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Ethnically diverse South Florida to play role in national health study led by UM
Ethnically diverse South Florida to play role in national health study led by UM
South Florida’s ethnic diversity will play a key role in an ambitious, five-year medical research effort aimed at making treatments and drugs more effective by tailoring them to the lifestyles, genetics and environment of individual patients. Led by the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine and funded by a $60 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, a group of academic institutions in Florida and Georgia have begun rcruiting 100,000 people to participate in a nationwide research program called “All of Us.” [Source: Miami Herald]
Tampa health insurer tops Fortune's list of 100 fastest-growing companies
Health Insurance Innovations Inc. in Tampa ranks No. 1 on the new Fortune list of 100 fastest-growing companies. The company credits its management, technology and focus on customer service for its growth. The Fortune list is a measure of revenue, profit and stock return, unlike the Inc. 5000 which is based on three-year revenue growth. [Source: Tampa Bay Business Journal]
Mental health providers wait for Medicaid answers
Florida is moving ahead with new Medicaid managed-care contracts, but mental-health providers continue to await publication of details about how services need to be delivered. The Agency for Health Care Administration told members of a statewide managed-care behavioral health panel that new policies won’t be published until fall. [Source: WUSF]
Other states use medical marijuana to curb opioid deaths. Will Florida follow?
Three states already have started to explore how medical marijuana can help opioid users break their addictions. Could Florida be next? Continued research could prove vital as Florida continues to wrestle with regulation of the burgeoning marijuana industry, which for the moment exists entirely in the health care space. [Source: Florida Politics]
Florida Influencers: Medicaid expansion should be top health care priority for Tallahassee
In 2015, Florida lawmakers rejected a plan to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Ahead of the 2018 elections, a panel of the state’s leading voices is urging the next governor and legislature to revisit that politically charged battle, calling it the most pressing health care matter facing the state. [Source: Miami Herald]
Florida Trend Exclusive
› The bug buzz: Florida is fertile ground for viruses that may piggyback on tourists
The number of Americans infected by diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks and fleas more than tripled over the past decade or so, according to a new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, jumping from an estimated 27,000 cases in 2004 to an estimated 96,000 in 2016.
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» Third West Nile case confirmed in Bay County
» Video from Florida Trend: Q&A with Dr. Glenn Morris of UF's Emerging Pathogens Institute
› Fort Lauderdale enforces law limiting medical marijuana clinics, even though Florida says it can't
Fort Lauderdale officials decided last week to uphold a city ordinance that limits the number of medical marijuana dispensaries allowed to open in the city - despite a state law that says it does not have that power.
› Sarasota institute mines patient records for clues and cures
Named in honor of a retired schoolteacher who died 15 years ago, a small Sarasota nonprofit is going public with an outsize ambition: to conduct original medical research that has potential to revolutionize the treatment of age-related problems like frailty, dementia and multiple chronic illnesses.
› UF HealthStreet town hall to discuss pesticides and human health
UF HealthStreet will host an Our Community, Our Health (OCOH) national town hall focusing on pesticides and human health. Join scientists as they discuss pest control and the impact of chemical pesticides on human health. A livestream will be available here.
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