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LUNGevity Foundation Launches New Lung Cancer Patient Gateways

Dec 07, 2021 at 01:33 pm by pj

  The first of six innovative, specialized patient resources, the KRAS gateway allows patients to easily access KRAS-specific information and connect to community  .... Read More
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Orlando Health Ranked Among Top Hospitals in the Country 

Dec 07, 2021 at 11:48 am by pj

Orlando – Five Orlando Health facilities were named as Top Hospitals in the country by the Leapfrog Group today. An indepe.... Read More
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Health First and Crane Creek Surgery Center Announce Strategic Joint Venture in Brevard County

Dec 07, 2021 at 11:44 am by pj

Rockledge, Fla. – Officials with Health First and the Crane Creek Surgery Center have announced a new strategic joint venture to expand surgical.... Read More
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December 2021 Digital Edition

Dec 07, 2021 at 10:14 am by Katy

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Health Officials Issue Rabies Awareness for UCF Campus

Dec 06, 2021 at 04:28 pm by pj

The Florida Department of Health in Orange County (DOH-Orange) is issuing a rabies awareness for the main campus of the University of Central Florida (UCF) in east O.... Read More
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Orlando Health Partners with Seminole State College Athletics

Dec 06, 2021 at 04:24 pm by pj

  Seminole State Raiders Athletics Names Orlando Health Official Medical Provider   Orlando Health is now the official medical team for Seminole State College of.... Read More
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Smart City Expands Its Footprint to More of Central Florida 

Dec 06, 2021 at 12:54 pm by pj

With a laser-focus on meeting the communication needs of the healthcare community,  Smart City, an established Orlando based-telecommunications provider, is now expandin.... Read More
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How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted the Diagnosis of New Cancers?

Dec 06, 2021 at 12:00 pm by pj

Analysis uncovers significant deficits in diagnostic procedures and subsequent new diagnoses   Restrictions in access to care during the COVID-19 pandemic caused disrup.... Read More
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Second Harvest Food Bank Announces Derrick Chubbs as New President, CEO

Dec 06, 2021 at 11:25 am by pj

  After a nationwide search, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida has named Derrick Chubbs as its new President and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Chubbs.... Read More
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IntelliCentrics and RepScrubs® Announce Partnership Using ‘Trust as a Technology’ to Deliver Vendor Compliance

Dec 06, 2021 at 11:15 am by IntelliCentrics

IntelliCentrics extends its SEC³URE Ethos platform, the largest health-tech community built on trust, partnering with RepScrubs® and offering its facilities additiona.... Read More
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UF Health Researcher’s Analysis Finds New Pattern of Mutations in Omicron Variant

Dec 03, 2021 at 09:22 pm by pj

By Doug Bennett GAINESVILLE — A University of Florida Health researcher has successfully analyzed the many mutations in the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a c.... Read More
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AdventHealth Halts Employee Vaccine Mandates…for Now

Dec 02, 2021 at 08:54 pm by pj

“Due to recent decisions by the federal courts to block the CMS vaccine mandate, we are suspending the vaccination requirements prescribed by this mandate. We will conti.... Read More
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COVID-19 Spread Undetected in U.S., Europe Earlier Than Believed, Study Shows, Offering Lessons for Future Outbreaks

Dec 02, 2021 at 01:30 pm by pj

By JILL PEASE Local COVID-19 transmission was underway in California, New York, Florida and Texas well before the first reported U.S. case in Washington state on Jan. 20, 202.... Read More
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Medicare Spending on Physician Services Declined $13.9 billion in 2020

Dec 02, 2021 at 01:27 pm by pj

A new report from the American Medical Association (AMA) documents unprecedented changes in Medicare spending as people decided to delay or forgo health care services during t.... Read More
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Patients Who Recover from Severe COVID-19 Still Have Significant Risk of Death, UF Study

Dec 01, 2021 at 06:39 pm by pj

By Jill Pease GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Patients who have recovered from severe COVID-19 have more than twice the mortality risk within the year following their illness than.... Read More
Orlando Regulatory

HHS Seeks Public Comments to Advance Equity and Reduce Disparities in Organ Transplantation, Improve Life-Saving Donations, and Dialysis Facility Quality of Care

Dec 01, 2021 at 06:36 pm by pj

   This effort builds upon the recent Organ Procurement Organizations’ Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) final rule to help thousands of patients on waitlists&nb.... Read More
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Omicron and Other Coronavirus Variants: What You Need to Know

Dec 01, 2021 at 06:29 pm by pj

  By Louis Jacobson, Kaiser Health News  Americans, already weary of a pandemic nearly two years long, were dealt a new blow during the long Thanksgiving week.... Read More
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Announcing the PSCF 2022 Annual Meeting

Nov 30, 2021 at 10:07 pm by pj

ANNOUNCING THE PSCF 2022 ANNUAL MEETING Tuesday, January 25, 2022 Interlachen Country Club 6:30PM     MARK YOUR CALENDAR! The 2022 Physicians Society of Centr.... Read More
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Shepherd's Hope Reaches Out to Underserved Communities to Provide Healthcare to Under and Uninsured

Nov 30, 2021 at 09:44 pm by pj

In the wake of the pandemic, which has caused limited access to medical services, Central Florida uninsured and underinsured residents have convenient access to acute and spec.... Read More
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Leapfrog Safety Grades for Central Florida Hospitals

Nov 29, 2021 at 01:45 pm by pj

For the first time, hospitals graded on post-operative sepsis, kidney injury, and blood leakage    The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employer.... Read More