04-04-2025
Miami is facing several health challenges. Take a look at what's ailing us
Health Care Miami is facing several health challenges. Take a look at what's ailing us
How healthy is Miami in 2025?
Rising cases of infectious diseases like flu and dengue fever are spurring public health campaigns, vaccination programs and mosquito control measures.
Meanwhile, the Miami area has also seen a measles case in 2025 after South Florida had an outbreak in 2024.
Here's a look at some of the health issues we are facing:
The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories below were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
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NO. 1: A MIAMI HEALTH COMPANY IS IN BANKRUPTCY AND PLANS TO SELL. WHAT PATIENTS SHOULD KNOW
What will happen to the medical centers in South Florida? | Published November 21, 2024 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante
Three employees leave Palmetto General Hospital through the emergency entrance on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Hialeah, Fla. By Sophia Bolivar
NO. 2: CAN THIS MATERNITY WARD BE SAVED? DOCTORS, NURSES SOUND ALARM AT A MIAMI-AREA HOSPITAL
"If the maternity unit closes, I have no idea where I will give birth.' | Published February 13, 2025 | Read Full Story by Verónica Egui Brito Michelle Marchante
Florida has experienced an outbreak of measles, including among children in Broward County.
NO. 3: 'EVERYBODY IS GETTING SICK.' FLU IS ON THE RISE IN FLORIDA — AND HERE'S WHAT DOCTORS SAY
What's making us ill and how do we treat it? | Published February 21, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante
A 3D graphical representation of a measles virus particle.
NO. 4: ARE YOU AT RISK FOR MEASLES? MIAMI SEES CASE AMID U.S. OUTBREAK. WHAT TO KNOW IN FLORIDA
'The reason that we don't get hundreds of cases like we did way in the past, before vaccination, is because of vaccination.' | Published March 5, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante
A 3D graphical representation of a measles virus particle.
NO. 5: DID YOU GET THE MEASLES VACCINE IN THE PAST? DO YOU NEED ANOTHER SHOT? HOW TO CHECK
What to know about how long it lasts. | Published March 15, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes spread dengue to people through bites.
NO. 6: DENGUE FEVER ON THE RISE. WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE MOSQUITO-BORNE ILLNESS IN FLORIDA
Puerto Rico has recorded at least 1,012 cases of dengue so far in 2025, followed by Florida, 50, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which has 40 recorded cases. | Published March 26, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante
This report was produced with the help of AI tools, which summarized previous stories reported and written by McClatchy journalists. It was edited by journalists in our News division.
