North Central Florida Local News

Raccoon in Reddick Tests Positive for Rabies

Apr 03, 2019 at 07:45 pm by Staff

. The Florida Department of Health in Marion County wants Reddick residents to be aware that a raccoon in their area has tested positive for rabies. People who live or work in.... Read More
Clinical

Hepatitis A Surging: DOH Seminole Offering Education for Healthcare Providers and Vaccine Events

Apr 02, 2019 at 06:50 pm by Staff

. The Florida Department of Health in Seminole County (DOH-Seminole) invites healthcare providers to the Know Hepatitis: Understanding An Epidemic presentation on Tuesday, Apr.... Read More
Business/Technology

You have met The SUPPORT Act. But have you been introduced to EKRA?

Apr 02, 2019 at 11:11 am by Staff

Authored by Attorneys of Chaires, Brooderson & Guerrero, P.L. According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, our Nation is in the midst of an.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Marion County Experiencing Increase in Hepatitis A Cases, DOH Holding Vaccination Events

Apr 02, 2019 at 10:46 am by Staff

. Marion County is continuing to see an increase in cases of hepatitis A locally and wants to encourage residents to get vaccinated for the virus. The Department of Health.... Read More
Grand Rounds

AdventHealth, Orlando Hand Surgery Associates Announce Affiliation

Apr 02, 2019 at 10:38 am by Staff

. OHSA physicians will begin practicing at AdventHealth campuses this summer, offering personalized upper-extremity orthopedic care close to home. . ORLANDO, Fla., April 2,.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Clinical Pregnancy Rates Exceed 74% Per Transfer for Cryos Donor Eggs

Apr 02, 2019 at 10:34 am by Staff

New Data Positions Cryos as One of the Most Successful Donor Egg Programs in the U.S. . Cryos USA - International Sperm and Egg Bank based in Orlando today announced re.... Read More
Clinical

DOH-Orange Offers Free STD Testing On Wednesdays During The Month Of April

Apr 01, 2019 at 07:32 pm by Staff

. April is Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness month. On Wednesdays during the month, the Florida Department of Health in Orange County's Sexually Transmitted Disease (ST.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Lake Nona Chamber Festival Brings Excitement to the Park

Mar 29, 2019 at 12:53 am by Staff

. The Nona Chamber Festival "Easter Basket" will bring even more excitement to the new Nona Adventure Park on Saturday, April 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Lake Nona Reg.... Read More
Business/Technology

If Healthcare is a 'Right,' What's Next?

Mar 28, 2019 at 09:40 pm by Staff

Few laying on a gurney heading to surgery want "lowest bidder government operatives" By PETER ROSENBERGER One cannot help but admire those who persevere through medical.... Read More
Clinical

More Older Adults With Joint Replacements Recover At Home, Not Rehab

Mar 28, 2019 at 09:17 pm by Staff

  Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Older adults and their families often wonder: Where's the best place to recover after a hip or knee replacement -- at home or in a.... Read More
Clinical

World's First HIV-To-HIV Kidney Transplant With Living Donor Succeeds

Mar 28, 2019 at 09:12 pm by Staff

. Victoria Knight and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News The world's first kidney transplant from a living HIV-positive donor to another HIV-positive person was su.... Read More
Clinical

Fentanyl-Linked Deaths: The U.S. Opioid Epidemic's Third Wave

Mar 28, 2019 at 09:02 pm by Staff

    Martha Bebinger, WBUR, Kaiser Health News Men are dying after opioid overdoses at nearly three times the rate of women in the United States. Overdose deaths a.... Read More
Clinical

Aspiring Doctors Seek Advanced Training In Addiction Medicine

Mar 28, 2019 at 08:59 pm by Staff

. Will Stone, KJZZ, Kaiser Health News   The U.S. Surgeon General's office estimates that more than 20 million people have a substance use disorder. Meanwhile, the nat.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

FDA Chief Calls For Stricter Scrutiny Of Electronic Health Records

Mar 28, 2019 at 08:57 pm by Staff

  Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News and Erika Fry, Fortune Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Wednesday called for tighter scrutiny of electroni.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

New Rules Will Ease Patients' Access To Electronic Medical Records, Senate Panel Says

Mar 28, 2019 at 08:21 pm by Staff

. Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News and Erika Fry, Fortune The chairman of the Senate health committee on Tuesday backed new federal regulations to remove roadblocks patients.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Orlando VA at Lake Nona Hosts Traveling Vietnam Wall

Mar 28, 2019 at 09:34 am by Staff

.The Orlando VA Medical Center (VAMC) will honor Vietnam Veterans with a Traveling Vietnam Wall Ceremony on Friday, March 29, 2019 from 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. in the south ent.... Read More
Clinical

CMS launches Artificial Intelligence Health Outcomes Challenge

Mar 27, 2019 at 09:04 pm by Staff

New competition seeks innovative solutions to better predict healthcare outcomes Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new competition tha.... Read More
Business/Technology

Editorial Calls Out Ways Hospitals Work to 'Purge' Independent Doctors to Favor Employed Ones

Mar 27, 2019 at 08:59 pm by Staff

Hospitals go to great lengths to drive out independent doctors from their medical staffs, a new editorial in the spring issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Sur.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Orlando Health South Lake Hospital Breaks Ground On Outpatient Surgery Center

Mar 27, 2019 at 08:42 pm by Staff

. Orlando Health South Lake Hospital broke ground today on a 29,000-square-foot outpatient surgery center with four operating rooms, two procedure rooms, twenty pre and post-.... Read More
Clinical

AdventHealth is First in Florida to Use State-of-the-art Robotic Technology for Spinal Procedures

Mar 26, 2019 at 11:23 am by Staff

. Medtronic's Mazor X Stealth Edition technology improves accuracy during minimally invasive surgery. . AdventHealth Altamonte Springs is the first in the state to use a te.... Read More