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Medical partners, heat risk, vaccines: How 3 areas can affect your health

Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

ICYMI: The following articles focus on medical partnerships, vaccine mandates and heat risks.

Catch up with our health coverage below:

Dr. Juan Cendan, dean of FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, speaks during a ceremony announcing the launch of a new clinical, research and academic collaboration between FIU and Nicklaus Children’s Health System on Monday, May 19, 2025, at Florida International University campus in Miami, Fla. By Alie Skowronski

NO. 1: WHAT A UNIVERSITY AND HOSPITAL PARTNERSHIP MEANS FOR HEALTHCARE IN MIAMI

Here are five takeaways. | Published May 22, 2025 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archive, with AI summarization

Between 2020 and 2024, human-caused climate change at least doubled the average number of days so hot that they were associated with increased risk of preterm births across 222 countries, according to an analysis by Climate Central. By Jessica Meszaros

NO. 2: EXTREME HEAT IS INCREASING HEALTH RISKS FOR PREGNANT FLORIDIANS

This story was produced in collaboration between WUSF and Climate Central. | Published August 27, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jessica Meszaros

State Surgeon General of Florida, Joseph A. Ladapo, speaks during the Miami-Dade County Commission meeting on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center in downtown Miami, Fla. While considered helpful in preventing tooth decay by dentists, the practice has come under fire by some for alleged health risks. The bill passed to take the fluoride out of drinking water even though federal agencies like the American Dental Association says it could be harmful. By Alie Skowronski

NO. 3: FLORIDA WANTS TO REMOVE VACCINE MANDATES. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR MIAMI-DADE SCHOOLS?

Just weeks into the new school year, Florida’s surgeon general Joseph Ladapo announced the state is going to be working to eliminate all vaccine mandates. | Published September 3, 2025 | Read Full Story by Clara-Sophia Daly, Michelle Marchante

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.