North Central Florida Local News

Trump’s Executive Order on Preexisting Conditions Lacks Teeth, Experts Say

Sep 29, 2020 at 04:44 pm by pj

  By Jon Greenberg, PolitiFact, Kaiser Health News Protecting people with preexisting medical conditions is an issue that has followed President Donald Trump his e.... Read More

Medical Marketing in the “New Normal”

Sep 27, 2020 at 04:00 pm by pj

By ERIN SOMERS   When the calendar flipped January first, 2020, little did we know our lives were about to be turned upside down. I never imagined I would hear the term.... Read More

CBD Increases Blood Flow to the Brain After One Dose

Sep 27, 2020 at 03:53 pm by pj

  By Michael C. Patterson A new study in the August 2020 Journal of Psychopharmacology reports an increase in blood flow to the hippocampus and orbitofrontal cortex aft.... Read More

Three Steps to Ensure You Choose the Right Tax Team

Sep 27, 2020 at 03:48 pm by pj

  Too many high-income earners ($500K+) continue to overpay their income taxes. Unsurprisingly, when these individuals are asked if they would want to pay less in taxes,.... Read More

A Real Vaccine Before the Election? It’d Take a Miracle.

Sep 27, 2020 at 02:51 pm by pj

This story was originally published by ProPublica.   By Caroline Chen, Isaac Arnsdorf and Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica Despite President Donald Tr.... Read More

Trump Approves Final Plan to Import Drugs From Canada ‘for a Fraction of the Price’

Sep 27, 2020 at 02:24 pm by pj

  By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News President Donald Trump, outlining his “America First Health Plan” on Thursday, announced that his administration.... Read More

These Secret Safety Panels Will Pick the COVID Vaccine Winners

Sep 27, 2020 at 02:17 pm by pj

  By Rachana Pradhan, Kaiser Health News Most Americans have never heard of Dr. Richard Whitley, an expert in pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Al.... Read More

Colleges’ Opening Fueled 3,000 COVID Cases a Day, Researchers Say

Sep 27, 2020 at 02:10 pm by pj

  By Michael McAuliff, Kaiser Health News Reopening colleges drove a coronavirus surge of about 3,000 new cases a day in the United States, according to a draft st.... Read More

Battle Rages Inside Hospitals Over How COVID Strikes and Kills

Sep 27, 2020 at 01:57 pm by pj

  By Robert Lewis and Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News Front-line health care workers are locked in a heated dispute with many infection control spec.... Read More

CMS Issues Urgent Call to Action Following Drastic Decline in Care for Children in Medicaid and CHIP Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Sep 23, 2020 at 10:13 pm by pj

  Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released preliminary Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) data revealing that, d.... Read More

AdventHealth Announces Global Orthopedics Partner and New Tower at Orlando Campus

Sep 22, 2020 at 04:08 pm by pj

  Rothman Orthopaedic Institute and AdventHealth will establish a groundbreaking, comprehensive orthopedic care network.   A new landmark in the downtown sky.... Read More

It’s Not Just Insulin: Lawmakers Focus on Price of One Drug, While Others Rise Too

Sep 22, 2020 at 12:54 pm by pj

By Rachana Pradhan, Kaiser Health News   Michael Costanzo, a Colorado farmer diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2016, has a well-honed ritual: Every six months.... Read More

Scholarship Fund Established for Nurse Practitioner Education  

Sep 22, 2020 at 11:43 am by pj

  Availity will donate $100,000 to establish scholarship fund, improve access to care in Florida, and launch relationship with Jacksonville University. New state law.... Read More

PatientMatters Unveils IntelliRural Pre-Access Technology to Overcome Patient Access Barriers in Rural Hospitals

Sep 22, 2020 at 10:32 am by pj

ORLANDO — PatientMatters, a patient access and advocacy solutions provider helping hospitals and health systems offer patients highly-personalized financial solutions, h.... Read More

HCA Healthcare North Florida Division Expands Internal Medicine Practice in Lake Mary

Sep 21, 2020 at 11:28 am by Melissa

Diana Moldoveanu, MD., Internal Medicine, has joined  Primary Care Center at Lake Mary, an affiliate of Central Florida Regional Hospital and HCA Healthcare North Florida.... Read More

Heading Back to School with Asthma in the Time of COVID-19

Sep 20, 2020 at 01:07 am by pj

  Steps parents should take to protect their child with asthma in the new year    Each year when summer break ends and school begins, parents of kids wi.... Read More

How Should Incidentally Discovered Thyroid Nodules be Managed?

Sep 20, 2020 at 12:57 am by pj

  By MATTHEW SHLAPACK, MD   Mrs. Smith undergoes a routine carotid artery doppler study as part of her evaluation following a recent CVA.  While she is pleas.... Read More

Slathered in Sunscreen as a Child; Advanced Dermatology as an Adult

Sep 19, 2020 at 06:17 pm by pj

Joanna McGetrick, MD, has a passion for protecting her patients   Board-certified dermatologist Joanna McGetrick, MD, was highly aware of the sun’s dangers long.... Read More

Election Gift for Florida? Trump Poised to Approve Drug Imports From Canada

Sep 19, 2020 at 05:40 pm by pj

   By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News  Over the objections of drugmakers, the Trump administration is expected within weeks to finalize its plan t.... Read More

A Pandemic Upshot: Seniors Are Having Second Thoughts About Where to Live

Sep 19, 2020 at 05:35 pm by pj

By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Where do we want to live in the years ahead? Older adults are asking this question anew in light of the ongoing toll of the coronav.... Read More