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Pandemic Intensifies Growing Mental Health Crisis for Teens as National Suicide Prevention Month Begins

Aug 28, 2021 at 06:53 pm by pj

According to a just released study by Mental Health America 54% of 11–17-year-olds reported frequent suicidal thoughts or self-harm in the previous two weeks, the highes.... Read More
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These Governors Push Experimental Antibody Therapy — But Shun Vaccine and Mask Mandates

Aug 25, 2021 at 06:36 pm by pj

By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News  For months, Joelle Ruppert was among the millions of Americans who are covid vaccine holdouts. Her reluctance, she said, was n.... Read More
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Marion County DOH Opens Site for Covid Boosters

Aug 25, 2021 at 05:38 pm by pj

OCALA —The Department of Health in Marion County is taking appointments to give third Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 shots to immunocompromised Marion County residents.... Read More
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AdventHealth Central Florida Division COVID-19 update: Aug. 24, 2021

Aug 24, 2021 at 07:12 pm by pj

    Growth of new COVID-19 cases at hospitals in AdventHealth’s Central Florida Division appear to be leveling off, but continue to be at the highest levels.... Read More
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Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital, Under Orlando Health Ownership, Announces One-year Anniversary Milestones  

Aug 24, 2021 at 07:07 pm by pj

  Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital is announcing several, major milestones that were implemented over the last year to enhance patient care, increase eff.... Read More
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Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Limbitless Solutions, Creator of Unique Bionic Arms for Children, Launch Clinical Trial

Aug 24, 2021 at 12:07 pm by pj

Limbitless Solutions (LSI) and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children are launching a national study to evaluate the effectiveness of video game-based training aim.... Read More
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UF Health Researchers Use Big Data to Improve Care for People with Rare Diseases

Aug 24, 2021 at 11:39 am by pj

By Diana Tonnessan Researchers at University of Florida Health and the OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network are using big data analytics to scale up rese.... Read More
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Biden’s No-Jab-No-Job Order Creates Quandary for Nursing Homes

Aug 24, 2021 at 06:38 am by pj

By Jordan Rau and Andy Miller, Kaiser Health News President Joe Biden’s edict that nursing homes must ensure their workers are vaccinated against covid-1.... Read More
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‘We Sent a Terrible Message’: Scientists Say Biden Jumped the Gun With Vaccine Booster Plan

Aug 24, 2021 at 06:32 am by pj

  By Rachana Pradhan, Kaiser Health News The Biden administration’s plans to make covid-19 booster shots available next month has drawn a collective sc.... Read More
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School or ‘Russian Roulette’? Amid Delta Variant and Lax Mask Rules, Some Parents See No Difference

Aug 24, 2021 at 06:25 am by pj

  By Rae Ellen Bichell, Kaiser Health News The child had just started kindergarten. Or, as her mother called it, “Russian roulette.” That’s.... Read More
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National Convalescent Plasma Study Shows COVID-19 Therapy Ineffective in High-risk Patients

Aug 23, 2021 at 11:34 am by pj

By Bill Levesque  Convalescent plasma does not effectively prevent the progression of COVID-19 from a mild to severe form of the disease in high-risk patients, according.... Read More
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FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine

Aug 23, 2021 at 11:16 am by pj

Approval Signifies Key Achievement for Public Health  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has be.... Read More
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Due to Covid-Induced Oxygen Supply Shortage, City of Orlando Asks for Reduced Water Consumption

Aug 20, 2021 at 03:42 pm by pj

Due to the high demand for oxygen to treat seriously ill Covid patients in area hospitals, the City of Orlando has asked residents to reduce use of water for a few weeks. Oxy.... Read More
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Rabies Alert Issued for East Orange County

Aug 19, 2021 at 05:10 pm by pj

The Florida Department of Health in Orange County has issued a rabies alert for east Orlando near Dean Road and the Econlockhatchee River. This rabies alert is for 60 days and.... Read More
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Drawn to Inspire, Keith Kim, MD

Aug 18, 2021 at 08:54 pm by pj

Internationally renowned bariatric surgeon, Keith Kim, MD, has joined Lake Nona Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, an affiliate of UCF Lake Nona Medical Center and the HCA Healt.... Read More
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The White House Says Boosters for All. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Aug 18, 2021 at 04:09 pm by pj

  By Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News  The Biden administration announced plans Wednesday to offer boosters to all U.S. adults as soon as next month, sa.... Read More
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Federal Vaccine Program Hasn’t Helped Those Whose Lives Were Altered by Covid Shot

Aug 18, 2021 at 03:51 pm by pj

  By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News  Angela Marie Wulbrecht jumped at the first chance to get a covid-19 vaccine, driving three hours from her Santa Rosa, C.... Read More
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Science Shows Mask-Wearing Is Largely Safe for Children

Aug 18, 2021 at 03:40 pm by pj

  By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact, Kaiser Health News Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is one of a handful of Republican governors trying to block school districts fr.... Read More
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‘Tainted’ Blood: Covid Skeptics Request Blood Transfusions From Unvaccinated Donors

Aug 18, 2021 at 03:33 pm by pj

  By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News  The nation’s roiling tensions over vaccination against covid-19 have spilled into an unexpected arena: lifesavin.... Read More
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The Newest Disease Detection Tool for Covid and Beyond: Poop

Aug 18, 2021 at 03:26 pm by pj

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Kaiser Health News  Since reopening campus at the University of California-San Diego last summer, university officials have relied on th.... Read More