A New Paradigm Is Needed: Top Experts Question the Value of Advance Care Planning

Jan 10, 2022 at 07:49 pm by pj

  By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News  For decades, Americans have been urged to fill out documents specifying their end-of-life wishes before becoming termi.... Read More

Administration Requires Insurance Companies and Group Health Plans to Cover the Cost of At-Home COVID-19 Tests

Jan 10, 2022 at 05:13 pm by pj

  As part of its ongoing efforts across many channels to expand Americans’ access to free testing, the Biden-Harris Administration is requiring insurance companies.... Read More

True Health Announces Appointment of COO

Jan 06, 2022 at 09:23 pm by pj

SANFORD, FL – Central Florida Family Health Center, Inc. d/b/a True Health announces the appointment of Nurez Madhany as Chief Operations Officer (COO) beginning&nb.... Read More

OMNI Healthcare Offers Covid-19 Rapid and PCR Testing at All Offices; Soon to Offer Monoclonal Antibody Treatments

Jan 06, 2022 at 08:04 pm by pj

  OMNI Healthcare President and CEO Dr. Craig Deligdish will be discussing the recent Covid-19 surge at a press conference to be held at the OMNI Healthcare headquarters.... Read More

With Sexually Transmitted Infections Off the Charts, California First to Push At-Home Tests

Jan 05, 2022 at 05:13 pm by pj

  By Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has become the first state to require health insurance plans to cover at-home tes.... Read More

AdventHealth Kissimmee Opens New Floors in Patient Tower

Jan 04, 2022 at 02:34 pm by pj

  The expansion adds 80 new private rooms and brings new services to Osceola County   AdventHealth Kissimmee has opened new floors in its patient tower, an $84 mi.... Read More

Opera Orlando Announces Medical Patrons Society

Jan 03, 2022 at 06:09 pm by pj

Opera Orlando is pleased to announce a new affinity group program for doctors, nurses, medical administrators, and other medical group members entitled the Medical Patrons Soc.... Read More

UCF College of Medicine Announces 11th Annual MedPACt Global Health Conference

Jan 03, 2022 at 05:35 pm by pj

    Virtual Event from 8am-5pm   January 15   To register visit: https://www.ucfglobalhealth.org The medical student-run conference is geared to.... Read More

OMNI Healthcare Offers Covid-19 Testing, Vaccine, and Boosters

Dec 29, 2021 at 05:03 pm by pj

MELBOURNE, FL - In light of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in Central Florida, OMNI Healthcare reminds the public that testing and vaccine are available at its offices t.... Read More

Resolution: Deal with Fear of the Unknown When Chasing Your Dreams

Dec 29, 2021 at 11:58 am by pj

By JACKIE JACKSON   We’ve all been there. I remember lying in bed, staring up at the ceiling. This wasn’t a one-time occurrence. Restless, panicky nights ha.... Read More

Taking on the Stairs: Locally Impacting Lung Disease

Dec 29, 2021 at 11:48 am by pj

By JANELLE HOM The Fight For Air Climb Orlando will be celebrating its 15th Anniversary on February 19, 2022. This event was masterminded by a lung cancer patient in 2007 and.... Read More

Nursing Homes Bleed Staff as Amazon Lures Low-Wage Workers with Prime Packages

Dec 29, 2021 at 11:28 am by pj

  By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News  ERLANGER, Ky. — The sleek corporate offices of one of Amazon’s air freight contractors looms over Villaspri.... Read More

As Patients Fell Ill With Covid Inside Hospitals, Government Oversight Fell Short

Dec 29, 2021 at 11:19 am by pj

  By Lauren Weber and Christina Jewett, Photos by Heidi de Marco, Kaiser Health News One by one, the nurses taking care of actress Judi Evans at Riversid.... Read More

Pandemic Poses Short- and Long-Term Risks to Babies, Especially Boys

Dec 27, 2021 at 10:09 am by pj

  By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News  The pandemic has created a hostile environment for pregnant people and their babies. Stress levels among expectant mother.... Read More

The Cutting Edge of Medicine: Dr. Roy Hwang on Deep Brain Stimulation

Dec 22, 2021 at 07:09 pm by pj

The Neurohealth Sciences Center, an affiliate of HCA Healthcare’s Central Florida Regional Hospital, recently welcomed board-certified neurosurgeon Roy Hwang, MD. With a.... Read More

How to Prevent ‘Cognitive Overload’ in Your eLearning Modules

Dec 22, 2021 at 07:02 pm by pj

By Cheryl Powell Ever wonder what the rules of engagement were for using text and graphics in eLearning? I see a lot of eLearning where graphics may be distracting FROM the c.... Read More

Veterans Burial Benefits: Did you know…

Dec 22, 2021 at 12:09 pm by pj

By TEE ROGERS  First, to all veterans, thank you for your service. I hope this information will help you or someone you know. Recently I met with a young man whose fath.... Read More

NICU Bill Installment Plan: That’ll Be $45,843 a Month for 12 Months, Please

Dec 22, 2021 at 11:56 am by pj

  By Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News Close to midnight on Nov. 12, 2020, Bisi Bennett was sitting on the couch in her pajamas and feeling uncomfortable. She wa.... Read More

Crash Course: Injured Patients Who Sign ‘Letters of Protection’ May Face Huge Medical Bills and Risks, Especially in Florida

Dec 22, 2021 at 11:33 am by pj

  By Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News  Jean Louis-Charles couldn’t afford spine surgery to ease nagging neck and back pain after a car crash. So he sign.... Read More

‘The Charges Seem Crazy’: Hospitals Impose a ‘Facility Fee’ for a Video Visit

Dec 22, 2021 at 11:27 am by pj

  By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News When Arielle Harrison’s 9-year-old needed to see a pediatric specialist at Yale New Haven Health System in June, a.... Read More