A Florida father is fighting for his life after contracting coronavirus from his son, who tested positive after ignoring his parents' advice to stay home and not gather with friends. John Place, from Plantation, is currently in the intensive care unit at Westside Regional Medical Center where he was put on a ventilator for more than…
What to KnowFlorida reported 15,300 new cases Sunday, the highest number on record.Statewide, more than 2,576,813 people have been tested for COVID-19, with an overall percent positive of 11.25% for new cases.The state has seen a large increase in cases in the past week, with nearly 69,700 confirmed in the last seven days. Continuing a…
When COVID-19 began ravaging large U.S. cities like New York and Los Angeles in March 2020, I was living in Orlando, Florida. And while the people living and working in the city were upended, my life remained relatively unchanged. I watched as my friends from around the country were ordered to stay inside. Meanwhile. I…
The coronavirus crisis nationwide is not only deepening, it is growing more deadly. The country's three biggest states — California, Florida and Texas — are reporting their largest single-day death tolls since the pandemic began.Hospitals there are struggling to keep up with an exploding number of patients. And in Arizona, where about 1 in every…
July 8, 2020 | 2:03pm | Updated July 8, 2020 | 3:02pm Enlarge Image A mosquito larva is seen in a cup as Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control tries to eradicate many of them. Getty Images Forget the coronavirus, say hello to dengue fever. An 11th case of the mosquito-borne illness has been confirmed in the…
The consumer group wants the USDA to release information about previously approved testing methods the department now says are unsatisfactory because of false positives. Published: June 12, 2026, 12:05 am Consumer Reports says the USDA should release information about Salmonella testing methods for some chicken products that it first deemed adequate but under the Trump
For more than thirty years I have represented the families on the other end of a foodborne outbreak — the parents of children on dialysis with hemolytic uremic syndrome, the survivors of a contaminated hamburger or a bag of spinach, the people left planning funerals. I built a career holding companies accountable when the food
More people are sick in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe mainly affecting children and young adults. A total of 83 confirmed cases had symptom onset between December 2025 and mid-May 2026. Another 24 cases identified in 2026 have not yet been sequenced and may be part of the outbreak. At least 20 people have