AdventHealth Central Florida Division COVID-19 update: Aug. 24, 2021

Aug 24, 2021 at 07:12 pm by pj

    Growth of new COVID-19 cases at hospitals in AdventHealth’s Central Florida Division appear to be leveling off, but continue to be at the highest levels.... Read More

Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital, Under Orlando Health Ownership, Announces One-year Anniversary Milestones  

Aug 24, 2021 at 07:07 pm by pj

  Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital is announcing several, major milestones that were implemented over the last year to enhance patient care, increase eff.... Read More

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Limbitless Solutions, Creator of Unique Bionic Arms for Children, Launch Clinical Trial

Aug 24, 2021 at 12:07 pm by pj

Limbitless Solutions (LSI) and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children are launching a national study to evaluate the effectiveness of video game-based training aim.... Read More

UF Health Researchers Use Big Data to Improve Care for People with Rare Diseases

Aug 24, 2021 at 11:39 am by pj

By Diana Tonnessan Researchers at University of Florida Health and the OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network are using big data analytics to scale up rese.... Read More

Biden’s No-Jab-No-Job Order Creates Quandary for Nursing Homes

Aug 24, 2021 at 06:38 am by pj

By Jordan Rau and Andy Miller, Kaiser Health News President Joe Biden’s edict that nursing homes must ensure their workers are vaccinated against covid-1.... Read More

‘We Sent a Terrible Message’: Scientists Say Biden Jumped the Gun With Vaccine Booster Plan

Aug 24, 2021 at 06:32 am by pj

  By Rachana Pradhan, Kaiser Health News The Biden administration’s plans to make covid-19 booster shots available next month has drawn a collective sc.... Read More

School or ‘Russian Roulette’? Amid Delta Variant and Lax Mask Rules, Some Parents See No Difference

Aug 24, 2021 at 06:25 am by pj

  By Rae Ellen Bichell, Kaiser Health News The child had just started kindergarten. Or, as her mother called it, “Russian roulette.” That’s.... Read More

National Convalescent Plasma Study Shows COVID-19 Therapy Ineffective in High-risk Patients

Aug 23, 2021 at 11:34 am by pj

By Bill Levesque  Convalescent plasma does not effectively prevent the progression of COVID-19 from a mild to severe form of the disease in high-risk patients, according.... Read More

FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine

Aug 23, 2021 at 11:16 am by pj

Approval Signifies Key Achievement for Public Health  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has be.... Read More

Due to Covid-Induced Oxygen Supply Shortage, City of Orlando Asks for Reduced Water Consumption

Aug 20, 2021 at 03:42 pm by pj

Due to the high demand for oxygen to treat seriously ill Covid patients in area hospitals, the City of Orlando has asked residents to reduce use of water for a few weeks. Oxy.... Read More

Rabies Alert Issued for East Orange County

Aug 19, 2021 at 05:10 pm by pj

The Florida Department of Health in Orange County has issued a rabies alert for east Orlando near Dean Road and the Econlockhatchee River. This rabies alert is for 60 days and.... Read More

Drawn to Inspire, Keith Kim, MD

Aug 18, 2021 at 08:54 pm by pj

Internationally renowned bariatric surgeon, Keith Kim, MD, has joined Lake Nona Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, an affiliate of UCF Lake Nona Medical Center and the HCA Healt.... Read More

The White House Says Boosters for All. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Aug 18, 2021 at 04:09 pm by pj

  By Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News  The Biden administration announced plans Wednesday to offer boosters to all U.S. adults as soon as next month, sa.... Read More

Federal Vaccine Program Hasn’t Helped Those Whose Lives Were Altered by Covid Shot

Aug 18, 2021 at 03:51 pm by pj

  By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News  Angela Marie Wulbrecht jumped at the first chance to get a covid-19 vaccine, driving three hours from her Santa Rosa, C.... Read More

Science Shows Mask-Wearing Is Largely Safe for Children

Aug 18, 2021 at 03:40 pm by pj

  By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact, Kaiser Health News Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is one of a handful of Republican governors trying to block school districts fr.... Read More

‘Tainted’ Blood: Covid Skeptics Request Blood Transfusions From Unvaccinated Donors

Aug 18, 2021 at 03:33 pm by pj

  By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News  The nation’s roiling tensions over vaccination against covid-19 have spilled into an unexpected arena: lifesavin.... Read More

The Newest Disease Detection Tool for Covid and Beyond: Poop

Aug 18, 2021 at 03:26 pm by pj

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Kaiser Health News  Since reopening campus at the University of California-San Diego last summer, university officials have relied on th.... Read More

Cannabis Job Growth Continues to Increase

Aug 17, 2021 at 11:30 am by pj

  By MICHAEL C. PATTERSON   Job growth in the cannabis industry will be fueled by sustained sales growth and the launch of new state markets, especially on the re.... Read More

AMA Announces CPT Code Set Ready for Third Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines

Aug 16, 2021 at 09:31 pm by pj

New administration codes effective now for third doses of Pfizer and Modern COVID-19 vaccineCHICAGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) announced that the Curr.... Read More

New Survey Report Details Coronavirus Pandemic's Negative Impact on Physicians

Aug 16, 2021 at 08:15 pm by pj

Physicians report reduced income, increased burnout, and heightened mental health concerns over past year of the pandemic.   ANALYSIS  |  BY CHRISTO.... Read More