How a 'pink tax' on women can hurt their health, especially for breast cancer patients
Compared to men, women have 10% more health expenditures and their out-of-pocket expenses are 18% higher
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Compared to men, women have 10% more health expenditures and their out-of-pocket expenses are 18% higher
Some South Floridians could see a dramatic rise in their health insurance costs.
The goal of Saturday's "Gold Ribbon Parade" is to let kids and their families know that they're not alone while fighting the disease.
Katherine Nava reunited with her medical team at HCA Florida Westside Hospital to thank them.
So far, the CDC doesn't think the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant is to blame.
Some workers at the healthcare facility say patients are having to cope with unbearably hot conditions because of issues with the HVAC system.
Some states have significantly higher rates of depression than others, a new report finds.
A new Florida law banning gender-affirming care for minors is getting a lot of attention nationally as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis runs for president, but it's also impacting transgender adults.
Off-brand medication similar to Ozempic, the drug created for diabetics is in high demand because it can make patients lose weight.
Drugmaker HRA Pharma wants to sell birth control pills without a prescription.
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.
New program lets Amazon Prime members pay a modest monthly fee for access to common generic medications.
After Medicaid enrollment soared during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 1 million Floridians likely will drop off the healthcare program in 2023.
Many people said they didn't seek treatment last year for serious conditions or illnesses, according to Gallup.
Calling for "long overdue reforms," Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday outlined proposed legislation that would target pharmacy benefit managers to try to lower prescription-drug costs.
The new provision is the first cost-sharing limit for insulin ever enacted at a federal level
Broward Health celebrated its 85th year in operation on Wednesday.
Recently passed government spending bill allows states to kick people off the program as early as April.
Seasonal affective disorder impacts millions of Americans
A national average hourly wage of $17.05 is forcing many EMTs out of their jobs.
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association said sales of pediatric pain relievers are up 65% from this time last year
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Some 330,000 health care professionals exited the field in 2021, creating a worker shortage amid a rise in viral illnesses.
Buyout firms have spent almost $1 trillion acquiring thousands of medical facilities. The result: higher prices and complaints about care.
Understanding your benefits' worth could renew your commitment to your job — or make you seek out a better deal.
Guests heading to a Miami Beach event being held on Thursday are being told to keep their phones away.
Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to field questions about the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein files.
The Federal Aviation Administration has halted all flights into and out of El Paso until very late on Feb. 20 for what it calls "special security reasons."
Republicans have said new Medicaid work rules are aimed at unemployed young people who should have jobs. Policy researchers say the rules are more likely to disrupt coverage for middle-aged adults.
Police say Karina Pubchara-Martinez's silver Camry hit the boy and his mother while they were trying to cross the street and then fled the scene, leaving the boy with broken bones.
Guests heading to a Miami Beach event being held on Thursday are being told to keep their phones away.
Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to field questions about the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein files.
The Federal Aviation Administration has halted all flights into and out of El Paso until very late on Feb. 20 for what it calls "special security reasons."
Republicans have said new Medicaid work rules are aimed at unemployed young people who should have jobs. Policy researchers say the rules are more likely to disrupt coverage for middle-aged adults.
Police say Karina Pubchara-Martinez's silver Camry hit the boy and his mother while they were trying to cross the street and then fled the scene, leaving the boy with broken bones.
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.
Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to field questions about the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein files.
A federal grand jury refused to indict six Democrats who drew President Trump's ire by taping a video telling members of the military that they must reject "illegal orders," three sources told CBS News.
Democratic leaders a say White House proposal doesn't make the grade as they demand new restrictions on ICE and threaten a shutdown of the Homeland Security Department.
Chappell Roan says she's left her talent agency after its CEO, Casey Wasserman, was named in files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The leaders of three major immigration agencies defended the Trump administration's deportations in testimony before lawmakers on Tuesday.
Alexander Vindman spoke to CBS Miami's Jim DeFede on Sunday's Facing South Florida now that he is running for U.S. Senate in Florida.
The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
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In a new study that could have significant implications for future Alzheimer's treatment, researchers at the University of Miami have successfully figured out how to combat one of the early signs of the neurodegenerative disease.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
The House's Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee approved the bill which also changes multiple laws and restrictions involving nursing homes, dental hygienists, and registered nurses.
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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.
Chappell Roan says she's left her talent agency after its CEO, Casey Wasserman, was named in files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Bad Bunny delivered a historic performance at the Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show.
Reactions poured in when Bad Bunny was named Super Bowl halftime headliner, with some praising and others criticizing the choice.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.