A federal judge says it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants issued by the National Institutes of Health.

While 22 states have sued the Trump Administration to temporarily block a major policy change by the National Institute of Health, there are questions about what would happen to local medical research programs should a judge allow the policy change to proceed.

An NIH study found that 67% of people couldn’t tell if the health information they were googling was true or false.

Everything we do, every day impacts our health and well-being, but what you think you know about your health may not be true. For instance, you need to drink eight glasses of water … that’s a myth. It all depends on your body weight, temperature and activity level. You can actually get overdosed with water.

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Monday is set to hold a hearing with Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, over the origins of COVID-19, federal COVID-19 records and the NIH grant processes.

The government’s top infectious diseases expert says families can feel safe trick-or-treating outdoors this year for Halloween as COVID-19 cases in the U.S. decline, especially for those who are vaccinated.

Gov. Ron DeSantis made some comments during a news conference Monday related to the recent resurgence in COVID-19 cases and how it's affecting hospitalizations.

Miami is one of 89 cities around the U.S. taking part in the NIH funded biotech company, Moderna, study testing a Covid-19 vaccine in humans as part of the third phase of a clinical trial. (AP Photo/Taimy Alvarez)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida’s Department of Health confirmed 5,459 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and reported an additional 118 deaths attributed to the virus. The state has now verified 1,903,682 cases and 31,280 deaths since the outbreak began last March, according to health department data. FDOH listed five additional deaths in Northeast Florida: one in Duval County, which has now reported 1,140 total deaths, and four in St. Johns County, which has now reported 195 total deaths related to COVID-19. At least 2,973,782 people have been vaccinated in Florida, with 1,642,800 people in the state getting both shots that are needed, according to the latest numbers posted by the state.

The Florida Department of Health reported Friday an additional 190 deaths of residents or visitors to the state, bringing the total to 29,061, although many of those deaths occurred days or weeks earlier. Ten of those deaths were in Duval County, there were two more in Alachua County and one additional death in Putnam County. According to the state, 59 of the additional deaths were in long-term care facilities, sending the number of deaths in such facilities above 10,000 -- more than one-third of Florida’s total. Friday’s report comes as the first case of the U.K. COVID variant was reported in Jacksonville, according to the Duval County Health Department. AdFlorida and Duval County COVID-19 cases per dayThere were 4,825 people in Florida hospitalized on Friday afternoon with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19.

The latest attempt at an HIV vaccine has failed, as researchers announced Monday they have stopped giving the experimental shots in a major study. The study had enrolled more than 5,400 people since 2016 in South Africa, a country with one of the world’s highest HIV rates. “An HIV vaccine is essential to end the global pandemic and we hoped this vaccine candidate would work. Two other large studies, in several countries, are under way testing a different approach to a possible HIV vaccine. ___The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education.

Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH via Wikimedia CommonsATLANTA - Some packages of Dole baby spinach have been recalled because of concerns about salmonella contamination. Dole Fresh Vegetables has issued a voluntary recall for baby spinach sold in 6-ounce bags and 10-ounce clamshell containers, with the use-by date of August 5, the company said in an alert from the US Food & Drug Administration. The recall is a precautionary measure after a sample of baby spinach tested positive for salmonella in Michigan, the company said. The recalled product also was distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. Salmonella is one of the most frequently reported foodborne illnesses in the United States, sickening an estimated 1.2 million people a year and killing approximately 450.