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The Department of Health in Pinellas County sent out the alert on Friday as a red tide bloom that has been found in Tampa Bay and along the county's beaches spread north to Sand Key.
Health News Florida
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Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach PostFlorida’s Department of Health recently switched from sharing daily COVID-19 reports to weekly ones. Dr. Jason Salemi, a professor of epidemiology at the University of South Florida College of Public Health, spoke with WLRN about the changes. -
Women aren't just upping their drinking, researchers say. Increasingly they are "drinking to cope," instead of for pleasure — which accelerates the risk of alcohol use disorder and its health damage.
WUSF is reporting on how distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine exposes inequities in Florida’s health care system.
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What you need to know as hurricane season approaches.
Coronavirus: Need To Know
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Ysa Taylor for Metro Inclusive Health/Whether or not you ever had COVID-19, the pandemic may still have disrupted your health routines and access to care.
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Hillsborough County/Here's what you need to know about receiving a coronavirus vaccine across the greater Tampa Bay region.
WUSF named top station, earns other Florida Broadcaster awards.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released technical modeling results this week for operating Lake Okeechobee once it completes $1.8 billion in repairs on the Herbert Hoover Dike. -
What's changed since the tragedy at Pulse nightclub in Orlando? Florida Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith and George A. Wallace, executive director of LGBT+ Center Orlando, talk with NPR's Michel Martin.
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Pressure is mounting on Congress and the Biden administration to make permanent pandemic-inspired rules that fueled telehealth growth.
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Times earned the Local Reporting award for “Targeted,” a yearlong investigation into how the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office uses computer modeling to identify and track people believed to be future crime suspects.
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Forty-nine people were massacred five years ago when a gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
Coverage of the wastewater spill at the Manatee County processing plant.
WUSF wins three Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards.
NPR
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Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is going up July 20 on a rocket made by his space exploration company Blue Origin. So is his brother. And now a mystery bidder has won an auction to join them.
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MATTHEW PEDDIE/WMFE/What's changed since the tragedy at Pulse nightclub in Orlando? Florida Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith and George A. Wallace, executive director of LGBT+ Center Orlando, talk with NPR's Michel Martin.
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In a five-page ruling issued Saturday, a U.S. judge upheld Houston Methodist Hospital's vaccination policy, saying its requirement that employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine breaks no federal law.
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Michael Packard says he was trapped in the whale's mouth for 30 to 40 seconds before it tossed him back in the water, bruised but otherwise unharmed. Experts tell NPR such events are extremely rare.
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Even before Invisibilia looked into the viral sensation of Norwegian Slow TV, NPR has had its share of "ambient media" pieces, with stories dating back to the 1970s.
WUSF, in collaboration with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, is bringing you stories on how climate change is affecting you.
Join us each week as we journey across the state to explore the issues important to Floridians.
Politics / Issues
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Daylina Miller/WUSF PUBLIC MEDIA/Florida’s economy keeps adding jobs, but many companies say they’re struggling to find workers. Plus, one of the state's first LGBTQ lawmakers says it's "hard to watch the actions of this governor" during Pride month.
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Bill sponsor, Sen. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, said addressing unscrupulous contractors and litigation costs are key to reducing property insurance rates.
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