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  Miami Has Nation's Third-Highest Risk for a Measles Outbreak in 2019, Study Warns

  May 10 at 8:30 a.m.

  A new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Texas warns that Miami-Dade County is at high risk for a measles outbreak. Analysts ranked every county in the United States — and, according to the data, Dade has the third-highest risk in the country.

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  Activists Warn Against Florida Bill Requiring Parental Consent for Underage Abortions

  April 4 at 8 a.m.

  A Florida bill that would force minors to get parental consent for abortions passed the House Judiciary Committee yesterday. The ACLU warns the bill will hurt underage girls if enacted.

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  Florida Bill Would Make It Harder for the Poor to Access Medicaid

  February 27 at 8:56 a.m.

  While the Democratic party's left flank is pushing lawmakers to extend Medicare to all citizens and/or create a "single-payer" healthcare system similar to what exists in every other developed nation on earth, many Florida Republicans are still coming up with new ways to chip away at health-care access in the Sunshine...

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  Miami Needs to Talk About Mental Health

  February 21 at 8 a.m.

  When I tell you I moved down to Miami for the weather, I really mean I moved to South Florida to escape my depression. I’m not alone. Many people believe the Magic City, with its brilliant sunsets and never-ending attractions, will redeem them from darkness. The...

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  Here's Proof Getting Medical Marijuana in Florida Is Becoming Easier

  February 19 at 8:52 a.m.

  When 62-year-old cancer survivor Jer Valentino set out to obtain his medical marijuana card, the Naples, Florida, resident had to wait two weeks before he could even see a doctor. Another three months and several hundred dollars later, he finally had the pot he needed to treat the...

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  What Floridians Should Know About CBD, Pot's Nonpsychoactive Sibling

  February 13 at 9:08 a.m.

  Last week, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried — the only Democrat elected statewide in the 2018 midterms — shook up her 4,000-employee agency by appointing Holly Bell the state's first-ever cannabis director. While Fried campaigned on a promise to increase medical marijuana access, both she and the new...