The News Service of Florida asked Simpson five questions, ranging from immigration enforcement to removing ultraprocessed foods from school meals. Here's what he had to say.

A water quality advisory has been issued for Garniers Beach Park by the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County.

The Florida Department of Health in Duval County has extended a health alert for harmful blue-green algae toxins in the St.

The Lee County School Board voted 6–1 to urge Florida lawmakers to end student vaccine mandates, aligning with the state’s ...

Gallagher started Ali’s Hope Foundation after losing his daughter to suicide in 2007. His organization partners with Seminole County Schools to provide “Hope Hubs” — designated safe spaces where ...

Measles is the most deadly of all childhood rash illnesses, according to the Florida Department of Health. Two children and ...

Measles is eliminated in the U.S., but cases are popping up nationwide. Health experts worry that if people skip the vaccine, there will be more outbreaks.

Out of six confirmed measles cases in the state of Florida in 2025, three of them are from South Florida, according to the ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $60 million for cancer research during his visit to Tampa on Wednesday. DeSantis announced the funds during a stop at the University of South Florida, ...

Shelley Mickle just started first grade when the fever came. It was polio. It was 1949. There was no vaccine. She was paralyzed from the waist down for several days. Some movement returned, but some ...

As the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis prepares to make Florida the first state to remove school vaccine mandates, deep concern is spreading among doctors, parents and public health workers for ...