To the Bat Cave: In Search of Covid’s Origins, Scientists Reignite Polarizing Debate on Wuhan ‘Lab Leak’

May 20, 2021 at 12:06 am by pj

  By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News Once dismissed as a conspiracy theory, the idea that the covid virus escaped from a Chinese lab is gaining high-profile atten.... Read More

Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Cite Negative Interactions with Providers as Significant Barrier to Care

May 19, 2021 at 11:49 pm by pj

By Jill Pease Experts recommend the use of continuous glucose monitors as the gold standard for managing Type 1 diabetes. Yet many adult patients, particularly those with low.... Read More

Loyola University Chicago Researchers Identify Novel Approach to Repair the Human Heart

May 19, 2021 at 09:38 pm by pj

  Study Published in Nature Communications Seeks to Improve Care and Recovery in Heart Failure Survivors      A team of scientists from L.... Read More

DispatchHealth Partners with AdventHealth to Deliver In-home Medical Care

May 18, 2021 at 07:22 pm by pj

  Partnership offers new way for patients to receive acute care in select cities across Florida and Kansas DispatchHealth, a provider of in-home medical care, today ann.... Read More

What Does Approval of the Pfizer Vaccine for Teens and Preteens Mean for My Child?

May 18, 2021 at 11:06 am by pj

  By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News    Q: The federal government approved the Pfizer vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds. What does this mean.... Read More

Latinos Are the Most Eager to Get Vaccinated Survey Shows

May 18, 2021 at 10:59 am by pj

  By Anna Almendrala, Kaiser Health News   Hispanics who have yet to receive a covid shot are about twice as likely as non-Hispanic whites or Blacks to say t.... Read More

South Seminole Hospital Named Best Place to Work in Healthcare

May 18, 2021 at 10:43 am by pj

    For the second consecutive year, Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2021 Best Places to.... Read More

Healthcare Now Radio May 8, 2021 (Repeat of May 1)

May 17, 2021 at 01:58 pm by pj

Join Larry Jones, CEO, Independent Healthcare Partners, and Dr. Mark Chaet, Pediatric Surgery, PA, along with John Kelly, Publisher of Orlando Medical News as t.... Read More

Health Alert Issued for Blue Green Algal Bloom

May 17, 2021 at 11:57 am by pj

  OCALA —The Florida Department of Health in Marion County has issued a Health Alert for the presence of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii and Bot.... Read More

Doctors Now Must Provide Patients Their Health Data, Online and On Demand

May 17, 2021 at 11:26 am by pj

  By Sarah Kwon, Kaiser Health News  Last summer, Anna Ramsey suffered a flare-up of juvenile dermatomyositis, a rare autoimmune condition, posing a terrifyin.... Read More

SetPoint Medical Announces First Patient Enrolled in the RESET-RA Study

May 17, 2021 at 11:16 am by pj

  Pivotal IDE Study will evaluate SetPoint’s proprietary bioelectronic device for treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis   SetPoint Medical, a clinical-s.... Read More

Citing Lack of Progress, Physicians Call on Congress to Address Prior Authorization Reform

May 14, 2021 at 10:24 am by pj

  AMA survey release coincides with introduction of Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act            .... Read More

UF Health, OneFlorida Join Trial to See if Statins Can Help Older Adults Prevent Heart Disease, Dementia

May 13, 2021 at 10:48 pm by pj

By Diana Tonnessen Can taking a statin a day keep heart disease and dementia away in seniors ages 75 and older? Researchers at University of Florida Health and the.... Read More

Jess Parrish Medical Foundation and Parrish Medical Center Auxiliary Award Scholarships for Study in Healthcare and Medicine

May 13, 2021 at 10:43 pm by pj

  Jess Parrish Medical Foundation (JPMF) and Parrish Medical Center (PMC) Auxiliary awarded $23,500 in scholarships to 10 outstanding college students and graduatin.... Read More

NanoVibronix UroShield® Receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration Authorization for Entry into the U.S.

May 13, 2021 at 10:40 pm by pj

NanoVibronix, Inc., (NASDAQ: NAOV), a medical device company that produces the UroShield®, PainShield® and WoundShield® Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Portable U.... Read More

Biden Boasts About Equitable Senior Vaccination Rate by Race Without Data to Back It Up

May 12, 2021 at 08:34 pm by pj

  By Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News   “There’s virtually no difference between white, Black, Hispanic, Asian American,” referring to v.... Read More

Nemours Name Change Reflects Bold Strategic Direction to Redefine Children’s Health

May 12, 2021 at 05:51 pm by pj

  New visual identity represents transformative vision for Nemours’ future     WILMINGTON, Del. (May 12, 2021) – Nemours Children’s H.... Read More

Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital Names New COO

May 12, 2021 at 05:30 pm by pj

  Health care executive Tim O’Brien joins the hospital, located in Orlando’s busy tourism corridor Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital has named a new c.... Read More

DietID to be Offered as Part of AdventHealth Project to Improve Health, Lower Costs for Diabetes Patients

May 12, 2021 at 12:05 pm by pj

AdventHealth is offering Diet ID as part of a project evaluating how patients respond to lifestyle modification programs and the resulting impact on health care costs. Family.... Read More

Motivational Interviewing: Skills to Help Improve Patient Compliance

May 11, 2021 at 10:26 pm by pj

  By APRIL BOYKIN, MSW, LCSW and MARY-CATHERINE SEGOTA, Psy.D.   One of the most challenging aspects of working in the medical field is dealing with patients who.... Read More