AMA Adopts Policy to Combat Public Health Disinformation by Health Care Professionals

Nov 15, 2021 at 09:59 pm by pj

New policy aims to address spread of rampant disinformation amid COVID-19 pandemic CHICAGO – Given the dangerous spread of public health disinformation during the.... Read More

AMA Adopts Policy Aimed at Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure

Nov 15, 2021 at 09:55 pm by pj

  New policy calls for consistent, sustainable funding, a robust public health workforce, and data modernization   CHICAGO – With the COVID-19 pandemic brin.... Read More

OMNI Healthcare Now Offering Pfizer Vaccine to Children 5-11 at All Pediatrics Offices and Walk-in Vaccination Clinic 

Nov 13, 2021 at 06:41 pm by pj

  MELBOURNE  -  OMNI Healthcare has received a substantial supply of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children age 5 through 11 and is now administerin.... Read More

CMS Repeals MCIT/R&N Rule; Will Consider Other Coverage Pathways to Enhance Access to Innovative Medical Devices

Nov 13, 2021 at 04:43 pm by pj

  The Agency will explore evidence-based approaches that protect people with Medicare The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) is rescinding the Medicare Co.... Read More

Nursing Homes Down 221,000 Jobs Since Start of Pandemic

Nov 13, 2021 at 02:17 pm by pj

Long term care industry facing worst job loss among all health care providers The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCA.... Read More

Orlando Health Moves Forward with Lakeland Hospital

Nov 13, 2021 at 12:56 pm by pj

  New Hospital Planned for 2024 Orlando – A new hospital with 136 inpatient beds plus 24 Emergency Department beds is coming to the south side of Lakela.... Read More

Trustco Makes Huge Turkey Donation to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida

Nov 13, 2021 at 10:21 am by pj

Trustco Bank, which has served the Orlando and Central Florida community for nearly 20 years, donated 1,000 turkeys to support those facing hunger this holiday season.&nb.... Read More

Lauren and Lee Fixel Foundation Establish the Fixel Brain Mapping Professorship

Nov 12, 2021 at 08:38 pm by pj

By Todd Taylor Aysegul Gunduz, Ph.D., an associate professor in University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, was nam.... Read More

Be Well Con Will Focus on Wellness of the Mind, Body, and Spirit

Nov 12, 2021 at 08:09 pm by pj

The inaugural Be Well Con – a live event dedicated to wellness of the mind, body, and spirit – will take place on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at the Orange County.... Read More

Marion County Covid Positivity Rate Falls Below Three Percent

Nov 12, 2021 at 07:57 pm by pj

  OCALA — Marion County’s COVID-19 positivity rate has dropped below 3%, according to the most recent state report. Marion County is reporting 57,048 c.... Read More

Orlando Health named “Local Corporation of the Year” by the Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council

Nov 11, 2021 at 04:27 pm by pj

The Business Impact Award recognizes the health care organization for its commitment to supplier diversity.   Orlando Health was recently recognized as Local Corporatio.... Read More

Join Orlando Science Center and Nemours Children’s Health for an Un-BEAR-ably Fun Weekend of Health Education!

Nov 10, 2021 at 07:33 pm by pj

    Teddy Bear Affair November 13 - 14, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Dr. Dare’s Lab at Orlando Science Center   WHO:      &n.... Read More

AMA Adds New Guides to a Growing Compendium of Behavioral Health Resources

Nov 10, 2021 at 07:23 pm by pj

CHICAGO - The American Medical Association (AMA) has added four new practice guides to the Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Compendium of best-in-c.... Read More

Orlando Health Expands Free Education Benefit for Team Members

Nov 10, 2021 at 07:20 pm by pj

  Preferred Education Program welcomes Lake Sumter State College and St. Petersburg College Orlando Health’s popular employee benefit, the Preferred Education Pro.... Read More

Orlando Health Begins Construction on Lake Mary Hospital

Nov 10, 2021 at 06:37 pm by pj

  Hospital Executives, Local Leaders Gather for Groundbreaking Ceremony   Lake Mary – A new era of healthcare is unfolding in Seminole County with the groun.... Read More

Three Young Surgeons with Their Eyes on the Skies

Nov 10, 2021 at 06:14 pm by pj

They are three friends and colleagues from different places. They have different sets of experiences and are motivated by different things. And while they each are unique, the.... Read More

EOCC: Paying it Forward November - Benefits All the Way Around

Nov 10, 2021 at 11:35 am by pj

  By DOROTHY HARDEE, East Orlando Chamber Director of Operations   “Community service is important to me for so many reasons! First and foremost, I take pri.... Read More

What’s Next for Florida Nurse Staffing in the Wake of Delta 

Nov 10, 2021 at 11:29 am by pj

  By JENNIFER POMIETLO   The tide of coronavirus cases once again is receding in Florida, and with it, the demand for traveling healthcare professionals. However,.... Read More

As Overdose Deaths Soar, DEA-Wary Pharmacies Shy From Dispensing Addiction Medication

Nov 10, 2021 at 11:25 am by pj

  By Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Health News When Martin Njoku saw opioid addiction devastate his West Virginia community, he felt compelled to help. This was the place.... Read More

‘Covid Hit Us Over the Head With a Two-by-Four’: Addressing Ageism With Urgency

Nov 10, 2021 at 11:20 am by pj

  By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Earlier this year, the World Health Organization announced a global campaign to combat ageism — discrimination against.... Read More