Data shows that the new COVID-19 variant XFG, or “Stratus,” is the driving up cases across the U.S. and in Florida this summer.
A water quality advisory was issued Thursday at a Sarasota County beach because of high bacteria levels, FL health officials said.
Despite the concerns of dentists and health experts, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning fluoride in public drinking water into law.
A study warns that invasive strep infections that cause necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock have more than doubled over the past decade.
A raccoon killed in Sarasota’s Bee Ridge area tested positive for rabies, the Florida Deptartment of Health in Sarasota County said.
A 15,000-square-foot freestanding Sarasota Memorial Emergency Room opened Tuesday in Lakewood Ranch near Interstate 75.
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The Florida Department of Health issued a red tide health alert for a dozen Sarasota County beaches.
The number of children diagnosed with this common type of pneumonia jumped in recent months. Here’s what FL parents need to know.
High levels of bacteria were found in water samples from a Venice-area beach and park, FL Department of Health officials in Sarasota said.
A Floridian has died in the listeria outbreak to Boar’s Head deli meats with a total of 9 deaths reported, the CDC said.
U.S. News said the sixth annual 2024 Healthiest Communities ranking measures how well counties serve their residents. See how FL ranked.
In Florida, 31 hospitals are among the best in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 Best Hospitals ranking.
Saharan dust is affecting air quality in Florida as several Tampa Bay-area counties issue advisories through Friday, officials said.
High levels of enterococcus bacteria were found in water samples taken at a a Sarasota beach, the Florida Department of Health said.
Just one Florida hospital received an “F” rating in The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2024 Hospital Safety Grades. See how your hospital ranked.
A recent $16M donation will be used to build an expanded breast health center as part of Sarasota Memorial’s Jellison Cancer Institute.
Check out how Florida’s hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities ranked in 2023.
U.S. News & World Report rated more than 15,000 nursing homes in its annual report. Here’s how it rated Florida’s nursing homes.
Florida is among the states with the highest number of hospitals earning ‘A’ grades in new Leapfrog patient safety ratings.
Residents can dispose of unused prescription drugs when the Sarasota Police Department observes National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
Officials issued a mosquito-borne illness advisory after a case of West Nile Virus was confirmed in Sarasota County.
Florida health officials must release three years of COVID-19 data as part of a lawsuit settlement.
HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital opened its new simulation and training lab for internal medicine students.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has made its way to FL, causing an air quality advisory in Sarasota County, officials said.
The Sarasota Memorial Health Care System opened a new urgent care center — its seventh overall — in Venice.
The no-swim advisories put in place Thursday at Siesta Beach and Casperson Beach have been lifted, the Florida Department of Health said.
High levels of enterococcus bacteria were found at Siesta Key Beach and Casperson Beach, Florida Department of Health said.
Snakes, downed power lines, flesh-eating bacteria and a risk of being swept away are among health risks posed by FL hurricane floodwaters.
A “no-swim” advisory has been issued for Venice Beach after high levels of enterococcus bacteria were found, FL DOH in Sarasota County said.
So far this year, 25 cases of flesh-eating bacteria infections and 5 deaths have been reported in Florida, state health officials said.
With a heat advisory issued in southwest Florida, Department of Health officials urged precautions and safety measures for residents.
A seventh malaria case was reported in Sarasota County, according to the Florida Department of Health.
Six malaria cases have been confirmed in the Sarasota area, the FL Department of Health said. A mosquito-borne illness advisory is in place.
After four cases of malaria were confirmed in the Sarasota area, aerial treatments to kill adult mosquitoes are underway, the county said.
The confirmed cases mark the first time there's been local spread of the disease in 20 years, according to a CDC alert.
The second malaria case in less than a month was confirmed in the Sarasota, Bradenton area, the Florida Department of Health said.
After a malaria case was reported in the Suncoast area, a mosquito-borne illness advisory was issued for Sarasota, Manatee counties: FDOH
Eye infections linked to recalled artificial tears have led to 4 U.S. deaths, and a Florida man is among those who suffered vision loss.
Visits to the doctor for the flu haven't been this high since 2009.