Florida's Department of Health has proposed a rule change that could remove thousands of people from the state's AIDS Drug Assistance Program. The change would lower the income eligibility for direct ...

Florida Department of Health Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo gives his remarks during Gov. Ron DeSantis' press conference that mostly covered his administration' s COVID response back in 2020, ...

Nonprofit Largest Heart distributes fentanyl test strips in Orange County to help prevent accidental overdose. Credit: Courtesy of Largest Heart Florida state senators are advancing a bill that seeks ...

A Florida school has agreed to pay more than $1.7 million for enrolling children whose parents had been sanctioned by the U.S. for their ties to Mexican drug cartels, the U.S. Department of the ...

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Romy Ellenbogen is a Tallahassee correspondent, covering state government with a focus on criminal justice and health. Reach her at rellenbogen@tampabay.com. Lawrence Mower is a Tallahassee ...

As prescription drug spending continues to climb, employer groups are pressing lawmakers to go beyond surface-level reforms and address structural inefficiencies embedded throughout the drug supply ...

Florida's attorney general announced the conviction of Franklin Lara for large-scale drug dealing. Lara's conviction is part of "Operation 13 Tiers," which has led to 25 arrests linked to the Sur 13 ...

Divosta Homes set aside 18 acres in 2008 to be used as a school. The property is to transfer to Indian River County if the school is not built by 2028. A county commissioner's plan to use the property ...

One Florida sheriff’s office is giving new meaning to the phrase "protect and serve" — one treat at a time. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office has turned $90,000 seized from convicted drug dealers ...

An investigation into school vaping led to the arrest of a man described by Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek as a "major drug trafficker." Investigators found nearly 80 pounds of marijuana, ...

Since the pandemic began, Florida lawmakers and health officials have become fascinated with ivermectin for more than its approved human uses. Now, Florida’s Republican legislators want to make it ...