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Rabid Raccoons Trigger 60-Day Alerts in Orange Park and Stuart as Pet Owners Are Urged to Update Shots

Rabies alerts in Orange Park and Stuart run 60 days after raccoons tested positive. Here is how families can protect pets and report bites.

Medical Daily · 9h ago

Florida Sets October 8 Lake Mary Hearing on Dropping Chickenpox, Hepatitis B and Two Other School Vaccine Requirements

Florida will hold an Oct. 8 hearing in Lake Mary on ending school and day-care rules for chickenpox, hepatitis B, Hib, and pneumococcal shots.

Medical Daily · 21h ago

Florida Local Dengue Cases Reach 190 as Hillsborough Declares Emergency and September Infections Show Mosquito Spread Continuing

Florida added 38 locally acquired dengue cases in Week 37, raising its 2026 total to 190. Hillsborough has 170 and declared a local emergency.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

Florida Investigates a Tampa Death Possibly Tied to Dengue as Hillsborough Accounts for 95 of 111 Local Cases

Florida health officials are investigating a Hillsborough County death possibly linked to dengue as locally acquired cases reach 111 statewide across six counties.

Medical Daily · Sep 14

Florida Catholic Bishops Reject the Attorney General's Demand to Allow Religious Vaccine Exemptions in Diocesan Schools

Florida's Catholic bishops told the attorney general that their schools will keep refusing religious vaccine exemptions. What it means for families.

Medical Daily · Aug 25

Citrus County Confirms Its First Local Dengue Case, Making Five Florida Counties and the Northernmost This Year

Citrus County confirmed its first locally acquired dengue case, making it the fifth Florida county and pushing local transmission north of Tampa Bay.

Medical Daily · Aug 25

Palm Beach County Confirms a Locally Acquired Dengue Case and Issues a Mosquito Borne Illness Advisory

Palm Beach County confirmed a locally acquired dengue case and issued a mosquito-borne illness advisory. Here are the symptoms and prevention steps.

Medical Daily · Aug 4

Warning for Beachgoers as Deadly 'Flesh-Eating' Bacteria Claims Florida's First Life of 2026

Florida records its first Vibrio vuilnificus death of 2026 in Palm Beach County. Here's what beachgoers need to know about symptoms, risk factors, and prevention.

Medical Daily · Jul 31

Florida Confirms Its First Vibrio Vulnificus Death Of 2026 After Eleven Confirmed Infections Reported Across The State

Florida reports its first 2026 Vibrio vulnificus death and 11 confirmed cases. See the county breakdown, who is at risk and what officials advise.

Medical Daily · Jul 27

Florida doctor accused of removing wrong organ now faces manslaughter charge after patient dies on operating table

Florida doctor Thomas Shaknovsky is now facing a second-degree manslaughter charge after a grand jury indictment tied to the death of a 70-year-old patient during a botched surgery. The case centers on an August 2024 procedure where Shaknovsky allegedly removed the patient’s liver instead of his spleen, leading to catastrophic…

The Mary Sue · Apr 16