Volusia-Brevard Local News

Samaritan Village to Hold Fundraiser to Continue Serving Adult Survivors of Sex Trafficking

Oct 06, 2020 at 07:00 pm by pj

Orlando-based Samaritan Village, a safe home and therapeutic program for adult survivors of sex exploitation, is holding its first-ever virtual fundraiser on October 15th.... Read More

Easier-to-Use Coronavirus Saliva Tests Start to Catch On

Oct 06, 2020 at 11:34 am by pj

  By David Tuller, Kaiser Health News As the coronavirus pandemic broke out across the country, health care providers and scientists relied on the standard method.... Read More

Use of Cannabis Prior to Bodily Trauma Limits Damage and Increases Recovery

Oct 06, 2020 at 11:16 am by pj

  By MICHAEL C. PATTERSON   A recent study published in the August 2020 edition of Journal of Surgical Research demonstrates patients who arrive into a hospital t.... Read More

Amidst the Global Pandemic, Let’s Not Forget About the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic 

Oct 06, 2020 at 11:03 am by pj

  By JANELLE HOM   While the headlines focus on the global COVID-19 pandemic, there is an epidemic that threatens our youth here in Orlando that ca.... Read More

The Top Three Legal Ways to Maximize Your Tax Savings

Oct 06, 2020 at 11:00 am by pj

  Typically, we only think about taxes as April 15 draws near. Instead, we should be thinking about taxes year-round and looking for ways to maximize our deductions and.... Read More

AMA: Modify Proposed Medicare Fee Schedule To Reflect Pandemic Challenges

Oct 05, 2020 at 04:50 pm by pj

  CHICAGO -- Submitting detailed comments today on the proposed Medicare fee schedule for 2021, the American Medical Association (AMA) warned that some propose.... Read More

Five Things to Know About a COVID Vaccine: It Won’t Be a ‘Magic Wand’

Oct 05, 2020 at 08:39 am by pj

  By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News  President Donald Trump makes no secret he would like a COVID-19 vaccine to be available before the election. But it&rs.... Read More

The Mysterious White House Testing Scheme That Did Not Protect Trump

Oct 05, 2020 at 12:16 am by pj

  By Rachana Pradhan and Lauren Weber and Liz Szabo,  Kaiser Health News    President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagno.... Read More

Health Care Fraud and Opioid Arrests Results in Charges Against 345 Defendants Representing Over $6 Billion in Alleged Fraud 

Oct 01, 2020 at 05:18 pm by pj

Largest Health Care Fraud and Opioid Enforcement Action in Department of Justice History Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department&rs.... Read More

AI-based Solution Reinvents Revenue Cycle

Sep 30, 2020 at 03:58 pm by pj

‘TRISH’ Identifies and Reduces Revenue Leaks   A new artificial intelligence (AI)-based application promises to reinvent the revenue cycle for hospitals and.... Read More

Digestive and Liver Center Of Florida Welcomes Douglas Weissman, MD

Sep 29, 2020 at 11:37 pm by pj

Dr. Harinath Sheela and Dr. Srinivas Seela are pleased to announce Interventional Gastroenterologist Douglas Weissman, MD, has joined their practice and will be seeing patient.... Read More

Corralling the Facts on Herd Immunity

Sep 29, 2020 at 05:20 pm by pj

  By Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Heallth News For a term that’s at least 100 years old, “herd immunity” has gained new life in 2020. It starred in man.... Read More

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