Gov. DeSantis signs bill temporarily pausing cuts to AIDS drug program
The bill (HB 697) includes $31 million to restore cuts to the program through June 30, the end of the fiscal year.
Watch CBS News
The bill (HB 697) includes $31 million to restore cuts to the program through June 30, the end of the fiscal year.
Starting Sunday, the state will cut its subsidies for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), and funds will only be available for people at or below 130% of the federal poverty level, a drop from 400%.
AHF is one of the many organizations lending a helping hand.
Clinical trials showed 99.9% of participants who received the drug, called Yeztugo from company Gilead Sciences, remained HIV negative.
"This is a setback of probably a decade for HIV vaccine research," one scientist said.
A new study shows how cuts to foreign aid could lead to millions of HIV/AIDS deaths and soaring rates of infections, undoing decades of progress against the virus.
UNAIDS boss Winnie Byanyima says if U.S. foreign aid isn't restored, AIDS will "come back, and we'll see people die the way we saw them in the '90s."
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, provides billions in funding to organizations to combat HIV.
Millions today owe their lives to the work of the man who devoted his career to public health, but in recent years Dr. Anthony Fauci has been targeted by a partisan, anti-science spectrum of opponents.
First known HIV cases from a nonsterile injection for cosmetic reasons highlights the risk of unlicensed providers.
As we celebrate Women's History Month, we acknowledge Sonjia Kenya, who's paving the way in the medical field.
Some of the expected $2 million raised from the annual Florida Aids Walk and Music Festival helps fund 13 nonprofits.
A former client tested positive for HIV years after receiving a "vampire facial" at the spa, which has since closed. Health officials are urging other former spa clients to get tested.
The 53-year-old known as the "Düsseldorf Patient" also had cancer and received a bone marrow transplant which replaced his cells with a donor's HIV-resistant stem cells.
On World AIDS Day, there is encouraging news for people living with HIV.
An alarming statistic about Miami on World AIDS Day.
Attorneys for the nation's largest non-profit AIDS health-care provider squared off Monday against Gov. Rick Scott's administration over Florida's broad public-records law.
Miami-Dade County is revealing a Miami-themed condom with hopes of getting people to have safe sex.
People who test positive for HIV can now get treatment the same day. No more waiting, they take can take the first pill when diagnosed.
More physicians are recommending an HIV test during a patient's routine visit, but DOH-Broward and the CDC would like more to be on board.
Research shows starting HIV medication quickly can help lower the amount of virus in your blood, helping you, loved ones & the community.
Third Annual Beach Blitz is major HIV prevention & education effort, FDOH in Broward increased condom distribution & conducting HIV surveys
Truvada, a pre-exposure prophylaxis ("PrEP") lowers the risk of contracting HIV by blocking the virus from infecting the body.
The moment someone is diagnosed with HIV, it can feel like a clock starts ticking. Time's wasting. So why waste time? Start taking medication right away.
Normally, you take medicine when you have an infection. But now you can take medicine to prevent an infection – specifically HIV.
Tiger Woods was arrested last week in Florida and charged with driving under the influence after a vehicle crash.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado counselor who challenged a law banning conversion therapy for minors, ruling that lower courts failed to apply "sufficiently rigorous First Amendment scrutiny."
A death warrant calls for James Ernest Hitchcock, 69, to be put to death by lethal injection on May 7.
President Trump told CBS News that he is not ready "quite yet" to abandon efforts to force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran war, despite a Truth Social post suggesting allies need to do it themselves.
On Tuesday afternoon, high temperatures will warm to around 80 degrees with isolated showers possible.
Tiger Woods was arrested last week in Florida and charged with driving under the influence after a vehicle crash.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado counselor who challenged a law banning conversion therapy for minors, ruling that lower courts failed to apply "sufficiently rigorous First Amendment scrutiny."
A death warrant calls for James Ernest Hitchcock, 69, to be put to death by lethal injection on May 7.
President Trump told CBS News that he is not ready "quite yet" to abandon efforts to force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran war, despite a Truth Social post suggesting allies need to do it themselves.
On Tuesday afternoon, high temperatures will warm to around 80 degrees with isolated showers possible.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado counselor who challenged a law banning conversion therapy for minors, ruling that lower courts failed to apply "sufficiently rigorous First Amendment scrutiny."
President Trump told CBS News that he is not ready "quite yet" to abandon efforts to force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran war, despite a Truth Social post suggesting allies need to do it themselves.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine held a news conference at the Pentagon as gas prices in the U.S. continued to climb amid the ongoing war with Iran.
Lawyers for the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk are citing a federal agency's report in questioning the link between a bullet from his autopsy and a rifle found near the scene.
The Supreme Court will consider the legality of President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.
Emily Gregory describes the days following her upset victory in Tuesday's special election as "a little overwhelming, surreal, but exciting."
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, located at 2200 NW 7th Avenue, would be a first-of-its-kind facility that could make a difference in the lives of countless people.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
In advance of the trial, CBS News Miami spoke to Miami Herald federal courts reporter Jay Weaver about what Rubio is expected to say when he takes the stand.
Critics of the bill argue that the attacks on the teacher unions are part of a broader education strategy that has slowly been unfolding for the past 30 years.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
The price hike raises the cost of the standard plan with ads by $1 per month and the cost of the standard and premium plans by $2.
Savannah Guthrie stepped back from her NBC duties almost two months ago when her mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared. The investigation is ongoing.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Local reports estimate that roughly 40,000 people gathered across central Seoul to watch K-pop band BTS reunite.
CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."