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New Hopebridge Locations to Offer Autism Therapy Services to Children in Orlando Area

Jan 18, 2022 at 09:21 am by pj

  Therapy provider expands presence to serve hundreds of children and create more than 275 new jobs   ORLANDO — As the prevalence of autism increa.... Read More
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What’s New in Pilonidal Sinus Disease Treatment?

Jan 16, 2022 at 12:44 pm by pj

By SERGIO LARACH, MD, FASCRS, FACS; AMY MORRISON, BS   Surgical management of pilonidal sinus disease more often involves a large, wide, en bloc excision of inflammator.... Read More
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Is Conventional Wisdom Costing You Money?

Jan 16, 2022 at 12:13 pm by pj

  By J. MICHAEL BASS   We have been the victims of conventional wisdom since the beginning of time. The earth is not flat. Bloodletting is not a valid medical tre.... Read More
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Seven Key Advantages of a Proven SEO Strategy

Jan 16, 2022 at 12:01 pm by pj

In it for long-term exposure   By SCOTT RICHARDS, Faceless Marketing This month we provide you with 7 key advantages of having an SEO strategy in place and while there.... Read More
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As Omicron Surges, Effort to Vaccinate Young Children Stalls

Jan 16, 2022 at 11:46 am by pj

By Rachana Pradhan and Hannah Recht, Kaiser Health News Two months after Pfizer’s covid vaccine was authorized for children ages 5 to 11, just 27%.... Read More
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Justices Block Broad Worker Vaccine Requirement, Allow Health Worker Mandate to Proceed

Jan 16, 2022 at 11:38 am by pj

By Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News  The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a key Biden administration covid-19 initiative — putting a stop, for now, to a rule.... Read More
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Incidental Cases and Staff Shortages Make Covid’s Next Act Tough for Hospitals

Jan 16, 2022 at 11:23 am by pj

  By Lauren Weber and Phil Galewitz and Andy Miller, Kaiser Health News  The Cleveland Clinic in Weston, Florida, on Jan. 11 was treating.... Read More
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Covid-19 Liability Protection Advancing Through Legislature

Jan 16, 2022 at 10:07 am by pj

The past week has seen rapid progress for extending Covid-19 legal protection for healthcare providers, hospitals and nursing homes set to expire March 29. Thursday the Senat.... Read More
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OMNI Healthcare Now Offering Monoclonal Antibody Treatments

Jan 14, 2022 at 06:03 pm by pj

MELBOURNE – Beginning Wednesday, January 19, OMNI Healthcare will be offering Covid-19 monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatments at OMNI offices in Melbourne and Titusville..... Read More
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Cole Elected Treasurer of Parrish Medical Center’s Board of Directors

Jan 14, 2022 at 11:28 am by pj

  TITUSVILLE – Parrish Medical Center’s Board of Directors, in accordance with its bylaws, held an election of officers during its January board meeting.... Read More
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Rollins Professor Awarded National Fellowship to Study HIV Prevention in Black Women in Orange County

Jan 14, 2022 at 11:18 am by pj

The award is part of an initiative to address structural racism in community health and generate a critical mass of evidence for change.   Winter Park  –&nbs.... Read More
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UF Researchers Develop Genetic Score to Improve Pediatric Cancer Treatments

Jan 14, 2022 at 09:13 am by pj

By Matt Splett University of Florida researchers have developed a new genomics-based score to deliver more personalized and effective chemotherapy treatments to pediatric leu.... Read More
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No Surprises Act Parts 1 and 2

Jan 13, 2022 at 08:05 pm by pj

By Sara D. McLaughlin, Michael R. Lowe, Brian C. Evander, Esquires          On January 1, 2022, the No Surprises Act went into effect. T.... Read More
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Central Florida’s Aviv Clinics Makes Rank Among 2021 “Top 10 MedTech Startups”

Jan 13, 2022 at 11:01 am by MGonzalez

World leader in brain and body performance, Aviv Clinics, has been named to MedTech Outlook’s 2021 “Top 10 MedTech Startups” for its groundbreaking, research.... Read More
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On That Dr. Malone Interview with Joe Rogan

Jan 13, 2022 at 10:34 am by JohnKelly

Recently, I became aware of 250 Doctors calling to ban Robert Malone, MD, from Twitter and later social media. WOW… I wondered what “crime” Dr. Malone had c.... Read More
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Why Medical Clearance Is Really a Preoperative Evaluation

Jan 12, 2022 at 05:34 pm by pj

By DEBRA DAVIDSON, MJ, CPHRM and DAVID L. FELDMAN, MD, MBA, FACS   The term medical clearance is subject to debate in the medical community. Depending on how the term i.... Read More
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Recent UCF PhD Nursing Grad Develops App to Help Youths with Epilepsy Transition to Self-Managed Care

Jan 12, 2022 at 05:27 pm by pj

  Michelle Tall, MSN, PhD, recently completed her Nursing PhD at the University of Central Florida after developing and testing the Medilepsy app to help youths ages 16-.... Read More
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Black-Owned Hospice Seeks to Bring Greater Ease in Dying to Black Families

Jan 12, 2022 at 05:11 pm by pj

  By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Kaiser Health News This time, it didn’t take much persuading for Mary Murphy to embrace home hospice. When her mot.... Read More
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OMNI Healthcare Offering Covid-19 Rapid and PCR Testing at All Offices on a Walk-in Basis  

Jan 12, 2022 at 03:38 pm by pj

  MELBOURNE - OMNI Healthcare announces that it is offering Covid-19 rapid and PCR testing at all offices on a walk-in basis throughout Brevard County Monday through Fri.... Read More
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AMA Announces CPT Update for Third Dose of the Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine

Jan 12, 2022 at 03:34 pm by pj

The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced an editorial update to Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®), the nation’s leading medical terminology code.... Read More