April 18, 2024
Healthcare
Backers Worry About How Medical Marijuana Data Will Be Used
Gov. Rick Scott this summer signed into law a bill that implemented the Florida Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative, known as Amendment 2, which mandated an expansion of the state's medical cannabis program.
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Published on 10/17/2017
Florida Blue statement regarding President Trump's announcement that he will end health care subsidies
The following is Florida Blue's statement from Oct. 13 in response to President Trump's announcement that he will stop health care subscidies to participants of the Affordable Care Act:
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Published on 10/17/2017
Single Case of Locally Transmitted Zika Identified in Manatee County
The Florida Department of Health has announced that a locally transmitted case of Zika has been confirmed in Manatee County. There is no evidence of ongoing, active transmission of Zika. According to CDC guidance, this isolated case does not constitute a Zika zone.
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Published on 10/13/2017
NSU's New M.D. College Receives Preliminary Accreditation; First Class to Start in 2018
FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University (NSU) College of Allopathic Medicine has received preliminary accreditation - a major milestone that allows the new medical school to accept an inaugural class of 50 students into its innovative and coveted Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) program, which will matriculate in August 2018.
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Published on 10/11/2017
Primer: Why Florida Obamacare health insurance rates are going up 45%
Companies offering insurance on Florida's health care marketplace are increasing individual premiums by $208 dollars a month on average next year.
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Published on 10/10/2017
Common antibiotics not associated with increased risk of Type 1 diabetes or celiac disease in children
Common antibiotics do not increase the risk of Type 1 diabetes or celiac disease among children who have a genetic susceptibility for developing those diseases, multinational researchers, including those from the University of Florida, have found.
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Published on 10/9/2017
Burmese python's hungry escapades may have consequences for human health
As the large, invasive Burmese python eats its way through south Florida's mammals, the mosquitoes in the area have fewer types of animals to bite. Now, more mosquitoes are drawing blood from a rat that carries a virus dangerous to humans.
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Published on 10/6/2017
Breast Cancer Statistics, 2017
Nationally, breast cancer death rates dropped 39 percent between 1989 and 2015, averting 322,600 breast cancer deaths during those 26 years. And while black women continue to have higher breast cancer death rates than whites nationally, death rates in several states are now statistically equivalent, perhaps reflecting an elimination of disparities in those states.
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Published on 10/3/2017
State lawmakers making opioid abuse session priority
Florida Governor Rick Scott is promising to make the opioid crisis a top priority in the coming legislative session.
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Published on 10/3/2017
Floridians worry about elder care and end-of-life arrangements
Hurricane Irma greatly heightened concerns about the care of Florida's senior population. But even before the storm, Floridians were worried that not enough is being done to care for and protect the state's burgeoning senior population. (Florida has the nation's highest proportion of residents 65 and older—20%.)
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Published on 9/27/2017
FLOIR announces proposed rates for 2018 Federal PPACA Health Insurance Plans
Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has posted proposed rates for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - aka the ACA or Obamacare
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Published on 9/27/2017
UF Health Jacksonville names new Chief Executive Officer
Leon L. Haley Jr., M.D., MHSA, C.P.E., FACEP, has been named chief executive officer of UF Health Jacksonville following a vote of the organization's board of directors today (Monday, Sept. 25). The appointment comes less than a year after Haley was named dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, a position he will continue to hold.
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Published on 9/25/2017
Nova Southeastern University Receives $200 Million Commitment from Patel Family Foundation
$50 Million Gift plus $150 Million Investment Will Significantly Expand
NSU's Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Care Sciences;
Advance Health Care in Florida and Beyond
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Published on 9/25/2017
Nova Southeastern University's press announcement about $200 million commitment from Patel Family Foundation
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Published on 9/25/2017
Rep. Emily Slosberg hosts Emergency Preparedness Roundtable for Nursing Homes & Assisted Living Facilities
On Thursday, September 28, 2017, Representative Emily Slosberg will join Representative Lori Berman, the Office of Congresswoman Lois Frankel and other elected officials, representatives from the Agency of Healthcare Administration, representatives from AMR, representatives of the Florida Health Care Association, all of whom support protecting our most vulnerable.
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Published on 9/19/2017
Twelve percent of Floridians don't have health insurance
That puts Florida at #46 among all states.
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Published on 9/15/2017
Study: Proposal To Replace Obamacare Particularly Bad For Florida
A proposal by two senators to replace Obamacare would be particularly bad for Florida, costing the state billions of dollars over the next 10 years, a new study says.
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Published on 8/29/2017
3 More Florida Growers Given Green Light to Cultivate Medicinal Cannabis
It's been nearly two years since five Florida farming operations were announced as the lucky recipients of exclusive state licenses to grow, process, and dispense medicinal cannabis, each meeting strict criteria just to qualify for the opportunity.
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Published on 8/29/2017
Immunotherapy treatment shows effectiveness against deadly brain tumor during early tests
Glioblastoma is an aggressive, stubborn brain tumor with low odds of survival for patients. Now, University of Florida Health researchers have found a way to target a molecule that lets the tumor grow, migrate and evade the body's immune system.
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Published on 8/21/2017
Hospitals Unlikely To Get All Of $1.5B in LIP Funding For Charity Care
Florida hospitals recently learned that an agreement between the state and federal governments will provide them with up to $1.5 billion to cover care for people who can't pay.
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Published on 8/15/2017
Mental Health Care Slips through the Cracks in Florida's Budget
When Florida lawmakers approved a last-minute budget in special session earlier this year, $20.4 million in federal funding for mental health services expired with no plans to make up for it.
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Published on 8/15/2017
Florida ranks 7th as 'Worst State to Have a Baby' says WalletHub
With August being one of the most popular months for newborn arrival and Americans paying the highest birthing costs in the world, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2017's Best & Worst States to Have a Baby.
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Published on 8/14/2017
3-D Mapping
Three-dimensional mapping technology enables cardiologists to more safely treat abnormal heartbeats, one of the most common forms of cardiac problems.
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Published on 8/8/2017
Risk factors for heart disease
Non-controllable vs. controllable risks and stats
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Published on 8/8/2017
Cancer and cardiac care
The number of cancer survivors in the United States has grown as treatments have become more effective at battling the disease.
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Published on 8/8/2017
