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How A Florida Medical School Cares For Communities In Need
May 14, 2013 Florida International University's medical school has made community-based health care a central part of its curriculum. With home visits and a mobile health clinic, students connect with families in neighborhoods where medical care is scarce.
The Two-Way
On Way To Prom, Teens Pile Out Of Limo To Aid Flipped Van
May 14, 2013 A limousine filled with students headed to prom night at Western High in Davie, Fla., stopped for a detour Saturday, after a Honda van hit a concrete wall and flipped in front of the limo. The van's seven passengers had trouble getting out — until the limo's driver and the students helped.
Shots - Health News
Dengue Fever No Longer Just A Visitor To Florida Keys
March 13, 2013 Decades after its eradication, the "breakbone fever" has become endemic again in the Florida Keys. Scientists say that Floridians infected during a recent outbreak didn't catch the virus abroad but rather got a dengue strain that's unique to Key West.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Can We Ever Explain Human Tragedy?
March 4, 2013 When a sinkhole swallows a man whole, it's natural to look for answers that explain the tragedy. Can science provide the answers? Commentator Tania Lombrozo says that some explanations are never satisfying.
The Two-Way
Florida Sinkhole So Dangerous Rescuers Can't Search For Missing Man
March 2, 2013 Rescuers are back at work outside a central Fla. home, testing the edges of the sinkhole to see if they can get close enough to search for Jeff Bush. He fell inside late Thursday night and is feared dead.
The Two-Way
Sinkhole Swallows Sleeping Man In Florida
March 1, 2013 The hole opened up under a home's bedroom in Tampa. Two men, brothers, were in the house. One tried to save the other, but wasn't able to keep him from being dragged down into the now 100-foot wide hole. It's feared that the man is dead.
Shots - Health News
In Reversal, Florida Gov. Scott Agrees To Medicaid Expansion
February 20, 2013 Florida's expansion of Medicaid will provide health insurance coverage to more than a million people. Florida will also become the seventh state headed by a Republican to agree to take the federal offer to provide Medicaid to all state residents with incomes up to about $15,000 a year.
The Two-Way
The Snake's A Snitch: Why Florida Released Biggest Python Caught In Hunt
February 19, 2013 Authorities hope the big guy, and two other males, will lead them to breeding females. They put transmitters into the snakes and will now track their movements.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
House Cat-Odyssey Highlights The Mysteries Of Animal Migration
January 24, 2013 The habits of migrating whales, birds, and insects all yield key data for the science of animal navigation. But as commentator Barbara J. King explains, Holly the housecat's 200-mile journey back home has left scientists puzzled
