Florida doctors warn public about dangers of catching, spreading measles
Fifteen states have reported measles cases this year and, as of last week, the total rose to 35. That’s already more than half the cases reported all of last year.
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Fifteen states have reported measles cases this year and, as of last week, the total rose to 35. That’s already more than half the cases reported all of last year.
Doctors are begging parents to pay attention to renewed warnings before Spring Break trip bookings.
Democratic Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz represents Weston in Congress and lives here. She's calling for the removal of State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo. "Surgeon General Ladapo is a misinformation super spreader," she said. "I'm calling for his immediate termination."
Ladapo has made controversial comments about vaccines in the past.
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz said state health officials have failed residents amid a growing measles outbreak.
Ted Scouten reports seven of the confirmed cases are from the same school - Manatee Bay Elementary in Weston.
As of Monday, the state health department reported eight cases in Broward County.
Florida is leading the country in the number of measles cases.
Two more children have contracted measles in Broward, bring the county's total to eight.
The Florida Department of Health confirmed the two new cases on Sunday
Morgan Rynor reports Florida is one of 11 states to see a measles outbreak this year.
The state's surgeon general grants parents permission to send unvaccinated children to school during a measles outbreak, risking their health and that of others.
The number of confirmed measles cases at the school is six
Morgan Rynor reports the total number of unvaccinated students at the school is 33 and the number of confirmed measles cases at the school remains at 6.
Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Peter B. Licata provided an update on Manatee Bay Elementary School during his Superintendent's Report at the Regular School Board meeting Wednesday afternoon.
Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Peter B. Licata provided an update on Manatee Bay Elementary School during his Superintendent's Report at the Regular School Board meeting Wednesday afternoon.
On Tuesday afternoon another case of measles was detected in Broward, bringing the total to six.
On Tuesday afternoon another case of measles was detected in Broward, bringing the total to six.
Teri Hornstein reports parents of children who aren't immune need to be very vigilant now that we know measles is in our community.
Teri Hornstein reports Manatee Bay Elementary School has nearly 1,100 students, and 86 of them are not vaccinated against measles.
Austin Carter reports nationwide there is a decline in vaccinations.
Teri Hornstein reports Manatee Bay has nearly 1,100 students, and 86 of them are not vaccinated against measles.
DOH-Broward announced it's investigating the five reported cases of the disease that came out of Manatee Bay Elementary School.
DOH-Broward announced it's investigating the five reported cases of the disease that came out of Manatee Bay Elementary School.
Department of Health - Broward announced on Sunday that it is investigating the cases in response to the four reported cases that appeared at Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston over the weekend.
Expectations are still high for Miami this season under first-year coach Jeff Hafley.
Grand Theft Auto VI is expected to be released on Nov. 19.
Pinch-hitter Agustín Ramírez hit a game-ending, two-run homer, and the Marlins rallied in the ninth inning to beat the Dodgers 6-4 on Sunday.
Germany's Alexander Zverev won his second Grand Slam after finally taking home his first major title earlier this year at the French Open.
Messi appeared to have Miami on its way to its first win over Nashville this season when he scored with a left-footed shot to make it 2-1 in the 62nd.
Expectations are still high for Miami this season under first-year coach Jeff Hafley.
Grand Theft Auto VI is expected to be released on Nov. 19.
Pinch-hitter Agustín Ramírez hit a game-ending, two-run homer, and the Marlins rallied in the ninth inning to beat the Dodgers 6-4 on Sunday.
Germany's Alexander Zverev won his second Grand Slam after finally taking home his first major title earlier this year at the French Open.
Messi appeared to have Miami on its way to its first win over Nashville this season when he scored with a left-footed shot to make it 2-1 in the 62nd.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
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Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
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Courtney Walter said her husband, Jorge Luis Eliecer Ruiz, was stopped by immigration agents on Aug. 3 in Coconut Creek.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
The report found taxpayer money was routed through nonprofits and into political accounts, while Attorney General James Uthmeier faces fresh criticism over his role in the transfer.
Moskowitz discusses primary win, Democratic divide.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
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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.
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Dolly Parton died in Nashville on Aug. 25 at the age of 80 — a shock to fans around the world who weren't aware of her illness.
Ben Shelton ended Carlos Alcaraz's title reign in the latest-finishing match in U.S. Open history, pulling out the victory in a marathon tussle that ended at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday.
While performing in St. Louis on Saturday night, Lionel Richie appeared at one point to lean on a piano for support, according to video from the show.
The international airport in Nashville, Tennessee, would be renamed for Dolly Parton under a proposal by Tennessee's governor.