North Central Florida Local News

The Psychology Behind Medical Care Avoidance

Apr 29, 2022 at 04:38 pm by pj

By APRIL BOYKIN, LCSW Health care avoidance is a type of patient disengagement that impedes an individual's health behaviors or causes them to delay obtaining health car.... Read More

Omega Introduces Soteria.AI – The Next Generation Interventional Cardiology System

Apr 28, 2022 at 12:00 pm by pj

The First Ever FDA-Approved AI-Enabled X-Ray System for Cardiology Sanford, Florida — Omega Medical Imaging announces the release of the revolutionary Soteria.AI. Desig.... Read More

First HCA Florida Healthcare Mini Medical University at UCF Lake Nona Hospital

Apr 27, 2022 at 07:47 am by pj

AMA Announces CPT Update for COVID-19 Booster Candidates

Apr 27, 2022 at 07:26 am by pj

Provisional CPT codes assigned to booster candidates from Pfizer and Sanofi-GSKCHICAGO -- The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced an editorial update to Cu.... Read More

Judge’s Ruling on the CDC Mask Mandate Highlights the Limits of the Agency’s Power

Apr 23, 2022 at 10:05 am by pj

By Sam Whitehead and Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News The role that the federal government plays in containing future epidemics will hinge on the outcom.... Read More

Heartbeat-Tracking Technology Raises Patients’ and Doctors’ Worries

Apr 20, 2022 at 07:40 pm by pj

By Darius Tahir, Kaiser Health News If someone’s heart skips a beat, tech companies want to let them know about it. Gadget firms — starting with Apple and n.... Read More

Why Cheap, Older Drugs That Might Treat Covid Never Get Out of the Lab

Apr 20, 2022 at 07:32 pm by pj

By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News In March 2020, Dr. Joseph Vinetz left the contemplative world of his Yale University infectious-disease laboratory and plunged into t.... Read More

A Travel Nurse Leaves Fears of Hospital Drug Tampering Across Three States

Apr 20, 2022 at 07:28 pm by pj

By Brett Kelman, Kaiser Health News Health officials in at least three states are investigating a travel nurse suspected of tampering with and potentially contaminating.... Read More

When Symptoms Linger for Weeks, Is It Long Covid?

Apr 20, 2022 at 07:18 pm by pj

By Nina Feldman, WHYY, Kaiser Health News Many Americans are discovering that recovering from covid-19 may take weeks or even months longer than expected, leaving.... Read More

How the Test-to-Treat Pillar of the US Covid Strategy Is Failing Patients

Apr 20, 2022 at 06:44 pm by pj

By Hannah Recht, Kaiser Health News The federal “test-to-treat” program, announced in March, is meant to reduce covid hospitalizations and deaths by quickly.... Read More

CMS Proposes Policies to Advance Health Equity and Maternal Health, Support Hospitals

Apr 18, 2022 at 05:28 pm by pj

CMS Integrates Equity and Maternal Health Quality Measures into Proposed Rule that Drives Payment for Hospitals Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).... Read More

Federal Judge in Florida Strikes Down CDC Mask Mandate for Travel

Apr 18, 2022 at 02:45 pm by pj

Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, a US District Judge in Florida, has struck down the CDC mask mandate for public transportation, including planes and trains. The judge’s order.... Read More

UF College of Pharmacy, American Pharmacists Association to Offer Test-and-treat Certificate Program

Apr 13, 2022 at 10:51 am by pj

By Matt Splett The University of Florida College of Pharmacy and the American Pharmacists Association, or APhA, announced a new partnership today that will allow pharmacists.... Read More

Private Equity Ownership of Nursing Homes Triggers Capitol Hill Questions — And a GAO Probe

Apr 13, 2022 at 10:46 am by pj

By Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News In his State of the Union address last month, President Joe Biden focused attention on how private equity ownership of nursing hom.... Read More

When Symptoms Linger for Weeks, Is It Long Covid?

Apr 13, 2022 at 10:40 am by pj

By Nina Feldman, WHYY, Kaiser Health News Many Americans are discovering that recovering from covid-19 may take weeks or even months longer than expected, leaving.... Read More

Babies Die as Congenital Syphilis Continues a Decade-Long Surge Across the US

Apr 13, 2022 at 10:14 am by pj

// By Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Kaiser Health News For a decade, the number of babies born with syphilis in the U.S. has surged, undeterred. Data released Tue.... Read More

HHS Takes Actions to Promote Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes

Apr 11, 2022 at 06:42 pm by pj

CMS Proposed Rule Seeks Feedback on Staffing Standards and Health Equity The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its fiscal year (FY) 2023 Skilled Nursi.... Read More

American Nurses Association Reveals Top Federal Legislative Priorities

Apr 10, 2022 at 06:13 pm by pj

By LYNNE JETER Health System Transformation Eclipses Other Issues The American Nurses Association (ANA) recently unveiled its leading federal legislative prior.... Read More

CMS Finalizes Medicare Coverage Policy for Monoclonal Antibodies Directed Against Amyloid for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

Apr 07, 2022 at 05:07 pm by pj

Decision Follows Robust Stakeholder Input and Creates Pathway for Enhanced Access and Coverage of Drugs that Receive Traditional FDA Approval Today, the Centers for M.... Read More

CMS Returning to Certain Pre-COVID-19 Policies in Long-term Care and Other Facilities

Apr 07, 2022 at 05:04 pm by pj

Actions continue to protect the health and safety of nursing home residents The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking steps to continue to protec.... Read More