Ashley Lopez: Even after Florida lost its legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act, state officials continue to turn down grant money connected to the law.
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State Officials Still Turning Down Federal Money for At-Risk Families
Published on August 22, 2012.
Published in Blog, Government, Health, Politics
Health Department Reorganized During Worst TB Outbreak in 20 Years
Published on July 10, 2012.
Ashley Lopez: The state Department of Health faces a massive reorganization as Jacksonville grips with the worst tuberculosis outbreak in 20 years.
Published in Blog, Government, Health
Former Official Says Florida Department of Health in Turmoil
Published on June 20, 2012.
Ashley Lopez: On the heels of a mass flush of top-level employees at the state Health Department, one ousted employee sent a 2,900-word e-mail warning that the agency was in decline and being run by “idealogues.”
Published in Blog, Government, Health
Bad News for a Graying State: Worldwide Rise in Diabetes Expected
Published on November 14, 2011.
Ralph De La Cruz: The International Diabetes Federation projects an alarming worldwide increase in diabetes by 2030. In Florida, diabetes is already well above the national average.
Published in Blog, Government, Health
In Florida, Flawed State Reporting Raises Risks for Foodborne Illness
Published on October 5, 2011.
Max Levy, Joe Yerardi and Dustin Volz: Florida among four states that make up more than 30 percent of the U.S. population but contribute 15 percent to national salmonella outbreak surveillance.
Published in Health
In Florida Keys, Human Pathogen Killing Coral
Published on August 19, 2011.
Ralph De La Cruz: A coral whodunit has been solved. It turns out that human pathogens found in wastewater are killing the elkhorn coral.
Published in Blog, Environment
Pill Mill Delay Costly
Published on December 14, 2010.
A law that took effect Nov. 17 had the inadvertent effect of delaying a crackdown on pain clinics that are fueling an epidemic of prescription drug abuse.
Published in Blog
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