Florida Department of Health
CBS4 Investigates: Prescriptions In DUI Case Called “Illegal”
Sandor Guillen is charged with DUI manslaughter, but his case may spawn a second investigation into how he came to possess prescription drugs.
Jackson Hospitals Take Trauma Center Criteria To Court
After being denied new trauma facilities, two hospitals in Miami’s Jackson Health System have filed legal challenges arguing that the Florida Department of Health made “selective” decisions about allowing new trauma facilities.
New Case Of Fungal Meningitis Confirmed In Florida
Another case of fungal meningitis stemming from a contaminated drug has been confirmed in Florida.
Rare Meningitis Outbreak Grows; 2 Cases In Florida
The Florida Department of Health is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other states following the outbreak of a rare form of meningitis in five states, including Florida.
Fla. Infant Mortality Rate Drops To Record Low
Florida’s infants are surviving life-threatening diseases at its highest rate on record.
Docs & Glock Legal Block Appealed
Florida Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Department of Health have appealed a Miami federal judge’s ruling that barred the enforcement of a state law that forbid doctors and other medical providers from asking patients about guns in their homes.
Parents Of Children In Nursing Homes Wage Legal Battle
Zurale Cali, a Florida mother, is fighting to bring her special needs, 5-year-old son home from a place, she says, he should have never been placed: a nursing home.
Whooping Cough Confirmed In Miami-Dade, Monroe Counties
More case of whooping cough have been confirmed across South Florida.
The Florida Department of Health reported Wednesday that 15 cases had been reported in Miami-Dade and four cases had been reported in Monroe County.
Fake Butt Doctor Pinched Again
ONeal Ron Morris, the infamous fake doctor that allegedly injected items like fix-a-flat into patients’ posteriors, has been arrested by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office after more allegations of medical wrongdoing were made against her.
Butt Rebuilding Fake Doc May Have More Victims
The bizarre story surrounding a fake doctor who was using cement and fix-a-flat to shape people’s derrieres continued Tuesday as the Florida Department of Health confirmed that more possible victims have come forward.






