By Megan Borowski Preparing your hurricane kit is about to become a bit easier. A new tax law permanently exempting certain hurricane kit items from state sales tax, goes into effect on Aug. 1.

Footage from a cellphone was initially thought to show a storm drain being used by a homeless person—highlighting concerns in the state about homelessness.

A growing number of Americans are turning to ketamine—long used as a surgical anesthetic and known for recreational misuse—as a powerful treatment for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, or ...

A troubling report from the center recently involved a patient who had been kicked off life support but was still “crying and biting on his breathing tube” as clinicians “waited ...

The state has mandatory vaccines to attend school that includes DTap, polio, MMR, hepatitis B, and varicella vaccines. For kindergarten through 12 th grade, students needs multiple doses of DTaP, ...

President Donald Trump has reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American children. This test, a staple in schools ...

Conceived to contend with allegations of election fraud, the Office of Election Crimes and Security was established by the ...

Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, has caused in a few recent deaths in Florida. At the Jersey Shore, thankfully, it ...

With the recent public health alerts like dengue, Brevard County Mosquito Control consistently engages in proactive efforts.

The Department of Health Brevard said dengue can cause flu-like symptoms. Including fever, muscle aches, and in some cases, a ...

Dengue is one of several mosquito-borne illnesses found in Florida. The Florida Department of Health also conducts "statewide ...