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› Florida Medical Board agrees to revamp decades-old rule on weight-loss drugs
Acknowledging that the regulation is inconsistent with Florida law and is out-of-step with current practice standards, members of the Florida Board of Medicine agreed to revamp a rule for medication-assisted weight loss that has been in effect for more than two decades. “The whole area of practice has changed significantly since this rule has gone into effect, and the Board of Medicine really has not changed the rules at all since then,” Board of Medicine general counsel Ed Tellechea said .
› This Miami apartment building is evicting all of its 200 tenants in 60 days
Steven Leidner, who has lived in a one-bedroom corner unit at the Hamilton on the Bay apartment tower in Edgewater for 18 years, sensed something was up when his lease was up in November and noticed the building’s new owner had added a provision to their leases. “I noticed an early termination clause that wasn’t there before,” said Leidner, 66. “I asked the building’s manager about it and he said ‘Oh, we would never kick you out. We’re in the business of generating revenue from renters. This is only if we need to move you into a different unit in the building while we are doing renovations.’”
› St. Petersburg coffee chain opens 16th location
Free coffee. Finer words have rarely been written. But that’s exactly what was available at the new at Kahwa Coffee Roasting Company’ new cafe in Dunedin Tuesday, June 8. The St. Petersburg coffee roaster offered the promotion as a way to celebrate the opening of its new location.
› DeSantis likely won't declare state of emergency amid record manatee deaths
A coalition of 16 environmental groups and businesses Tuesday urged Florida's governor to declare a state of emergency to help restore the Indian River Lagoon, ground zero for this year's record manatee die-off because of seagrass loss. The four businesses and 12 environmental nonprofits likely won't get what they want, however. A state of emergency is "not necessary at this time," a state official said Tuesday, confirming what the governor previously has said.
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