Cindy Krischer Goodman
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Washington, United States
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Confidence in cruising: Travel picking up despite lingering COVID concerns
Cruise travel is picking up again, but COVID-19 can still be an issue on ships, with some vessels and some cruise lines worse than others. → Read More
CDC and FDA send letter to Florida’s Surgeon General warning he is endangering lives
U.S. public health agencies have sent a letter to Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo warning that his fueling of vaccine hesitancy is harming the public, particularly Florida seniors. → Read More
Florida nursing homes want money and leeway from lawmakers. Will residents be safe?
An AARP report issued Monday shows that Florida’s legislative changes in staffing requirements at nursing homes and assisted-living facilities have eroded the quality of care for the vulnerable residents who live in them. → Read More
Proposed bill limits who may sue Florida nursing homes for wrongful death of a loved one
Adult offspring and other family members could be prohibited from suing a nursing home or assisted-living facility for the wrongful death of a loved one under a proposed bill by Rep. Randy Maggard (R-Dade City). → Read More
South Florida event will offer 2,000 people free dental care
The Florida Dental Association Foundation will offer 2,000 people free dental care in South Florida this weekend. The catch: it's first come, first served. → Read More
The legacy of Parkland: Changes in school safety and gun laws
Changes like red-flag laws and higher minimum ages to purchase guns that were implemented in the past five years remain part of the legal legacy of the Parkland mass shooting. → Read More
Parkland youth activists find new ways to fight back against gun violence
In the five years since the Parkland mass shooting, many of the survivors have shrugged off the adult pressure to “fix” gun violence, acknowledged their struggles with delayed grief, and found new ways to effect change. → Read More
With demand soaring for heart transplants, Florida hospitals ramp up
With heart disease the number one killer in the United States, heart transplants hit record highs in 2022.In Florida, demand has never been higher. → Read More
JetBlue plane makes emergency landing at Palm Beach airport after bird strike
A JetBlue flight headed from Palm Beach to New York's LaGuardia Airport experienced a bird strike on takeoff. The plane landed safely and is being worked on, officials said. → Read More
Florida agency warns pharmacists not to dispense abortion pills
With pharmacies in some states preparing to dispense abortion pills, Florida’s Agency for Healthcare Administration sent a letter Thursday to all state healthcare providers warning them that do so in Florida is illegal. → Read More
Cold weather lingers, wind gusts continue, but warm days ahead for South Florida
The coldest temperatures of the winter thus far arrived Saturday night and into Sunday morning in South Florida, dipping into the 30s in many areas with wind gusts that made it feel even colder. → Read More
Dry January: Are there really any health benefits?
As Floridians lay by the pool or hit the beach, many will refrain this month from downing a cold beer or sipping on a salt-rimmed margarita. But as many participate in Dry January, are the health benefits real? → Read More
What young athletes need to know about Damar Hamlin’s injury
South Florida experts say parents of young athletes need to ask more questions about medical safety after the traumatic incident last night involving Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin. → Read More
Has Florida reached an endemic stage of COVID?
Floridians desperately want to believe the pandemic is over and the transition to an endemic is underway. They look toward 2023 as the year COVID becomes known as a seasonal virus that circulates in the fall and winter like the flu or cold. → Read More
2022 has been a deadly year for eating oysters in Florida
In 2022, oysters sickened people in the Florida with three different types of illnesses. One type has been deadly. → Read More
Dog flu is spreading: Vets sound warning, offer tips to protect your pet
The dog flu is circulating for the same reasons as the human virus — people are traveling and socializing again, and so are their pets. → Read More
As flu season hits South Florida hard, drug shortages cause panic
Flu season is hitting hard in South Florida, and drug shortages rippling through the country are creating nightmares for those who get sick. → Read More
Monkeypox outbreak now under control in South Florida
The monkeypox — now called mpox — emergency in South Florida is considered contained, but experts say it is not entirely over. → Read More
Florida’s surgeon general repeats opposition to COVID vaccines
As federal health officials embark on a campaign this week to get more Americans boosted for COVID, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Lapado is digging in on social media on an earlier claim that the mRNA vaccines are unsafe for some people. → Read More
You’ve got COVID — but what are the rules these days?
COVID still spreads to an average of 12,000 Floridians a week or more, if you count at-home tests. But what exactly does it mean to test positive in Florida now that masks are off and life is back to normal? What are the COVID rules anyway? → Read More