Countless Homebound Patients Still Wait for Covid Vaccine Despite Seniors’ Priority

Feb 23, 2021 at 11:29 am by pj

  Judith Graham Kaiser Health News Opening another front in the nation’s response to the pandemic, medical centers and other health organizations have begun sendi.... Read More

AMA, Satcher Health Leadership Institute Launch New Physician Fellowship Program to Confront Health Inequities

Feb 23, 2021 at 12:12 am by pj

  First-of-its-kind initiative aims to reshape the future of health equity advocacy, improve health outcomes   CHICAGO – The American Medical Association (A.... Read More

AdventHealth, Del Webb Announce Innovative Wellness Partnership for Residents of Lake Nona-Area

Feb 22, 2021 at 11:44 pm by pj

  AdventHealth Will be the Exclusive Wellness Provider for Del Webb Sunbridge Near Lake Nona.   AdventHealth and Del Webb Sunbridge have partnered to br.... Read More

Curis Decontamination

Feb 22, 2021 at 11:29 pm by pj

Seeking a company that can ensure decontamination that is reliable and trustworthy? Look no further! Curis Decontamination is the place for you. 

Nemours Children’s Health System Welcomes Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist Dr. Rochelle Maxwell

Feb 22, 2021 at 11:25 pm by pj

  Nemours Children’s Health System welcomes Rochelle Maxwell, MD, to the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. Dr. Maxwell is among the pediatric specialists.... Read More

Ocala Regional Medical Center, West Marion Community Hospital Named America’s 100 Best Hospitals  

Feb 22, 2021 at 06:11 pm by pj

  Ocala Regional Medical Center and West Marion Community Hospital identified among the top hospitals nationally in Orthopedic Surgery according to Healthgrades  .... Read More

Staying Ahead in Healthcare: Looking for a Practice Partner

Feb 18, 2021 at 06:57 pm by pj

  By ANDREW MINTZ    President of InnovaCare Health shares thoughts on navigating change   The healthcare industry is constantly evolving. That’s.... Read More

Cannabis Demonstrates Improvement in Opioid Addiction Outcomes

Feb 18, 2021 at 06:50 pm by pj

  By MICHAEL C. PATTERSON   Cannabis demonstrates improved treatment outcomes for people suffering from opioid addiction and reduced risk from accidental fentanyl.... Read More

New National Cancer Genetic Screening Program

Feb 18, 2021 at 05:54 pm by pj

  National Cancer Initiative Offers a Comprehensive Testing Panel to Analyze the BRCA Genes and Over 60 Other Cancer Susceptibility Genes   JScreen, a national pu.... Read More

‘I Wanted to Go in There and Help’ Nursing Schools See Enrollment Bump Amid Pandemic

Feb 18, 2021 at 05:15 pm by pj

  Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News    Last December, Mirande Gross graduated from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, with a bachelor’s.... Read More

Why Biden Has a Chance to Cut Deals With Red State Holdouts on Medicaid

Feb 18, 2021 at 05:11 pm by pj

  Noam N. Levey , Kaiser Health News   President Joe Biden has an unexpected opening to cut deals with red states to expand Medicaid, raising the prospect th.... Read More

Prominent Scientists Call on CDC to Better Protect Workers From Covid

Feb 18, 2021 at 05:06 pm by pj

  Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News   A prominent group of academics is pressing the Biden administration to move faster and take stronger action to protect hi.... Read More

Clermont Council Approves Encompass Health’s 100-Bed Physical Rehabilitation Center

Feb 18, 2021 at 03:51 pm by pj

  CLERMONT – The Clermont City Council unanimously approved Encompass Health Corp.’s (NYSE: EHC) plans for a 100-bed, inpatient physical rehabilitation.... Read More

COVID-19 Census Continues to Drop at AdventHealth, Hospital System Resumes Normal Operations

Feb 18, 2021 at 01:02 pm by pj

    AdventHealth physicians discuss decline in COVID-19 cases and why heart health is particularly important in the wake of the pandemic   ORLANDO Feb. 18,.... Read More

AdventHealth COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Update

Feb 17, 2021 at 11:07 pm by pj

  Feb. 17, 2021 UPDATE:   AdventHealth and Orange County are announcing a second opportunity for health care workers with direct patient contact to receive COVID-.... Read More

Orlando Health Cancer Institute Launches Bone Marrow Transplant Services

Feb 17, 2021 at 10:40 am by pj

  Cancer patients Kimberly Smythe, 34, and Brita Edlbauer, 70, rang the bell today and are going home less than three weeks after becoming the first patients to receiv.... Read More

AdventHealth Updates Visitor Policy Amid Decline in COVID-19 Cases  

Feb 16, 2021 at 03:22 pm by pj

    AdventHealth has updated the visitor policy at its facilities in the Central Florida Division, which allows two visitors per day per patient. Visitors may leav.... Read More

Anti-Immigrant Vitriol Complicates Vaccine Rollout in Southern States

Feb 16, 2021 at 12:08 pm by pj

  By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News    In eastern Tennessee, doctors have seen firsthand how a hard-line immigration policy can affect the health and.... Read More

UF Health First to Test New Drug to Prevent Excessive Bleeding

Feb 16, 2021 at 10:38 am by pj

  By Jesef Williams JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UF Health Jacksonville is the first site in the world to test a new drug designed to prevent excessive bleeding.... Read More

AdventHealth, Moffitt Cancer Center Open Joint Clinical Research Unit in Celebration 

Feb 16, 2021 at 10:13 am by pj

  The unit, located on the campus of AdventHealth Celebration, will offer investigational treatments to patients with solid tumors and blood cancers.   Moffitt Ca.... Read More