Orlando Health Cancer Institute – Dr. Phillips Introduces New Surgical Oncologist

Feb 14, 2022 at 11:28 am by pj

  Gastrointestinal Cancer Specialist Joins the Team   Orlando – Dr. Quyen D. Chu, a board-certified surgical oncologist, has joined the ranks of c.... Read More

UF Neuro Departments Rank Top 5 in NIH Funding

Feb 13, 2022 at 01:17 am by pj

By Michelle Jaffee and Todd Taylor Neuromedicine and neuroscience research at the University of Florida ranked Top 5 among the nation’s public universities in the 2021.... Read More

UF Health Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence to Better Predict Hepatitis C Treatment Outcomes

Feb 13, 2022 at 01:14 am by pj

By Doug Bennett When hepatitis C treatments fail, patients can face major health risks and the expense of a second therapy. Now, University of Florida Health researchers have.... Read More

New Degree Launches for High-demand Health Care Workers

Feb 11, 2022 at 12:46 am by pj

AdventHealth University debuts degree in Medical Laboratory Science.   ORLANDO — As demand continues to increase for medical laboratory scientists aroun.... Read More

OMNI Healthcare Announces New COVID-19 Treatment Recommendations

Feb 10, 2022 at 08:07 pm by pj

MELBOURNE  – This past week OMNI Healthcare administered monoclonal antibody treatments (mAb) to more than 100 patients after receiving its weekly allocation. In re.... Read More

Second Harvest Food Bank Receives $75,000 from Morgan Stanley Foundation

Feb 10, 2022 at 12:12 pm by pj

Donation Will Help Children and Families Facing Hunger in Central Florida ORLANDO – Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida announced today it received a.... Read More

UF Study Finds 1 in 16 Women Take Harmful Drugs During Pregnancy

Feb 10, 2022 at 10:48 am by pj

By Matt Splett In a review of more than 3 million pregnancies, University of Florida researchers found 1 in 16 women were exposed to harmful teratogenic drugs — medicat.... Read More

Physicians Report Prior Authorization Hurts Workforce Productivity

Feb 10, 2022 at 10:39 am by pj

AMA urges employers to grill health plans on the impact of prior authorization on patient careCHICAGO -- Health insurance companies tout prior authorization for certain medica.... Read More

Bristol Myers Squibb Awards Nearly $8 Million in New Health Equity Grants: $300,000 Earmarked for Orlando Organization

Feb 09, 2022 at 05:29 pm by pj

Dia de la Mujer Latina, an organization committed to reducing health disparities and promoting health equity among medically underserved populations and patients in Orlando, a.... Read More

Saving Lives One Kidney at a Time: Nearly 60 Years In, Dr. Robert Metzger Reflects on the Evolution of the AdventHealth Transplant Program

Feb 09, 2022 at 05:15 pm by pj

Nearly 60 years ago, Robert Metzger, MD, considered the Father of the AdventHealth Transplant Program, was a co-founder, developing the program at Florida Hospital. Through th.... Read More

Threats, Intimidation Against Doctors and Health Workers Must End

Feb 09, 2022 at 05:07 pm by pj

By GERALD E. HARMON, MD, President AMA The AMA has advocated against the culture of violence in America, including domestic violence, gun violence, racism, police b.... Read More

Polio, Chickenpox, Measles, Now Covid. It’s Time to Consult History on School Vaccine Mandates

Feb 09, 2022 at 05:02 pm by pj

By Elisabeth Rosenthal, Kaiser Health News  The rapid spread of omicron across the nation — and the finding that vaccines continue to provide strong protectio.... Read More

Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

Feb 09, 2022 at 04:54 pm by pj

  By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News  The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as amo.... Read More

‘Decision Fatigue’: Another Pandemic Malady

Feb 09, 2022 at 04:49 pm by pj

By Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News  Most all of us have felt the exhaustion of pandemic-era decision-making. Should I travel to see an elderly relative? Can I see m.... Read More

Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute Center for Advanced Endoscopy, Research and Education Opens

Feb 07, 2022 at 05:30 pm by pj

The highly advanced center serves as the flagship destination of the Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute, one of the most comprehensive gastrointestinal programs in.... Read More

FAU Study Offers New Model for Coordinating Pandemic Policies

Feb 07, 2022 at 04:33 pm by pj

Researchers Say Interconnected Regions or Zones Are More Effective Response BOCA RATON – In a public health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, imposing lockdowns acr.... Read More

Mental Health Therapists Seek Exemption from Part of Law to Ban Surprise Billing

Feb 05, 2022 at 03:43 pm by pj

By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News   Groups representing a range of mental health therapists say a new law that protects people from surprise medical bills puts.... Read More

Pandemic-Fueled Shortages of Home Health Workers Strand Patients Without Necessary Care

Feb 05, 2022 at 03:37 pm by pj

By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News    Frail older adults are finding it harder than ever to get paid help amid acute staff shortages at home health agencies.... Read More

Department of Health in Marion County to Host Free Workshop Dinner on Relationship Violence

Feb 05, 2022 at 09:47 am by pj

Ocala — Love lingers in the air during February. But unlike the candy and flowers many people exchange on Feb. 14, love is not always so sweet. Too often, especial.... Read More

AdventHealth Ocala Leading the Way in Marion County in Minimally Invasive Heart Procedure

Feb 04, 2022 at 05:31 pm by pj

  AdventHealth Ocala surgeon Dr. Ravi Chandra leads the state of Florida in performing the leading-edge TransCarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) procedure to remove.... Read More