Clinical

Discharged, Dismissed: ERs Often Miss Chance To Set Overdose Survivors On 'Better Path'

Feb 18, 2019 at 07:53 pm by Staff

  Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News The last time heroin landed Marissa Angerer in a Midland, Texas, emergency room -- naked and unconscious -- was May 2016. But that wa.... Read More
Business/Technology

Glimpsing The Future At Gargantuan Health Tech Showcase

Feb 18, 2019 at 07:43 pm by Staff

  Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News ORLANDO, Fla. -- Imagine going to the doctor and finding out before you leave the exam room how much your prescribed drug will cost,.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Beyond Beltway's 'Medicare-For-All' Talk, Democrats In States Push New Health Laws

Feb 18, 2019 at 07:23 pm by Staff

  Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News Sandra Yamileth Lopez works at one of San Francisco's most celebrated bakeries, Tartine. She fled horrific violence in Honduras and a.... Read More
Clinical

Two Crises In One: As Drug Use Rises, So Does Syphilis

Feb 18, 2019 at 07:11 pm by Staff

  Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News Public health officials grappling with record-high syphilis rates around the nation have pinpointed what appears to be a major risk fa.... Read More
Grand Rounds

National Study Finds Americans Do Not Know The Facts Or Their Risk For Heart Disease

Feb 16, 2019 at 02:28 pm by Staff

While 7 out of 10 Americans acknowledge heart disease as the number one killer of both men and women, a national survey conducted by MDVIP and Ipsos finds that people still wo.... Read More
Business/Technology

Florida Pain Management Clinic Registration and the Opioid Crisis

Feb 14, 2019 at 09:11 pm by Staff

. By MICHAEL R. LOWE, Esq. In 2018, the top health story capturing the news headlines was the opioid crisis. These headlines encapsulated the pulse of the nation with reg.... Read More
Business/Technology

Booming Urgent Care Industry Filling the Gaps in Patient Care

Feb 14, 2019 at 08:42 pm by Staff

. The urgent care industry continues to experience year-over-year growth as more patients seek on-demand care for non-emergency conditions, according to the annual Benchmark.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

HHS Launches Innovative Payment Model to More Effectively Meet Beneficiaries' Emergency Needs

Feb 14, 2019 at 06:24 pm by Staff

Supporting ambulance triage options aims to allow beneficiaries to receive care at the right time and place Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Community Health Centers Receives National Recognition

Feb 14, 2019 at 06:19 pm by Staff

. Central Florida based Community Health Centers was, recently, announced as a Best and the Brightest Company to Work For by National Association for Business Resources (NAB.... Read More
Digital Editions

February 2019 Digital Edition

Feb 14, 2019 at 09:02 am by Staff

Business/Technology

Orange County and Seminole County Medical Societies Setting Priorities for Upcoming Legislative Session

Feb 13, 2019 at 11:00 am by Staff

. OCMS, SCMS have concerns about legislation regarding scope of practice issues and telemedicine Fraser Cobbe, Executive Director of the Orange County Medical Society and Semi.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Central Florida Regional Hospital Debuts international Parkway ER

Feb 13, 2019 at 01:48 am by Staff

. Central Florida Regional Hospital ER at International Parkway has opened its doors to the public. The $11.6 million, 11,000-sq.-ft., freestanding emergency department is e.... Read More
Clinical

Valentine for a Caregiver

Feb 13, 2019 at 01:18 am by Staff

By Peter Rosenberger Of the 43.5 million of those providing unpaid care to an adult or child in the last year, AARP shares that 60 percent are women. Following a somewhat exh.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Vaccine Storage Too Often Fails To Meet Standards

Feb 12, 2019 at 09:58 pm by Staff

. Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News By correcting one potential error, the Ventura County (Calif.) Health Care Agency accidentally made another -- and jeopardized v.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Americans Cross Border Into Mexico To Buy Insulin At A Fraction Of U.S. Cost

Feb 12, 2019 at 09:51 pm by Staff

Bram Sable-Smith, Kaiser Health News When Michelle Fenner signed up to run this year's Los Angeles Marathon, it got her thinking: Tijuana, Mexico, is only a 2½-hour drive fr.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Marion Residents Encouraged To Share Thoughts On Health

Feb 11, 2019 at 11:14 pm by Staff

. Local officials want to know what Marion County residents see as their most pressing health needs. To find out, the Department of Health in Marion County and Well Florida.... Read More
Feature Profiles

Helping Others Achieve Their Dream

Feb 11, 2019 at 09:06 pm by Staff

. Corey Burke of Cryos International may be the best in the world at what he does Corey Burke could conceivably be the best in the world at vitrifying eggs, the process of.... Read More
Clinical

What 'Dope Sick' Really Feels Like

Feb 11, 2019 at 08:52 pm by Staff

. Brian Rinker, Kaiser Health News Detoxing off heroin or opioids without medication is sheer hell. I should know. For many users, full-blown withdrawal is often foreshadow.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Orlando Health South Lake Hospital Receives International Baby-Friendly Designation

Feb 08, 2019 at 06:34 pm by Staff

. Orlando Health South Lake Hospital has received prestigious international recognition as a Designated Baby-Friendly birth facility, making it the only hospital in Lake Count.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Trump Pledges To End HIV Transmission By 2030. Doable, But Daunting.

Feb 07, 2019 at 08:54 pm by Staff

.   Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News Noting that science has "brought a once-distant dream within reach," President Donald Trump on Tuesday night pledged t.... Read More