/tags/illness illness en-US WLRN Fri, 23 Feb 2024 18:51:24 GMT /health/2024-02-23/florida-measles-mmr-vaccines-outbreak-broward A recent measles outbreak at a Broward County elementary school is raising questions and concerns about the highly contagious, viral respiratory infection. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 18:51:24 GMT /health/2024-02-23/florida-measles-mmr-vaccines-outbreak-broward Alyssa Ramos, Rafael Hernandez /news/2022-05-31/the-cdc-is-reporting-36-more-unexplained-hepatitis-cases-in-children Health officials remain perplexed by the cases. The best available evidence points to a fairly common stomach bug called adenovirus 41. Tue, 31 May 2022 19:13:00 GMT /news/2022-05-31/the-cdc-is-reporting-36-more-unexplained-hepatitis-cases-in-children Health News Florida /news/2022-05-18/portugal-finds-five-monkeypox-cases-in-men-as-outbreak-spreads The disease belongs to a family of viruses that includes chickenpox and smallpox. Most people recover from monkeypox within weeks. Wed, 18 May 2022 19:52:00 GMT /news/2022-05-18/portugal-finds-five-monkeypox-cases-in-men-as-outbreak-spreads Associated Press /2022-01-20/cia-report-no-evidence-linking-havana-syndrome-to-a-foreign-country The interim report says many cases have now been attributed to previously undiagnosed illnesses. But "a couple dozen" cases remain unresolved and are still under investigation. Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:53:49 GMT /2022-01-20/cia-report-no-evidence-linking-havana-syndrome-to-a-foreign-country Greg Myre /news/2020-03-14/gov-ron-desantis-says-feds-should-consider-domestic-travel-in-coronavirus-response Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday that the Trump administration should consider domestic flights in the ongoing effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus… Sat, 14 Mar 2020 22:55:58 GMT /news/2020-03-14/gov-ron-desantis-says-feds-should-consider-domestic-travel-in-coronavirus-response Alexander Gonzalez /news/2019-11-06/stomach-bug-hits-115-detainees-at-immigration-center About 115 detainees were treated for “gastrointestinal distress” at an immigration detention center in South Florida over the weekend, Immigration and… Wed, 06 Nov 2019 11:34:25 GMT /news/2019-11-06/stomach-bug-hits-115-detainees-at-immigration-center AUSTEN ERBLAT /2019-10-03/cdc-intensifies-warnings-about-vaping-illness-as-cases-top-1-000 Federal agencies are working furiously to find out what is causing people to sicken and are warning consumers not to vape. Thu, 03 Oct 2019 22:25:05 GMT /2019-10-03/cdc-intensifies-warnings-about-vaping-illness-as-cases-top-1-000 Allison Aubrey, Carmel Wroth /news/2019-09-20/feds-restore-protections-for-undocumented-immigrants-with-serious-illnesses The Trump administration reversed itself Thursday and said it will again allow immigrants who are facing serious illnesses to remain in the U.S. to get… Fri, 20 Sep 2019 10:17:21 GMT /news/2019-09-20/feds-restore-protections-for-undocumented-immigrants-with-serious-illnesses MONIQUE O. MADAN /2019-09-18/the-vaping-illness-outbreak-what-we-know-so-far More than 800 people have been hospitalized with severe lung disease linked to vaping. Public health agencies are investigating what's behind the alarming symptoms. Wed, 18 Sep 2019 09:00:34 GMT /2019-09-18/the-vaping-illness-outbreak-what-we-know-so-far Emily Vaughn /news/2014-07-01/new-law-changes-how-often-florida-food-establishments-are-inspected A state law changing how frequently restaurants are inspected unannounced goes into effect today. Under the new law, restaurants will be ranked on a scale… Tue, 01 Jul 2014 21:52:45 GMT /news/2014-07-01/new-law-changes-how-often-florida-food-establishments-are-inspected Carla Javier