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Jacksonville chief health officer stresses vaccine safety, announces free immunization clinic amid measles cases

Read full article: Jacksonville chief health officer stresses vaccine safety, announces free immunization clinic amid measles cases

The City of Jacksonville Chief Health Officer, Dr. Sunil Joshi, joined News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton on The Morning Show on Thursday. Dr. Joshi said that because of declining vaccination rates, there is a concern that the very contagious measles virus may continue to spread.

FILE - Supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan take cover after riot police officers fire tear gas to disperse them during clashes, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)
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Pakistan says imprisoned ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is in good health after an eye procedure

Read full article: Pakistan says imprisoned ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is in good health after an eye procedure

Pakistan’s information minister says imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan underwent a medical procedure for an eye ailment last week at a government hospital in the capital and is in good health.

FILE - Surgical instruments are arranged during an organ procurement surgery June 15, 2023, in Tennessee. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Medicare proposes new transplant system rules that might spur use of less-than-perfect organs

Read full article: Medicare proposes new transplant system rules that might spur use of less-than-perfect organs

The government has proposed new rules for the nation's transplant system that aim to increase use of certain donated organs and set additional safety standards for donor groups.

Burned cars block a street, photographed from inside an armored police vehicle patrolling a gang-controlled area in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
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Haiti faces a sexual violence and abuse crisis as gang violence spreads, health charity warns

Read full article: Haiti faces a sexual violence and abuse crisis as gang violence spreads, health charity warns

The number of sexual abuse cases being treated at a clinic in Haiti’s capital has tripled in the past four years as gang violence surges across the troubled Caribbean country.

A cone of snow cream, made by mixing sweetened condensed milk with fresh snow, is seen Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Bow, N.H. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer)

Eating snow cones or snow cream can be a winter delight, if done safely

Read full article: Eating snow cones or snow cream can be a winter delight, if done safely

Getting outdoors to enjoy simple pleasures is unlikely to be front of mind for people in a 1,300-mile stretch of the United States where a massive weekend storm brought deep snow and bitter cold.

Local doctor says patients are staying sick longer, often 4 or 5 days instead of 2

‘You do not want to get it’: After 10 days sick, Jacksonville man urges others to get flu shot

Read full article: ‘You do not want to get it’: After 10 days sick, Jacksonville man urges others to get flu shot

This year, flu season started earlier than usual, and it has been much more aggressive than in previous years. This is in part because of a new and stronger variant. Shilpa Amin, an emergency medicine physician with HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, is seeing hundreds of patients sick with the flu being treated every day.

Narayana Multispeciality Hospital where two Nipah cases had been detected since December is seen in Barasat, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo)

India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings

Read full article: India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings

Indian authorities have contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in eastern West Bengal state.

President Donald Trump attends an event to promote investment in rural health care in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Washington. Standing with the President are Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Mehmet Oz, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump administration announces 15 new drugs for Medicare price negotiation program

Read full article: Trump administration announces 15 new drugs for Medicare price negotiation program

The Trump administration has unveiled 15 new drugs selected for a Medicare drug price negotiation program that allows the federal government to haggle directly with drug manufacturers.

Rep. Byron Donalds in Ponte Vedra Beach with Florida Sheriffs

Byron Donalds speaks in Ponte Vedra on Florida immigration enforcement, property taxes, vaccine mandates

Read full article: Byron Donalds speaks in Ponte Vedra on Florida immigration enforcement, property taxes, vaccine mandates

Byron Donalds, Florida Representative and GOP candidate for governor endorsed by President Donald Trump, recently discussed key issues shaping the state’s future, including immigration enforcement, property taxes, and vaccination policies.

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus places ice packs to her face during her quarterfinal match against to Iva Jovic of the U.S. at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Australia swelters in a record heat wave as temperatures near 50 C

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Parts of Australia have sweltered in record temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius or 122 Fahrenheit during a prolonged heat wave.

Dr. Jeffrey Goldhagen stresses importance of vaccines after 2 cases confirmed in Jacksonville

‘Public health emergency’: Pediatrician criticizes health department after public not alerted quickly to 2 measles cases

Read full article: ‘Public health emergency’: Pediatrician criticizes health department after public not alerted quickly to 2 measles cases

A local pediatrician is stressing the importance of vaccines after Baptist Health confirmed two pediatric measles cases in Jacksonville last week.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis visit Florida International University on Friday in Miami-Dade County.

‘Bringing sunlight and transparency’: Ron, Casey DeSantis highlight efforts to improve food safety, expose toxins

Read full article: ‘Bringing sunlight and transparency’: Ron, Casey DeSantis highlight efforts to improve food safety, expose toxins

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis highlighted on Monday their efforts to improve the safety and integrity of the food supply across the state.

FILE - People hold a large pink feather ribbon for emphasis while gathering for a rally on the State Capitol Building steps to bring awareness to Breast and Cervical Cancer screening budget cuts Wednesday March 28, 2012, in Baton Rouge, La. ( Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP, File)

What to know about breast self-awareness and how it fits into cancer prevention

Read full article: What to know about breast self-awareness and how it fits into cancer prevention

Breast self-awareness is a more flexible approach to preventing breast cancer that goes along with other essential screening measures.

FILE - President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Freedom to Dr. William Foege, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who helped lead the effort to eradicate smallpox, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Dr. William Foege, leader in smallpox eradication, dies

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Dr. William Foege, a leader in the global eradication of smallpox, has died.

FILE - A container of ByHeart baby formula, which was recently recalled by ByHeart, in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Cheyanne Mumphrey, File)

Powdered whole milk could be a culprit in the ByHeart botulism outbreak, tests show

Read full article: Powdered whole milk could be a culprit in the ByHeart botulism outbreak, tests show

U.S. health officials say testing showed that powdered whole milk used to make ByHeart infant formula could be a source of contamination that led to an outbreak of infant botulism that has sickened dozens of babies.

A health worker administers a cholera vaccine in Blantyre, southern Malawi, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi)

Malawi rolls out cholera vaccines as rains and floods raise the threat of deadly outbreaks

Read full article: Malawi rolls out cholera vaccines as rains and floods raise the threat of deadly outbreaks

The southern African nation of Malawi has started a cholera vaccination rollout this week in a bid to stem the threat of a disease that kills tens of thousands of people globally each year.

FILE - The Gates Foundation campus sign is seen on April 30, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Rwanda to test AI-powered technology in clinics under a new Gates Foundation project

Read full article: Rwanda to test AI-powered technology in clinics under a new Gates Foundation project

Rwanda will test technology powered by artificial intelligence in more than 50 health clinics as part of a new initiative by the Gates Foundation to support 1,000 clinics across Africa with the aim to improve health care services.

FILE - This 1981 electron microscope image made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows hepatitis B virus particles, indicated in orange. (Dr. Erskine Palmer/CDC via AP, File)

Guinea-Bissau suspends Trump-backed hepatitis B vaccine study for ethical review

Read full article: Guinea-Bissau suspends Trump-backed hepatitis B vaccine study for ethical review

Guinea-Bissau's health minister says the government is suspending a Trump administration-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on newborns in the West African country pending an ethical review.