Pediatricians Want Kids to Be Part of COVID Vaccine Trials

Dec 15, 2020 at 04:12 pm by pj

  By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News If clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines aren’t expanded soon to include children, it’s unlikely that even kids i.... Read More

Hospitals Scramble to Prioritize Which Workers Are First for COVID Shots

Dec 15, 2020 at 04:07 pm by pj

  By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News   If there’s such a thing as a date with destiny, it’s marked on Dr. Taison Bell’s calendar. A.... Read More

I Found My Secret to Feeling Younger and Stronger. The Pandemic Stole It Away.

Dec 15, 2020 at 04:02 pm by pj

  By Bruce Horovitz, Kaiser Health News Back in early January, before COVID-19 was as familiar as the furniture, I went in for my annual physical. My doctor looked.... Read More

Supply Is Limited and Distribution Uncertain as COVID Vaccine Rolls Out

Dec 15, 2020 at 03:58 pm by pj

  By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News    High stakes and big challenges await as the U.S. prepares to roll out vaccines against COVID-19, with fro.... Read More

Farmworkers, Firefighters and Flight Attendants Jockey for Vaccine Priority

Dec 15, 2020 at 03:55 pm by pj

   By Rachel Bluth and Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News      Governor DeSantis Weighs In  With front-line health worker.... Read More

Trump Plan May Set Clock Ticking on Many Health Rules

Dec 15, 2020 at 03:49 pm by pj

  By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News  The Trump administration wants to require the Department of Health and Human Services to review most of its regulation.... Read More

Is It Time to Scare People About COVID?

Dec 15, 2020 at 11:51 am by pj

  Commentary By Elisabeth Rosenthal I still remember exactly where I was sitting decades ago, during the short film shown in class: For a few painful minutes, we w.... Read More

Orlando VA Begins COVID-19 Vaccinations

Dec 15, 2020 at 11:13 am by pj

  The Orlando VA Medical Center began administering COVID-19 vaccinations to Veterans residing in the long-term care Community Living Center Monday and will be.... Read More

How a Stem Cell Transplant Inspired A College Student to Create a Non-Slip Hospital Sock

Dec 14, 2020 at 06:26 pm by pj

  Resilience Gives is Going Toe-to-Toe with Cancer, One Pair of Socks at a Time   When 21-year-old Jake Teitelbaum was hospitalized for a stem cell transplant to.... Read More

Window Washers Dress Up as Santa and the Elves to Surprise Patients at Nemours Children’s Hospital

Dec 14, 2020 at 06:06 pm by pj

Acute care patients at Nemours Children’s Hospital got a special holiday surprise when Santa and his elves appeared outside their hospital room windows. The window wash.... Read More

New Partnership Allows Students to Earn Credits for BSN, MSN Concurrently

Dec 14, 2020 at 04:27 pm by pj

The partnership makes Seminole State among the first state or community colleges in the nation to offer a concurrent BSN/MSN program with a university. SANFORD – Thanks.... Read More

Firefighters Bring Joy to AdventHealth for Children Patients in Annual ‘Elf Rappel’

Dec 13, 2020 at 10:45 am by pj

  Crews with the Orlando Fire Department and Orange County Fire Rescue Department surprise patients with rappelling elves and Santa and Mrs. Claus.   Santa Claus.... Read More

Multifunction Cardiography: Advanced Technology

Dec 11, 2020 at 09:00 pm by pj

By RAFFI B. SHEN, NORBERT RAINFORD, MD, AND JOSEPH T. SHEN, MD       Coronary artery heart disease (CAD) is a leading, major cause of death and disability in.... Read More

Orlando's Orsini Way Launches Program to Help Physicians Deliver Bad News Virtually

Dec 11, 2020 at 10:17 am by pj

  After increasing telehealth consultations, Englewood Health is the first hospital system to utilize the training that involves professional improvisational actors &nb.... Read More

Cameryn Wurster Joins Association of Independent Doctors

Dec 11, 2020 at 09:46 am by pj

Cameryn Wurster joined the Association of Independent Doctors this month as an intern assistant. A senior majoring in health service administration at the University of Centra.... Read More

Brooks Rehabilitation to Build New Hospital in Lake Nona

Dec 10, 2020 at 05:15 pm by pj

Brooks Rehabilitation will bring its innovative inpatient rehabilitation services to Orlando’s Lake Nona community with a new state-of-the-art hospital. The Brooks uniqu.... Read More

CMS Proposes New Rules to Address Prior Authorization and Reduce Burden on Patients and Providers

Dec 10, 2020 at 04:53 pm by pj

  Improving patient and provider access to medical records and reforming prior authorization processes critical in a public health emergency The Centers for Medicare &a.... Read More

How Depression and Isolation are Leading to Exploitation of Children

Dec 10, 2020 at 10:26 am by pj

The pandemic’s emotional toll By JAN EDWARDS   Given the current environment, many children are at home 24/7, missing their friends, playing sports, ex.... Read More

Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies Earns 2020 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award For Quality And Safety

Dec 10, 2020 at 10:10 am by pj

Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies was named a Top Tea.... Read More

Medsurant Health Promotes Key Personnel to Drive Strategy, Continued Growth

Dec 10, 2020 at 10:06 am by pj

Medsurant Health, the nation’s leading Joint Commission-accredited provider of outsourced neurophysiological intraoperative monitoring (IONM) services to hospital system.... Read More