Clinical

AMA Adopts Policy to Further Advocate for Eliminating Non-medical Vaccine Exemptions

Jun 13, 2019 at 01:47 pm by Staff

. CHICAGO - Building on the AMA's efforts to protect the public against vaccine-preventable diseases, the AMA adopted policy during its Annual meeting to expand its existing.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

Competition and Transparency

Jun 12, 2019 at 02:23 pm by Staff

A rundown of newly passed healthcare legislation begins taking effect July 1 After this spring's legislative session, there were conflicting messages from lawmakers on str.... Read More
Digital Editions

June 2019 Digital Edition

Jun 12, 2019 at 09:43 am by Staff

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Business/Technology

Patrice A. Harris, M.D., Inaugurated as 174th President of the AMA

Jun 11, 2019 at 06:01 pm by Staff

. Atlanta Physician Becomes First African-American Woman to Hold Office To Watch a Livestream of Dr. Harris's 5PM (CT) Inauguration Speech, click here . CHICAGO -- Patrice A.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

BRAZEN Annual Summer Rally to be Held Friday June 14 in Silver Springs Shores

Jun 11, 2019 at 12:19 pm by Staff

. Ocala - The Florida Department of Health in Marion County's BRAZEN program is set to host its signature event for pre-teens and teens on Friday. On Friday, June 14,.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Orlando Health Announces Three New Executives

Jun 10, 2019 at 11:44 pm by Staff

. Orlando Health announced three new executives have joined the organization. Melissa Payne is the new Corporate Director of Food and Nutritional Services. Most recently, Payn.... Read More
Clinical

Physicians Taking Steps to Reverse Opioid Epidemic but Mortality Continues to Rise

Jun 10, 2019 at 11:25 pm by Staff

A new AMA report on opioids highlights the limited effects of mandates to stem an epidemic that claims about 130 people every day -- underscoring the immediate need for po.... Read More
Grand Rounds

etectrx, Inc. Announces Issuance of Additional U.S. Patents for Ingestible Medication Adherence System

Jun 10, 2019 at 11:15 pm by Staff

. etectRx™ Inc., an early-stage digital health company, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent 10,292,642 for an "Electron.... Read More
Clinical

CAR T-cell therapy: Will This CAR Plow through Solid Cancer Tumors?

Jun 10, 2019 at 09:48 pm by Staff

.. Chimeric Antigen Receptor therapy, also known as CAR T-cell therapy, has shown promising results in blood cancers (such as leukemia and lymphoma), but until recently has pr.... Read More
Business/Technology

The Runway Marketing Plan for Nurses

Jun 10, 2019 at 09:32 pm by Staff

. By DR. CATIE HARRIS There is incredible excitement when you finally decide that you are going to start a nurse business. Maybe you're following an impulse because you.... Read More
Grand Rounds

etectrx and Qualicaps Extend Strategic Relationship to Develop ID-Cap Technology and Digital Pharma

Jun 10, 2019 at 07:21 pm by Staff

. etectRx™ and Qualicaps® have extended their existing collaborative relationship to further develop the manufacturing and assembly processes for ID-Capsules and the ID-Cap™ S.... Read More
Business/Technology

AMA Adopts New Policies During First Day of Voting at 2019 Annual Meeting

Jun 10, 2019 at 07:12 pm by Staff

. New policies touch on anti-transgender violence, vaccine consent for minors, human trafficking CHICAGO - The American Medical Association (AMA), the premier national phy.... Read More
Business/Technology

Texas Allergist Chosen as AMA President-Elect

Jun 09, 2019 at 02:26 am by Staff

For the first time, three consecutive women physicians have held the office of AMA president-elect Physicians and medical students gathered at the Annual Meeting of the Ameri.... Read More
Business/Technology

The Future of Health Care is Innovation, Not Excel Sheets and Check Boxes

Jun 08, 2019 at 02:15 am by Staff

. By ABHINAV SHASHANK U.S. healthcare is nowhere near what technology made us dream of a decade back. Healthcare technology was meant to act as a means of reducing costs,.... Read More
Clinical

Will Anti-Vaccinators Object to the New Cancer Vaccine?

Jun 06, 2019 at 09:21 pm by Staff

. By Joshua Mansour, M.D.   Will Anti-vaccinators also be against these new breakthrough vaccines that can improve odds for a type of cancer once thought to be a death.... Read More
Business/Technology

Walmart Charts New Course By Steering Workers To High-Quality Imaging Centers

Jun 06, 2019 at 08:15 pm by Staff

. Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Walmart Inc., the nation's largest private employer, is worried that too many of its workers are having health conditions misdiagnosed, l.... Read More
Business/Technology

Analysis: Why Alexa's Bedside Manner Is Bad For Health Care

Jun 05, 2019 at 11:54 pm by Staff

. Elisabeth Rosenthal, Kaiser Health News Amazon has opened a new health care frontier: Now Alexa can be used to transmit patient data. Using this new feature -- which Amazo.... Read More
Grand Rounds

AdventHealth Breaks Ground on Lake Nona ER

Jun 05, 2019 at 10:04 pm by Staff

. New ER brings emergency care close to home for Lake Nona residents and expands connected services in the fast-growing region. . Community leaders and neighbors in Lake N.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

Hospitals Nationwide Accused Of Paying Doctors Large Kickbacks In Quest For Patients

Jun 04, 2019 at 08:58 pm by Staff

. Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News For a hospital that had once labored to break even, Wheeling Hospital displayed abnormally deep pockets when recruiting doctors. To lure D.... Read More
North Central Florida Local News

DOH - Marion County Protecting Residents Through "Public Health Ready" Program

Jun 04, 2019 at 08:35 pm by Staff

. Marion County residents have some positive news as hurricane season begins. The Florida Department of Health in Marion County has been recognized by the National Association.... Read More