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A severe strain of the flu, especially among children, has crushed local emergency rooms.…
Stories about public health, hospitals, mental health, and community wellness initiatives across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida.
December 31, 2025
These 5 Florida laws will take effect on New Year’s Day
The new laws cover animal cruelty, breast cancer and condo regulation, among other issues.…
December 30, 2025
Proposed Florida law widens vaccination debate
A bill in the Legislature would prevent discrimination based on a person’s vaccination status.…
December 23, 2025
Former UF President Ben Sasse has pancreatic cancer
Sasse posted on social media that he has been diagnosed with metastasized, Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.…
December 18, 2025
Florida Senate will try again to bolster rural counties
The “rural renaissance bill” is back and ready to be heard by the full chamber in January.…
December 16, 2025
Brooks Rehabilitation embarks on $68M expansion
Brooks Rehabilitation will expand its Southside, Mandarin and Orange Park sites beginning next year.…
December 12, 2025
Nocatee man will climb Kilimanjaro for infant death fundraiser
Evan Pucillo plans to climb Mount Kilimanjaro on Feb. 9, the day his son died hours after birth.…
December 9, 2025
Fatal drug overdoses decline 33% in Jacksonville
Sheriff T.K. Waters credits a 4-year-old investigations unit focused on narcotics overdose deaths.…
December 8, 2025
Baptist Health identifies food insecurity as community health challenge
Baptist Health will fund 215,000 meals across its five-county service area as part of its commitment to eradicate food insecurity.…
December 5, 2025
Palatka residents warned of lead in drinking water
Water samples showed elevated lead in more than 10% of the homes tested, the city said.…
December 4, 2025
Eye surgeon envisions more medical tourism in Jacksonville
Dr. Arun Gulani has served people from nearly 100 countries and believes medical tourism can benefit the region.…
November 25, 2025
Riverfront Plaza second ‘destination’ Downtown park to open this month
City officials are debuting Riverfront Plaza and RiversEdge public parks on the Nothbank and Southbank, respectively.…
November 17, 2025
What will Duval DOGE do next on city’s telehealth contracts?
The Duval DOGE committee will hold its next meeting on the city telehealth contracts Tuesday at City Hall.…
November 3, 2025
Wolfson granted millions of dollars to fight pediatric cancer
Wolfson Children’s Hospital is one of four health care facilities to earn state grants for pediatric cancer research.…
October 17, 2025
Ascension St. Vincent’s will expand maternal telehealth
Ascension received a telehealth grant that could help address infant mortality in Duval County.…
October 7, 2025
Barnabas Center helping more of Nassau’s needy
Barnabas Center is expanding to western Nassau County because of growing demand for its services.…
September 21, 2025
Infant mortality efforts in Jacksonville face local funding cut, federal policy changes
The Jacksonville City Council is cutting funding to fight the city’s high infant mortality rate, as doctors also bemoan federal…
September 17, 2025
#AskJAXTDY | Should I report my positive COVID test so it can be tracked?
A Jacksonville Today reader took a COVID test and found she had the disease. Should she report the result somewhere?…
September 3, 2025
Florida plans to end all childhood vaccine mandates
Children would no longer be required to get shots for measles, chickenpox, polio and other diseases.…
April 22, 2025
UF Health reaches agreement with UnitedHealthcare
UF Health announces people with employer-sponsored commercial plans as well as Medicaid are in network under the agreement with UnitedHealthcare.…
April 9, 2025
NIH cutbacks stifle research at Florida’s universities
Florida A&M, the state’s only public historically Black university, will lose funding for cancer research.…
January 2, 2025
Sexual assault victims get more help in St. Johns County
The Betty Griffin Center will expand services for sexual assault victims at Ascension St. Vincent’s St. Johns hospital.…
December 26, 2024
Trash incinerators do most harm to communities of color
Six of nine incinerators in Florida are in places with higher percentages of Black and Hispanic people.…
October 2, 2024
AdventHealth plans expansion into St. Johns County
AdventHealth, one of the largest faith-based health systems in the U.S., plans a freestanding emergency room southwest of St. Augustine.…