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World-renowned UF Health Biochemistry Researcher Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, Ph.D., Dies

Mar 03, 2021 at 06:17 pm by pj

By Doug Bennett and Karen Dooley University of Florida Health biochemistry professor Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, Ph.D., whose world-renowned work on the detailed structure o.... Read More

Nursing Homes Nationwide See 82 Percent Decline In COVID Cases 

Mar 03, 2021 at 09:07 am by pj

Lowest Amount Of New COVID Cases Since CMS Started Tracking In May 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Li.... Read More

Sorting Out How Politics, Policies Figure in Flap Over New York Nursing Home Covid Death Rates

Mar 02, 2021 at 02:10 pm by pj

  Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News The plaudits have faded for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Once hailed as a paragon of pandemic governing, he’s since come und.... Read More

Nemours Children's Hospital Pioneering Video Integration Services

Mar 02, 2021 at 01:45 pm by pj

  In addition to traditional security and monitoring functions, Milestone Systems’ open platform video management software at Nemours.... Read More

Becerra Has Long Backed Single-Payer. That Doesn’t Mean It Will Happen if He’s HHS Secretary.

Mar 01, 2021 at 10:09 pm by pj

  Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News    “Becerra supports Bernie’s government takeover of your health care, eliminating your employer-provided c.... Read More

When Your Chance for a Covid Shot Comes, Don’t Worry About the Numbers

Mar 01, 2021 at 10:02 pm by pj

  By Arthur Allen and Liz Szabo,  Kaiser Health News    When getting vaccinated against covid-19, there’s no sense being picky.... Read More

Biden’s Straight-Talking CDC Director Has Long Used Data to Save Lives

Mar 01, 2021 at 09:00 pm by pj

  Carey Goldberg, WBUR, Kaiser Health News   In early December, Dr. Katy Stephenson was watching TV with her family and scrolling through Twitter when she saw a t.... Read More

Young Transplant Patient Thriving After Journey Through COVID-19 Pandemic to a New Heart

Feb 25, 2021 at 08:46 pm by pj

  AdventHealth Transplant Institute physician: ‘This is the most rewarding part of my job’   ORLANDO  - On the same day Savannah Nissel lear.... Read More

OCR-HIPAA Right of Access Initiative

Feb 25, 2021 at 06:18 pm by pj

  By Michael R. Lowe, Brian C. Evander and Sara D. McLaughlin   In early 2019, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) commenced its Right of Access Initiative, an enfo.... Read More

Safety Makes Even Stronger Demands on Construction During Pandemic

Feb 25, 2021 at 06:14 pm by pj

  By STEVE MELCO   The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt throughout the construction industry. Projects have been canceled or delayed, supply chains h.... Read More

Moderna Ships Doses of Variant Specific Vaccine to NIH for Testing

Feb 25, 2021 at 11:35 am by pj

February 24, 2021   Company also provides update on strategy for addressing SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern CAMBRIDGE - Moderna, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNA), a.... Read More

It’s Time to Get Back to Normal? Not According to Science.

Feb 25, 2021 at 11:28 am by pj

  Victoria Knight Kaiser Health News   The science says “open the schools, stop wearing masks outside, and everyone at low risk should start living normal l.... Read More

Have a Case of a Covid Variant? No One Is Going to Tell You

Feb 25, 2021 at 11:21 am by pj

  Christina Jewett and JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News and Rachana Pradhan     Covid-19 infections from variant strains are quickly spreading across the.... Read More

Covid Vaccine Websites Violate Disability Laws, Create Inequity for the Blind

Feb 25, 2021 at 11:13 am by pj

  Lauren Weber and Hannah Recht, Kaiser Health News Many covid vaccination registration and information websites at the federal, state and local levels violate disabili.... Read More

AdventHealth Finally Breaks Ground on 12-Story Tower Bringing Additional Services to Central Florida Network

Feb 23, 2021 at 03:53 pm by pj

  The tower, located off I-4 on the Health Village campus in Orlando, will be home to the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, neurology and neurosurgery services, an ambulato.... Read More

Calling All Vaccinators: Closing the Next Gap in Covid Supply and Demand

Feb 23, 2021 at 11:52 am by pj

  Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Beating back covid right now comes down to balancing supply and demand. With hopes pinned to vaccines, demand has far outstripped t.... Read More

After Billions of Dollars and Dozens of Wartime Declarations, Why Are Vaccines Still in Short Supply?

Feb 23, 2021 at 11:43 am by pj

  Rachana Pradhan and Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News   The U.S. government has invested billions of dollars in manufacturing, used a wartime act dozens of times.... Read More

Organ Transplant Patient Dies After Receiving Covid-Infected Lungs

Feb 23, 2021 at 11:39 am by pj

  JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Doctors say a woman in Michigan contracted covid-19 and died last fall two months after receiving a tainted double-lung transplant f.... Read More

Countless Homebound Patients Still Wait for Covid Vaccine Despite Seniors’ Priority

Feb 23, 2021 at 11:29 am by pj

  Judith Graham Kaiser Health News Opening another front in the nation’s response to the pandemic, medical centers and other health organizations have begun sendi.... Read More

AMA, Satcher Health Leadership Institute Launch New Physician Fellowship Program to Confront Health Inequities

Feb 23, 2021 at 12:12 am by pj

  First-of-its-kind initiative aims to reshape the future of health equity advocacy, improve health outcomes   CHICAGO – The American Medical Association (A.... Read More