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Legal battle over Florida importing drugs from Canada continues

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Legal battle over Florida importing drugs from Canada continues

| 2/28/2023

Legal battle over Florida importing drugs from Canada continues

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking another step in his fight with the federal government over where some prescription drugs are coming from. Here in the United States, drug manufacturers and insurance companies control the price of medications, but in Canada, the government controls the price, so those drugs are cheaper. Bringing drugs into Florida from Canada could be a game-changer, but some argue there's an iron curtain in the way.: Washington, D.C. More from KFOX4 and WPEC.

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The Seminole County Fire Department is using paramedics to help fill health care gaps. Currently, 150 residents are enrolled in the year-old program — most of them referred to the program by firefighters/paramedics called repeatedly to an address for medical issues. The program aims to reduce the strain on the 911 system and curb emergency department visits and hospital readmissions by providing care and preventative services to residents in their homes. Last year, the paramedicine team visited 1,912 homes. [Source: Florida Trend]

Out-of-state patients fuel an increase in abortions in Florida

More people got abortions in Florida last year despite the state’s decision to ban the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with people traveling from out of state largely fueling the increase. Agency for Health Care Administration data shows 82,192 people got abortions in Florida in 2022, up from 79,817 in 2021. Of those, 6,708 people came from out-of-state, a 38% increase from the year before. [Source: WUSF]

Florida will no longer ask high school athletes about their menstrual cycles, but many states still do

Concerns are being raised across the U.S. about whether schools have a right to compel female athletes to provide information about their menstrual cycles. The Florida High School Athletic Association Board of Directors rejected a proposal in February 2023 that would have required high school girls to answer four questions about their menstrual cycles in order to play on school sports teams. The questions had previously been optional. [Source: WKRG]

Using artificial intelligence and patient medical records to predict Alzheimer’s disease

Using data in electronic health records, University of Florida researchers have designed an artificial intelligence system that can predict which patients will develop Alzheimer’s disease up to five years before receiving a diagnosis. Currently, there are no early screening tests for Alzheimer’s disease, which is diagnosed only after patients develop symptoms. By that time, the disease already has caused significant brain damage. [Source: UF News]

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