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Florida faces alarming rise in student absences; see the data for your school
Absenteeism in school districts throughout Florida skyrocketed beginning during the COVID-19 pandemic — and, confounding ...
Florida schools face alarming rise in student absences since pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic sparked high absenteeism in public schools statewide, and five years later thousands of students miss ...
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Florida reports nearly 900 COVID deaths this year while lauding federal shift in vaccine policy
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo praised the federal move as vindication of the state’s early and controversial ...
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Former South Florida Public Servants Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
Two former public servants from South Florida were sentenced for COVID-19 relief fraud; one faces prison and the other house ...
What patients can expect from the new leader of a South Florida hospital system
The University of Miami Health System has a new leader. Dr. Dipen Parekh, a surgeon who led the hospital system through the ...
Hiltzik: Study finds removing school mask mandates contributed to 22,000 U.S. COVID deaths in a year
Critics of anti-pandemic measures prompted schools to end mask mandates, but doing so exposed millions to COVID infection, ...
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Who should get the newly approved FDA COVID vaccines?
Dr. Aileen Marty, Infectious Disease Specialist and Professor at Florida International University, joins Bob Sirott to talk about the latest health news. Dr. Marty discusses two new COVID vaccines ...
Florida board blocks Ono from UF presidency in historic decision
Ex-University of Michigan President Santa Ono was rejected as the new University of Florida leader. An expert said it shows ...
As Florida’s housing market cools, sellers are now getting squeezed — but it’s no buyer’s paradise either
Inventory is rising in parts of Florida like Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg and Clearwater, but much of that is due to condos, not ...