April 19, 2024
Healthcare
Florida Health Reminds Residents To Drain and Cover To Protect From Mosquito-Borne Illness
The Florida Department of Health reminds residents and visitors that it is important to “Drain and Cover” this National Mosquito Control Awareness Week.
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Published on 6/26/2018
Florida's obesity rate may be higher than originally thought, new study finds
A widely used national health survey puts the overall obesity rate in Florida at 27.8 percent, but a new study based on an analysis of a robust clinical data repository shows a rate of 37.1 percent — nearly 10 percentage higher.
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Published on 6/18/2018
Floridians Took Zika Virus More Seriously Than Rest of U.S., But Most Did Nothing
Threatened by the mosquito-borne Zika virus in 2016, Florida residents felt more susceptible than others in the United States to getting the virus, were more knowledgeable about it, and were more likely to support taking community action against it.
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Published on 6/14/2018
Florida Regulators Struggle To Keep Up With Medical Marijuana Industry
Florida's embattled medical marijuana office continues wading through rulemaking—two years after Florida voters approved the system. But the industry is moving faster than regulators ability to govern it, leading to problems.
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Published on 6/12/2018
Mental Health: The Issue of Our Time
I thank Judge Steve Leifman, co-chair of the Special Committee on Mental Health in the Courts and chair of the Florida Supreme Court Task Force on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues in the Court, for his assistance in drafting this column and spotlighting this important issue for our members.
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Published on 6/11/2018
Suicide rates rising in Florida and across the U.S.
Comprehensive prevention goes beyond a focus on mental health concerns
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Published on 6/8/2018
Dr. R. Lawrence Moss Named Next President, CEO Of Nemours Children's Health System
Will Succeed Dr. David Bailey As Leader of Nationally Recognized Pediatric System
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Published on 6/5/2018
WellCare to Acquire Meridian for $2.5 Billion
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Meridian Health Plan of Michigan, Inc., Meridian Health Plan of Illinois, Inc., and MeridianRx, a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), (collectively, "Meridian") for $2.5 billion in cash.
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Published on 5/30/2018
Tips for staying safe this Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day is set aside every year to honor those who have served our country, and it marks the unofficial start of summer. The Florida Department of Health encourages residents and visitors to practice safety and consider healthy choices this weekend and throughout the summer months.
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Published on 5/25/2018
Nelson files bill to train more doctors to treat opioid addiction
WASHINGTON, DC – On May. 15, 2018, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced legislation to help fight the nation's opioid epidemic by increasing the number of doctors who treat those with an opioid addiction.
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Published on 5/22/2018
$7 Billion in CHIP Cuts?
Following the bipartisan agreement earlier this year to extend CHIP funding for ten years, it was more than a bit surprising to hear yesterday (5/7/2018) that the Trump Administration wants to cut CHIP funds. Of course, there have been news reports for several weeks that the Administration wanted to go back on the deal agreed to under the Bipartisan Budget Act in an effort to cut spending.
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Published on 5/15/2018
Drug abuse in Florida by-the-numbers
Drug abuse statistics in Florida rank the state for: Share of teenagers who use illicit drugs, overdose deaths per capita, drug arrests per capita, and more.
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Published on 5/14/2018
Regenerative power of fat-derived stem cells impaired by smoking
Smoking significantly reduces the ability of fat-derived stem cells to regenerate and improve blood flow in damaged tissue, according to a new study by University of Florida Health researchers and collaborators at Indiana University and the University of Colorado. These stem cells are being widely studied and are used in multiple clinical trials examining their remarkable ability to repair or regenerate tissue damaged by disease, injury or aging.
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Published on 4/27/2018
FIU Nursing awards first traineeships to promote rural primary care workforce
The Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences at FIU in Miami has awarded $100,000 in traineeship grants to five FIU nurse practitioner graduate students to participate in the pilot of the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) program.
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Published on 4/24/2018
Florida scores low on the 2018 'Best & Worst States for Children's Health Care' study
With Every Kid Healthy Week kicking off on April 23 and children's health care costs getting increasingly more expensive, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018's Best & Worst States for Children's Health Care.
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Published on 4/24/2018
Greenway Health expands Tampa headquarters, will add 100 high-wage jobs
Governor Rick Scott announced today that health information technology and services provider Greenway Health is expanding its headquarters in Tampa. The company will add another 104 new high-wage jobs to its Westshore district location and invest $1.8 million in the project.
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Published on 4/17/2018
Sarasota Memorial, BCBS reach contract agreement
On Friday, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMHCS) reached a final agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) on a new, three-year contract that will go into effect April 1, 2018. This agreement allows patients enrolled in BCBS health-insurance plans to continue to have uninterrupted, in-network access to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, its network of urgent and outpatient care centers, and its First Physicians Group providers.
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Published on 4/2/2018
State considers changes to Medicaid eligibility
Proposed changes to Florida's Medicaid eligibility requirements would make it harder for people to get coverage after they become sick.
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Published on 3/27/2018
Direct Primary Care Bill Awaiting Governor Scott's Aprroval
A bill that expands direct primary care services is on its way to the Governor's desk for final approval. Supporters of the measure believe that in the end, separating primary care doctors from insurance standards will ultimately trickle down benefits to the healthcare industry.
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Published on 3/13/2018
Rural hospitals wary of Florida's budget proposal
Rural Hospitals are having trouble providing health care to their patients, and officials say the Florida Legislature's budget plan isn't likely to help.
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Published on 3/6/2018
M2Gen's CEO Wants to Take Personalized Cancer Treatment to the Masses
Typically, such molecular and clinical patient information isn't shared among cancer centers...
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Published on 2/27/2018
Closing the Cancer Gap Abroad
A new initiative targets treatment and prevention abroad.
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Published on 2/27/2018
Wider Approval
The FDA takes a broader approach to approving drug therapy.
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Published on 2/27/2018
Cancer Care: A Cure at a Cost
Re-engineering T-cells to fight tumors proves successful at fighting cancer.
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Published on 2/27/2018
Rocket-Powered Research
An Embry-Riddle research project tests how T-cells change in space.
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Published on 2/27/2018
