Health

Mia Jones, bike sharing and gopher tortoises are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories from…

A $500,000 grant will go toward a new citywide effort to boost the number of children with health care.The grant is part of a National League of Cities…

As the chief executive of a local public health organization, it was somewhat ironic when Dawn Emerick started feeling like job-related stress was…

Mark Krancer came home one day to find his roommate unresponsive. He felt a surge of panic and fear when he realized that his friend was overdosing from…

Florida ranks second behind Texas in the number of children who have died of heat stroke from being left in a hot car. California, Arizona and North…

The River City Men’s Chorus is gearing up for a series of concerts around town this month.The beautiful music is all for a great cause — Dreams Come True…

The health of Northeast Floridians ranks among the best and the worst, depending on where you live. St. Johns County ranks best in the state, but nearby…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on any given day one in 25 hospitalized patients — 4 percent — is battling an infection…

Federal health officials are issuing audit reports and rushing to collect $267 million in alleged overpayments to some Florida hospitals to close the...

Can you hear me? Can you hear me now?If you think about it, you’ll probably agree it’s a question we’re all asking more and more. Because more and more…