Clinical

Orlando VA Medical Center to Host Suicide Prevention Awareness Table Event

Jan 22, 2019 at 09:57 pm by Staff

The Orlando VA Medical Center (OVAMC) will host a Suicide Prevention Awareness Table Event on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. in the Main Lobby, First floor. A.... Read More

Providers Walk 'Fine Line' Between Informing And Scaring Immigrant Patients

Jan 17, 2019 at 08:04 pm by Staff

  Ana B. Ibarra, Kaiser Health News While the Trump administration decides whether to adopt a controversial policy that could jeopardize the legal status of immigrants.... Read More

Meth's Resurgence Spotlights Lack Of Meds To Combat The Addiction

Jan 14, 2019 at 09:00 pm by Staff

. Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News In 2016, news reports warned the public of an opioid epidemic gripping the nation. But Madeline Vaughn, then a lead clinical.... Read More

Emergency Medical Responders Confront Racial Bias

Jan 14, 2019 at 08:43 pm by Staff

. Kristian Foden-Vencil, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Kaiser Health News A recent study out of Oregon suggests emergency medical responders -- EMTs and paramedics -- may be t.... Read More

A Closer Look at the Environmental Triggers of Autoimmune Disease

Jan 01, 2019 at 06:19 pm by Staff

By CHAD LARSON, NMD The world of autoimmune disease is broad and complex, with many mysteries still lurking. With over 100 types of autoimmune diseases identified, medic.... Read More

Study: Up To A Third Of Knee Replacements Pack Pain And Regret

Jan 01, 2019 at 05:34 pm by Staff

  Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News Danette Lake thought surgery would relieve the pain in her knees. The arthritis pain began as a dull ache in her early 40s, brought on.... Read More

Do You Know Donating Your Plasma Saves Lives?

Dec 31, 2018 at 09:26 pm by Staff

  By SHALYCE D. JACKSON, MBA   Plasma donors are needed to contribute to saving lives based on the donor's plasma protein and the therapies for the patients it im.... Read More

Health Plans and Providers Turn to Comprehensive, Flexible and Efficient Solutions to Mitigate Data Breaches, Optimize Value-Based Strategies

Dec 20, 2018 at 09:26 pm by Staff

. By JAY BAKER Data breaches continue to burden health plans and providers at an alarming rate. While healthcare providers' sites, such as hospitals and physician offices, a.... Read More

Hep C And Drug Abuse Often Go Hand In Hand, But Screening For Infection Lags

Dec 20, 2018 at 08:53 pm by Staff

  Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News When people seek help at a drug treatment center for an opioid addiction, concerns about having contracted hepatitis C are genera.... Read More

Dr. Robert Dalton, Jr., Killed While Riding Bicycle

Dec 17, 2018 at 04:30 pm by Staff

. Orlando Health cardiologist Dr. Robert Dalton Jr., 56, was struck and killed by a passing automobile while riding his bicycle Monday morning on Orlando Avenue near Versail.... Read More

'We're Fighting For Our Lives': Patients Protest Sky-High Insulin Prices

Dec 13, 2018 at 09:42 pm by Staff

. Bram Sable-Smith, Kaiser Health News   Angela Lautner knew her thirst was unusual, even for someone directing airplanes, outside in the Memphis summer heat. "We had.... Read More

Florida Hospital, Dr. Phillips Center Seeking Participants for Caregiver, Memory Loss Study

Dec 13, 2018 at 12:23 pm by Staff

.   Florida Hospital and the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts are recruiting participants for a groundbreaking study that aims to determine if and how the p.... Read More

Gut Reactions

Dec 12, 2018 at 09:37 am by Staff

. By LUIS E. MEJIA, MD Gas and bloating A variety of gastrointestinal complaints such as belching, bloating or flatulence are commonly attributed by people to excess of.... Read More

Asthma: A Silent Killer?

Dec 10, 2018 at 06:33 pm by Staff

By LEENA KAMAT, MD Winter can be a hazardous time of year for those with asthma. Hospital admissions for asthma typically peak in the winter months, December and January..... Read More

The Silent Epidemic

Dec 10, 2018 at 06:28 pm by Staff

. By MICHAEL SAMOGALA, RN, CRRN, CBIS Positive Outcomes As we know, brain injury in its multiple forms, continues to be a major health issue in the United States and is beco.... Read More

Artificial Intelligence Helps Protects New Mothers at Orlando Health

Dec 10, 2018 at 05:27 pm by Staff

. A disturbing trend in American medicine over the past 15 years has been a steady increase in the number of women suffering serious injury or death following childbirth. In.... Read More

Re-Emphasis of Hepatitis A Vaccination Recommendations after Substantial Increase in Locally Acquired Infections

Dec 06, 2018 at 04:19 pm by Staff

.     Pursuant to the authority granted in Section 381.00315, Florida Statutes, Celeste Philip, M.D., M.P.H., as State Surgeon General and State Health Officer,.... Read More

Nemours Announces New Leader and Vision to Advance Pediatric Health Research

Dec 05, 2018 at 08:55 pm by Staff

. Dr. Mary Min-chin Lee Appointed Enterprise Chief Scientific Officer . Nemours Children's Health System announced today the appointment of Mary M. Lee, MD, as Enterprise.... Read More

One Twin's Difficult Birth Puts A Project Designed To Reduce C-Sections To The Test

Nov 27, 2018 at 08:43 pm by Staff

.   Martha Bebinger, WBUR, Kaiser Health News The tiny hand and forearm slipped out too early. Babies are not delivered shoulder first. Dr. Terri Marino, an obstetrici.... Read More

Overshadowed By Opioids, Meth Is Back And Hospitalizations Surge

Nov 26, 2018 at 09:56 pm by Staff

.   Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News The number of people hospitalized because of amphetamine use is skyrocketing in the United States, but the resurgence of the drug l.... Read More