North Central Florida Local News

More Americans of All Persuasions are Donning Masks

Dec 22, 2020 at 12:11 pm by pj

  By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News   As apprehension about the pandemic intensifies, more Americans — nearly three-quarters — say they wear mask.... Read More

With Vaccine Delivery, Nursing Homes Must Make a Strong Pitch to Residents

Dec 22, 2020 at 12:07 pm by pj

  By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News  Imagine this: Your elderly mother, who has dementia, is in a nursing home and COVID-19 vaccines are due to arriv.... Read More

 CMS Issues Final Rule to Create New Payment Methods for Innovative New Therapies Based on Outcomes

Dec 22, 2020 at 11:34 am by pj

   The Final Rule updates provisions to promote value-based payment for prescription drugs.  As part of  a longstanding commitment to lowering drug price.... Read More

AdventHealth Opens Clinics for Pioneering Antibody Therapies for COVID-19 Patients

Dec 22, 2020 at 11:15 am by pj

  A center offering monoclonal therapies is open in Orlando and will expand to Volusia and Lake counties.   COVID-19 patients in Central Florida now have the opti.... Read More

FDA Approves First Adjuvant Therapy for Most Common Type of Lung Cancer

Dec 21, 2020 at 04:19 pm by pj

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Tagrisso (osimertinib) as the first adjuvant treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer wh.... Read More

Overdose Deaths Accelerating During COVID-19

Dec 21, 2020 at 11:41 am by pj

    Over 81,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in the 12 months ending in May 2020, the highest number of overdose deaths ever re.... Read More

Lake-Sumter Medical Society and Sarasota County Medical Society Announce CME Opportunities

Dec 18, 2020 at 06:20 pm by pj

  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE January 12, 6-8pm   This required CME will be presented live by.... Read More

Eight Ways Healthcare Workers Can Combat Traumatic Stress

Dec 17, 2020 at 05:18 pm by pj

  By Mark Goulston, MD and Diana Hendel, PharmD    Healthcare employees on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic face distres.... Read More

AMA Offers Links and Recordings to FAQs for Physicians and Patients on COVID Vaccines

Dec 17, 2020 at 04:56 pm by pj

As the COVID vaccines become available, the AMA has provided a webinar recording and printed answers to questions for physicians and patients about the vaccines.  .... Read More

AMA Announces Additional CPT Codes for COVID-19 Vaccines

Dec 17, 2020 at 04:44 pm by pj

The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced that the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set is being updated by the CPT Editorial Panel to inclu.... Read More

How Has The COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Your Practice?

Dec 17, 2020 at 11:03 am by pj

  By JOHN FOGARTY and BRIAN HAZELGREN     “The viability of physician practices remains under threat as the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic t.... Read More

CMS Office of the Actuary Releases 2019 National Health Expenditures

Dec 16, 2020 at 09:54 pm by pj

  Total national healthcare spending in 2019 grew 4.6%, which was similar to the 4.7% growth in 2018 and the average annual growth since 2016 of 4.5%, according to a stu.... Read More

Ways AI and Predictive Analytics Can Reduce Healthcare Supply Chain Disruptions 

Dec 16, 2020 at 03:42 pm by pj

By Heather Annolino   The global pandemic has not been a typical health crisis; the scale of its impact is unlike anything health leaders have ever seen b.... Read More

AdventHealth Begins Historic COVID-19 Vaccinations

Dec 16, 2020 at 01:26 pm by pj

Thousands of frontline team members are expected to be vaccinated in upcoming days.   AdventHealth marked a historic day as COVID-19 vaccinations began for frontline te.... Read More

In Other Words…To Screen or Not to Screen?  That is no Longer the Question

Dec 15, 2020 at 04:37 pm by pj

  With RICK RAMNATH, MD   This month we shine the spotlight on Dr. Rick Ramnath, a principal at NeuroSkeletal Imaging in Orlando, Merritt Island and Melbourne, wh.... Read More

Pediatricians Want Kids to Be Part of COVID Vaccine Trials

Dec 15, 2020 at 04:12 pm by pj

  By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News If clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines aren’t expanded soon to include children, it’s unlikely that even kids i.... Read More

Hospitals Scramble to Prioritize Which Workers Are First for COVID Shots

Dec 15, 2020 at 04:07 pm by pj

  By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News   If there’s such a thing as a date with destiny, it’s marked on Dr. Taison Bell’s calendar. A.... Read More

I Found My Secret to Feeling Younger and Stronger. The Pandemic Stole It Away.

Dec 15, 2020 at 04:02 pm by pj

  By Bruce Horovitz, Kaiser Health News Back in early January, before COVID-19 was as familiar as the furniture, I went in for my annual physical. My doctor looked.... Read More

Supply Is Limited and Distribution Uncertain as COVID Vaccine Rolls Out

Dec 15, 2020 at 03:58 pm by pj

  By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News    High stakes and big challenges await as the U.S. prepares to roll out vaccines against COVID-19, with fro.... Read More

Farmworkers, Firefighters and Flight Attendants Jockey for Vaccine Priority

Dec 15, 2020 at 03:55 pm by pj

   By Rachel Bluth and Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News      Governor DeSantis Weighs In  With front-line health worker.... Read More