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DOH-Marion Urges Those Tested for COVID -19 to Wait for Results and Take Precautions Before Resuming Activities

Jun 02, 2020 at 07:48 pm by pj

OCALA - As local businesses and activities begin to move closer to normal, residents and visitors need to continue exercising caution to prevent the spread of COVID-19. T.... Read More
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Med Student Named National Leader In Curriculum Reform

Jun 02, 2020 at 02:04 pm by pj

As COVID-19 changes healthcare education across the globe, a rising fourth-year UCF medical student has been named to a national leadership position to help improve the way ph.... Read More
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Aventus Biolabs’ Antibody Testing at UCF’s Garage A

Jun 02, 2020 at 02:01 pm by pj

Antibody testing has been added to the COVID-19 testing site at Garage A at UCF’s main campus as part of an ongoing partnership with Aventus Biolabs. Antibody tests wil.... Read More
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Hiring A Diverse Army To Track COVID-19 Amid Reopening

Jun 02, 2020 at 01:48 pm by pj

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Brendan Mackie)   Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News and Anna Almendrala  As a contact tracer, Teresa Ayala-Cas.... Read More
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Pandemic Presents New Hurdles, And Hope, For People Struggling With Addiction

Jun 02, 2020 at 01:44 pm by pj

  Nina Feldman, WHYY, Kaiser Health News Before Philadelphia shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Ed had a routine: most mornings he would head to a nearby.... Read More
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Integrating Behavioral Health Services into Medical Practices Faces Barriers

Jun 02, 2020 at 01:29 pm by pj

    Integrating behavioral health services into physician medical practices raises cultural and financial barriers, but providing technical suppo.... Read More
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Mental Health America Releases May 2020 Screening Data

Jun 02, 2020 at 12:40 pm by pj

88,000 have anxiety or depression, and results point to possible epidemic of suicidal ideation   More than 88,000 additional people have developed anxiety or depre.... Read More
Business/Technology

East Orlando Chamber of Commerce: Recharging and Re-opening

Jun 02, 2020 at 12:37 am by pj

By DOROTHY HARDEE   We have gone from a statewide stay at home order to reopening the state ever so slowly. Restaurants, retail stores, hair salons and gyms are open to.... Read More
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Lack of Agents Plaguing Insurance Industry Mid-COVID-19

Jun 01, 2020 at 11:24 pm by pj

By DAVE RICH Across the country, seemingly every person has been a victim somehow of the novel coronavirus crisis—especially in the healthcare industry. Whether it be t.... Read More
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CMS Unveils Enforcement Actions Based on Nursing Home COVID-19 Data, Inspection Results

Jun 01, 2020 at 10:01 pm by pj

  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled enhanced enforcement for nursing homes with violations of longstanding infection control practices. Thi.... Read More
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Rabies Alert in Seminole County

May 30, 2020 at 11:03 pm by pj

The Florida Department of Health in Seminole County (DOH-Seminole) is issuing a rabies alert for neighborhoods surrounding Wekiva Island. The alert is in response to an otter.... Read More
Business/Technology

Orlando Health Creates Socially Smart Guides as Florida Reopens

May 29, 2020 at 08:20 pm by pj

  The new website is the second wave of resources created by the health system to help Central Florida reopen safely   Orlando Health has created a community reso.... Read More
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Gynesonics Receives FDA Clearance to Market Next Generation Sonata® System 2.1

May 29, 2020 at 08:16 pm by pj

  Gynesonics, a women’s healthcare company focused on the development of minimally-invasive solutions for symptomatic uterine fibroids, announced that it has recei.... Read More
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Changes Announced to Medicare Advantage and Part D for Better Coverage and Increased Access for Medicare Beneficiaries

May 28, 2020 at 02:00 pm by pj

  Final Rule continues to strengthen the popular private Medicare health and drug plans The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has finalized requirements that.... Read More
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Northrop Grumman Awards Grant and Donates PPE to Jess Parrish Medical Foundation to Support Healthcare Workers

May 28, 2020 at 01:51 pm by pj

  Jess Parrish Medical Foundation (JPMF) was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from Northrop Grumman to support healthcare workers on the front lines at Parrish Medical Ce.... Read More
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Eliminating Four Common Barriers Between Dermatologists and Digital Pathology

May 28, 2020 at 01:46 pm by pj

  By GREGORY OSMOND, MD, MPH   The case for digital transformation in dermatopathology is strong. With a 98.8 percent intraobserver concordance between whole-slid.... Read More
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Antibody Tests Were Hailed As Way To End Lockdowns. Instead, They Cause Confusion.

May 28, 2020 at 01:09 pm by pj

  Christie Aschwanden, Kaiser Health News Aspen was an early COVID-19 hot spot in Colorado, with a cluster of cases in March linked to tourists visiting for its world-f.... Read More
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For Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair

May 28, 2020 at 01:03 pm by pj

(Hannah Norman/KHN Illustration)   Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News As states relax coronavirus restrictions, older adults are advised, in most cases, to keep shelter.... Read More
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My Mother Died Of The Coronavirus. It’s Time She Was Counted.

May 28, 2020 at 12:55 pm by pj

    Elisabeth Rosenthal, Kaiser Health News We recently received the death certificate for my mother, who died May 4 in an assisted living facility near New York.... Read More
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Nearly Half Of Americans Delayed Medical Care Due To Pandemic

May 28, 2020 at 12:46 pm by pj

  Elizabeth Lawrence, Kaiser Health News As the coronavirus threat ramped up in March, hospitals, health systems and private practices dramatically reduced inpatie.... Read More