Black Women Turn to Midwives to Avoid COVID and ‘Feel Cared For’

Sep 19, 2020 at 05:03 pm by pj

  By Rachel Scheier, Kaiser Health News From the moment she learned she was pregnant late last year, TaNefer Camara knew she didn’t want to have her baby in.... Read More

Lack of Antigen Test Reporting Leaves Country ‘Blind to the Pandemic’

Sep 19, 2020 at 04:55 pm by pj

  By Rachana Pradhan and Lauren Weber and Hannah Recht, Kaiser Health News More than 20 states either don’t release or have incomplete da.... Read More

New Dental Treatment Helps Fill Cavities and Insurance Gaps for Seniors

Sep 19, 2020 at 04:47 pm by pj

  By Michelle Crouch, Kaiser Health News Dental hygienist Jennifer Geiselhofer often cleans the teeth of senior patients who can’t easily get to a dentist&rs.... Read More

EOCC: New Age Networking for Healthcare Professionals is Here!

Sep 18, 2020 at 07:38 pm by pj

  By DOROTHY HARDEE     In February, we delighted in the success of the East Orlando Chamber of Commerce’s first Healthcare Co.... Read More

U.S. News & World Report Recognizes UF Health Leesburg Hospital for Heart and Lung Care

Sep 18, 2020 at 01:19 am by pj

U.S. News & World Report has recognized UF Health Leesburg Hospital as high-performing for heart bypass surgery as well as the care of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseas.... Read More

etectRxTM Announces Clinical Study Aimed at Improving Medication Adherence 

Sep 18, 2020 at 01:16 am by pj

  ID-Cap™ System Will Allow Clinicians to Remotely Track Ingestion Events and Provide Feedback to Patients   &nb.... Read More

DrySee® Launches Patented Waterproof Bandage with Drainage Indicator 

Sep 18, 2020 at 01:07 am by pj

  Proprietary liquid indicating gauze changes color when bandage needs changing      DrySee®, a medical technology company dedicated to improvi.... Read More

Axiom Bank, Appoints Edwin Rasinski as Winter Park Branch Manager

Sep 16, 2020 at 03:24 pm by pj

    Axiom Bank, N.A., a Maitland-based, leading community bank, recently named Edwin Rasinski as branch manager of its new flagship Winter Park branch. In thi.... Read More

NIH ‘Very Concerned’ About Serious Side Effect in Coronavirus Vaccine Trial

Sep 16, 2020 at 09:53 am by pj

  By Arthur Allen and Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to follow British regulators in resuming a coron.... Read More

COVID Exodus Fills Vacation Towns With New Medical Pressures

Sep 16, 2020 at 09:33 am by pj

  By Markian Hawryluk and Katheryn Houghton and Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News The staff at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital is accustome.... Read More

An Alarming Trend and How You Can Disrupt It 

Sep 16, 2020 at 12:28 am by pj

  Odds are you have treated a trafficking victim in your practice       By JAN EDWARDS, President, Paving the Way Foundation, Inc.   .... Read More

Parrish Medical Center Board Votes No Taxes for 26th year in a Row

Sep 15, 2020 at 10:01 pm by pj

  Brevard’s most nationally recognized hospital for quality, safety and experience   For the 26th straight year, no taxes will be assessed to support operat.... Read More

Substance Use Disorders Linked to COVID-19 Susceptibility

Sep 15, 2020 at 09:53 am by pj

By analyzing the non-identifiable electronic health records (EHR) of millions of patients in the United States, the team of investigators revealed that while individuals with.... Read More

AdventHealth Invests $1.2 billion in Central Floridians, Generates $9.5 billion

Sep 14, 2020 at 01:07 pm by pj

The health care organization’s annual Community Investment Report details charity care, financial support of local nonprofits and other investments. AdventHealth i.... Read More

Kids Are Missing Critical Windows for Lead Testing Due to Pandemic

Sep 14, 2020 at 01:10 am by pj

  By Brie Zeltner, Kaiser Health News CLEVELAND — Families skipping or delaying pediatric appointments for their young children because of the pandemic are m.... Read More

Let’s Use the State of SNF Therapy Today as a Springboard for More Positive Outcomes 

Sep 12, 2020 at 04:03 pm by pj

  By Ian Oppel   There’s no question that therapy today in skilled nursing facilities looks vastly different than it did several months ago (and for many ye.... Read More

Nemours Children’s Health System Welcomes New Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon

Sep 12, 2020 at 03:06 pm by pj

  Dr. Margaret Baldwin will treat children at Nemours Children’s Hospital and in Lakeland   Dr. Margaret Baldwin has joined Nemours Children’s Health.... Read More

True Health to Host Annual Ovation Gala, September 19

Sep 12, 2020 at 03:02 pm by pj

  True Health invites the Central Florida community to attend our fourth annual fundraiser, “Ovation: A True Health Gala.” Due to t.... Read More

Digestive and Liver Center Center of Florida Nutrition Event

Sep 12, 2020 at 02:17 pm by pj

 

Hospitals, Nursing Homes Fail to Separate COVID Patients, Putting Others at Risk

Sep 10, 2020 at 11:43 am by pj

  By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News Nurses at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center were on edge as early as March when patients with COVID-19 began to show up in.... Read More