The mix of 500…

More than $490,000 is being doled out to seven Florida counties, including Duval, as part of a national effort to try to eradicate HIV and AIDS in the…