Volusia-Brevard Local News

In Hard-Hit Areas, COVID’s Ripple Effects Strain Mental Health Care Systems

Jun 04, 2020 at 01:55 pm by pj

    Cheryl Platzman Weinstock, Kaiser Health News In late March, Marcell’s girlfriend took him to the emergency room at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, about.... Read More

Hype Collides with Science as FDA Tries to Rein in Wild West of COVID Blood Tests

Jun 04, 2020 at 01:41 pm by pj

    JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News and Anna Maria Barry-Jester  “Save your business while saving lives,” reads the website of Because Health,.... Read More

ICUs Become A Delirium Factory For COVID Patients

Jun 04, 2020 at 01:34 pm by pj

    Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News    Doctors are fighting not only to save lives from COVID-19, but also to protect patients’ brains. Although C.... Read More

Opinion: COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights the Need for Primary Care Physicians

Jun 04, 2020 at 12:11 pm by pj

By DR. DAVID REICHERT      Dwindling reliance on primary care physicians is burdening health care system and limiting care resources   &.... Read More

UCF/HCA Healthcare Announce Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program

Jun 04, 2020 at 11:57 am by pj

    A new Vascular Surgery fellowship program, based at the Orlando VA Medical Center and Osceola Regional Medical Center, has receiv.... Read More

Study Warns of CBD Supplement Harm to Gut Health

Jun 04, 2020 at 10:48 am by pj

    Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the University of Mississippi are warning in the first study of its kind that CBD sup.... Read More

Hiring A Diverse Army To Track COVID-19 Amid Reopening

Jun 02, 2020 at 01:48 pm by pj

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Brendan Mackie)   Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News and Anna Almendrala  As a contact tracer, Teresa Ayala-Cas.... Read More

Pandemic Presents New Hurdles, And Hope, For People Struggling With Addiction

Jun 02, 2020 at 01:44 pm by pj

  Nina Feldman, WHYY, Kaiser Health News Before Philadelphia shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Ed had a routine: most mornings he would head to a nearby.... Read More

Integrating Behavioral Health Services into Medical Practices Faces Barriers

Jun 02, 2020 at 01:29 pm by pj

    Integrating behavioral health services into physician medical practices raises cultural and financial barriers, but providing technical suppo.... Read More

Mental Health America Releases May 2020 Screening Data

Jun 02, 2020 at 12:40 pm by pj

88,000 have anxiety or depression, and results point to possible epidemic of suicidal ideation   More than 88,000 additional people have developed anxiety or depre.... Read More

Lack of Agents Plaguing Insurance Industry Mid-COVID-19

Jun 01, 2020 at 11:24 pm by pj

By DAVE RICH Across the country, seemingly every person has been a victim somehow of the novel coronavirus crisis—especially in the healthcare industry. Whether it be t.... Read More

CMS Unveils Enforcement Actions Based on Nursing Home COVID-19 Data, Inspection Results

Jun 01, 2020 at 10:01 pm by pj

  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled enhanced enforcement for nursing homes with violations of longstanding infection control practices. Thi.... Read More

Gynesonics Receives FDA Clearance to Market Next Generation Sonata® System 2.1

May 29, 2020 at 08:16 pm by pj

  Gynesonics, a women’s healthcare company focused on the development of minimally-invasive solutions for symptomatic uterine fibroids, announced that it has recei.... Read More

Changes Announced to Medicare Advantage and Part D for Better Coverage and Increased Access for Medicare Beneficiaries

May 28, 2020 at 02:00 pm by pj

  Final Rule continues to strengthen the popular private Medicare health and drug plans The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has finalized requirements that.... Read More

Northrop Grumman Awards Grant and Donates PPE to Jess Parrish Medical Foundation to Support Healthcare Workers

May 28, 2020 at 01:51 pm by pj

  Jess Parrish Medical Foundation (JPMF) was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from Northrop Grumman to support healthcare workers on the front lines at Parrish Medical Ce.... Read More

Eliminating Four Common Barriers Between Dermatologists and Digital Pathology

May 28, 2020 at 01:46 pm by pj

  By GREGORY OSMOND, MD, MPH   The case for digital transformation in dermatopathology is strong. With a 98.8 percent intraobserver concordance between whole-slid.... Read More

Antibody Tests Were Hailed As Way To End Lockdowns. Instead, They Cause Confusion.

May 28, 2020 at 01:09 pm by pj

  Christie Aschwanden, Kaiser Health News Aspen was an early COVID-19 hot spot in Colorado, with a cluster of cases in March linked to tourists visiting for its world-f.... Read More

For Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair

May 28, 2020 at 01:03 pm by pj

(Hannah Norman/KHN Illustration)   Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News As states relax coronavirus restrictions, older adults are advised, in most cases, to keep shelter.... Read More

My Mother Died Of The Coronavirus. It’s Time She Was Counted.

May 28, 2020 at 12:55 pm by pj

    Elisabeth Rosenthal, Kaiser Health News We recently received the death certificate for my mother, who died May 4 in an assisted living facility near New York.... Read More

Nearly Half Of Americans Delayed Medical Care Due To Pandemic

May 28, 2020 at 12:46 pm by pj

  Elizabeth Lawrence, Kaiser Health News As the coronavirus threat ramped up in March, hospitals, health systems and private practices dramatically reduced inpatie.... Read More