1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (556+ words) A bill that would expand vaccine exemptions for public K-12 schools is headed to the Senate floor. The bill (SB 1756) would create a new "conscience" category for parents to opt their children out of immunizations typically required for students to attend…...

8+ hour, 21+ min ago  (337+ words) Warm and occasionally windy weather is helping to increase pollen production, with high levels now being reported across much of the state. According to observation sites, pollen counts are reaching some of their highest levels of the year, with oak,…...

23+ hour, 58+ min ago  (250+ words) A pilot program at the Open Doors transitional home, a Rhode Island not-for-profit, has offered the drugs to 18 of its residents, many of whom say the GLP-1s, along with the other supports offered there, have changed their lives. How GLP…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (358+ words) Students at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers are tapping into a new way to lift weights at the campus Recreation and Wellness Center. The university recently introduced EGym, a strength-training system that uses wearable bracelets and smart technology…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (475+ words) A Rhode Island college football player died from carbon monoxide poisoning after he tried to charge his phone in his car during a massive snow storm in a power outage. First responders found Salve Regina University student Joseph Boutros, 21, unresponsive…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (804+ words) The Dandelion Project began as a mother-and-daughter mission between Lisa Bolton and her daughter, Kerri Fernley, to honor the memory of Bolton's son, Donald Jerald Fernley, who died shortly after birth in 1989. That mission expanded when Bolton's 18-year-old daughter, Quinn…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (71+ words) "What's Health Got to Do with It?" is a talk program from WJCT in Jacksonville that examines the intersection of health care and daily life. On this episode, a panel of medical experts discusses the biggest health headlines of the…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (221+ words) Florida Blue customers will remain in-network with Cleveland Clinic Florida after the two sides announced Friday they reached a new multiyear contract. According to Cleveland Clinic, there was a Sunday deadline to finalize a deal. Instead, patients with Florida Blue…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (262+ words) Wildlife officials are investigating what happened to vultures who were found dead at Blue Spring State Park. So far, 101 vultures were found dead and 17 were found sick at the park known for its gathering of manatees seeking warmth in the…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (12+ words) Florida Blue, Cleveland Clinic Florida face Sunday deadline to reach new contract'WUSF...