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Passenger At MIA May Be Suffering From Cholera
MIAMI (CBS4) – South Florida health officials are gathering more information about a passenger, who may be suffering from cholera, landed at Miami International Airport. The passenger was traveling on...
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Swimming Off Limits At Causeway’s Hobie Beach
MIAMI (CBS4) – If you plan to hit Hobie Beach on Rickenbacker Causeway before the afternoon rain hits, stay out of the water. Miami-Dade’s health department has issued a swimming advisory for Hobie...
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M-D Health Dept. Confirms Dengue Fever Case
MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – Miami-Dade County Health Department officials confirmed Wednesday that a Miami-Dade resident has contracted Dengue Fever. It’s the second known case of Dengue in Miami-Dade...
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Bill Could Turn Fla. Health Department Tasks Over To Counties
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – A Florida house sub-commitee approved sweeping changes in Florida’s department of health that could put local health matters, and how to pay for them, in the hands of local...
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Low Flying Plane? It’s Killing Mosquitos!
MIAMI (CBSMIami) – That buzzing you hear tonight as you try to doze of may not be the hum of a pesky mosquito flitting around your face; it could be the hum of an airplane doing battle with millions of...
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Low Flying Plane Is On A Mosquito Mission
MIAMI (CBSMIami) – Skeeters a problem? Lots of people think so, so Miami-Dade officials are calling in the cavalry;well, actually, the Air Force to kill the biting pests and their breeding grounds....
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Broward Health Dept. Offers Free Immunizations
BROWARD COUNTY (CBSMiami) — Just in time for the start of school Monday, the Broward County Health Department is offering another chance for you to meet the state’s school immunization requirements....
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Health Dept Tours Recycling Plant As Cancer Cluster Concern Grows
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Is the King Metal Recycling Plant exposing nearby residents to cancer? That’s what county inspectors and County Commissioners Jean Monestime and Barbara Jordan are trying to...
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Most Area Restaurant Closures This Summer Due To Roaches
SOUTH FLORIDA (CBSMiami) — Roaches did it. Since July, most of the South Florida restaurants that were closed temporarily by state inspectors had roach problems, according to the Florida Division of...
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Miami-Dade Health Dept. Confirms 1st Dengue Fever Case
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami-Dade County Health Department officials confirmed Thursday that a Miami-Dade resident has contracted Dengue Fever. It’s the first known case of locally acquired Dengue in...
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Kendall Center Confirms 6 Patients Injected With Steroid Linked To Meningitis...
KENDALL (CBS4) – A South Florida medical office confirmed to CBS4 News that six of their patients were injected with the steroid that has been liked to the nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak that...
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Manatee Bay Elementary Open Monday After Illness Sickened Students
WESTON (CBSMiami) – Cleaning crews worked over the weekend at Manatee Bay Elementary to sanitize the school and classes will go on as scheduled Monday morning. Broward County Schools district staff...
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Broward County Set To Defy Scott On ACA Navigators
FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) - Broward County is thumbing its proverbial nose at Governor Rick Scott and his decision to ban navigators from county health departments. The Broward County Commission voted...
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Broward Health Notes Increase In Shigellosis
FT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – Hey kids – wash your hands. Broward’s Health Department is urging parents, schools and day care centers to take precautionary measures after they noted an increase in the...
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First Case Of Enterovirus 68 Confirmed In Florida
http://media.miami.cbslocal.com/CBSMIA_0810201417113400000AA.mp4 MIAMI (CBSMiami) — The first case of Enterovirus has been confirmed in Florida. Health officials say a 10-year-old girl from Polk...
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Chikungunya Fever Rampant In Puerto Rico
http://media.miami.cbslocal.com/CBSMIA_0911201423232800000AA.mp4 Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Heading to the Caribbean or Latin America on vacation? The CDC says the...
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MD Health Dept: Case Of TB Confirmed In Miami-Dade
http://media.miami.cbslocal.com/CBSMIA_2303201523182700000AA.mp4 Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Miami-Dade County Health Department on Monday confirmed a case of...
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Slightly More Than 93 Percent Of Florida Kids Immunized
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — More than 93 percent of Florida’s kindergarten students are immunized, according to new data from Florida’s Department of...
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State Promotes Free Dental Sealants For Kids
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) – Free and low cost dental services provided to kids and their parents have saved the state millions of dollars. More than 65 percent...
View ArticleRabies Alert Issued In Boca Raton After Infected Bat Found
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter BOCA RATON (CBSMiami/AP) — Residents in a South Florida city are suddenly on alert. A rabies alert has been issued in Boca Raton after a bat tested positive for...
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