April 16, 2024
Healthcare
Making Headway: Researchers Tout Advances in Cancer Care
From drug treatments to preventive medicines, researchers tout advances in cancer care. In 2009, Dr. Beth-Ann Lesnikoski became the first medical director of the breast institute at JFK Medical Center in Palm Beach County.
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Published on 2/27/2018
Florida cities rank mid-to-low in 'Healthiest Cities in America'
With health care costs rising and U.S. life expectancy declining for the second year in a row, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2018's "Healthiest & Unhealthiest Cities in America."
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Published on 2/13/2018
Climate and health: Climate hazards in Florida
The complexity of climate hazards in Florida is a result of the state's unique geography. Among the most common climate hazards in the state are severe thunderstorms, wind, lightning, floods, tornadoes, tropical storms, and hurricanes. In many cases, the frequency, magnitude, and impacts of these hazards in Florida are greater compared to the rest of the country.
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Published on 2/13/2018
Problem with Quality of Mammograms at Palm Beach Broward Medical Imaging Center in Deerfield Beach, Florida
The FDA is alerting patients who had mammograms at Palm Beach Broward Medical Imaging Center located in Deerfield Beach, Florida, on or after April 2, 2016, about possible problems with the quality of their mammograms.
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Published on 2/6/2018
Regional Health Care Trends
South Florida | Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beaches
Broward Health to consider CEO candidates
A new leader for Broward Health may be chosen Wednesday, as the public hospital system’s board...
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Published on 2/6/2018
Florida Is 2018's State with the 8th Worst Dental Health
With February being National Children's Dental Health Month and dental health having an effect on appearance, general well-being and even earnings, the personal-finance website WalletHub has released its report on 2018's States with the Best & Worst Dental Health.
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Published on 2/1/2018
NSU Surpasses $250 Million Fundraising Goal with Two Significant Philanthropic Gifts
New Donations Support Colleges of Allopathic Medicine and Nursing; Help Position NSU as THE South Florida Destination for Health Care Education
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Published on 1/27/2018
More birth defects seen in parts of U.S. with local Zika spread
Birth defects most strongly linked to Zika virus infection during pregnancy have increased in parts of the United States that have had local Zika virus transmission, according to a report in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Areas with local transmission of Zika – southern Florida, a portion of south Texas, and Puerto Rico – saw a 21 percent increase in births with outcomes most strongly linked to Zika virus in the last half of 2016 compared with births in the first half of that year.
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Published on 1/26/2018
Growing opioid epidemic forcing more children into foster care
The opioid epidemic has become so severe it's considered a national public health emergency. Addiction to prescription painkillers, such as oxycodone and morphine, has contributed to a dramatic rise in overdose deaths and health care costs. What many don't realize, it's also associated with an alarming number of children placed into foster care.
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Published on 1/9/2018
Florida's Health Department to offer free HIV prevention drug in 2018
Orange County will offer Prep at free or reduced costs starting in the second quarter of 2018. Kent Donahue with the Orange County Health Department said the goal is to offer free or low-cost PrEP at all county health departments by the end of 2018.
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Published on 1/2/2018
Anthem, Inc. Completes Acquisition of HealthSun
Anthem, Inc. (NYSE:ANTM) announced the completion of its acquisition of HealthSun, one of the fastest-growing integrated Medicare Advantage health plans and health care delivery networks in Florida.
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Published on 12/28/2017
Orthopedics – A trend toward less surgery
University of Central Florida sports medicine doctor Michael Seifert is among a growing cadre of physicians who now specialize in non-operative treatments of many sports and orthopedic conditions.
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Published on 12/28/2017
Proposed opioid funding, reforms circulating through Florida legislature
Several proposals to combat the opioid epidemic are circulating through the Florida House and Senate. They include $50 million in funding for resources, and a three-day limit on prescribed opioids, unless strict conditions are met for a seven-day supply.
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Published on 12/27/2017
Florida Universities Address Growing Mental Health Concerns
Florida universities don't always have the resources to help students with mental illnesses. Addressing mental health issues is a serious problem faced by institutions. They are expected to play a central role in identifying symptoms and helping individuals succeed. WFSU spoke to a student who feels her university offered support during a difficult time.
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Published on 12/21/2017
Florida Achieved 6 of 10 Indicators in Report on Health Emergency Preparedness
Florida's Flu Vaccination Rate is 43.3 Percent, 12th Lowest
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Published on 12/21/2017
Four Orlando Health hospitals earn Top Hospital designations
Fewer than six percent of U.S. hospitals achieve the prestigious recognition
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Published on 12/8/2017
First Responder PTSD Bill Gets Hearing This Week
A bill to expand workers' compensation coverage to first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder is getting a hearing Tuesday in Tallahassee.
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Published on 12/5/2017
Former WellCare General Counsel Sentenced To 6 Months
The former general counsel for WellCare was sentenced to six months in federal prison for making a false statement to the Florida Medicaid Program.
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Published on 11/28/2017
Nearly 500,000 Floridians Enroll During Obamacare's First 3 Weeks
Nearly 500,000 Floridians signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan in the first three weeks of enrollment.
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Published on 11/28/2017
Hospital leaders in Florida take on the competition
NCH's Allen Weiss combines number-crunching with a focus on prevention. “What's disappointing and a little surprising is that our nation is not embracing prevention. We need economic incentives to get people to do healthy things. And we need to reward physicians and hospitals for keeping people healthy,” Weiss said.
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Published on 11/28/2017
In Florida, malpractice lawsuits rarely lead to discipline
A weekly alert that contains in-depth news, information, insight and analysis on the most critical health care related issues and topics facing Florida.
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Published on 11/20/2017
Florida Hospital is first in nation to receive innovative surgical robot
Florida Hospital is proud to partner with TransEnterix on the introduction of a new surgical robotic system, available to patients in the United States for the first time.
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Published on 11/15/2017
23 Nursing Homes Have Not Responded to Requirements in the AHCA Emergency Rule
On Wednesday, Secretary Justin Senior of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) announced that 23 nursing homes have not responded to requirements in Emergency Rule 59AER17-1.
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Published on 11/9/2017
BayCare Health System Welcomes Publix Retail Pharmacies
Collaboration Includes Walk-in Care Centers and Health Screening Stations at Publix
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Published on 10/23/2017
Hospitals Make Housing the Homeless Part of Their Job
During the five years Tony Price roamed the streets and dozed in doorways, the emergency rooms of Sacramento's hospitals were a regular place for him to sleep off a hard day's drinking.
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Published on 10/17/2017
