North Central Florida Local News

Coronavirus Deranges the Immune System in Complex and Deadly Ways

Mar 04, 2021 at 04:07 pm by pj

  Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News  There’s a reason soldiers go through basic training before heading into combat: Without careful instruction, green recruits.... Read More

Reopening of Long-Term Care Facilities Is ‘an Absolute Necessity for Our Well-Being’

Mar 04, 2021 at 03:58 pm by pj

  By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News For nearly a year, nursing homes and assisted living centers have been mostly closed to visitors. Now, it’s time for t.... Read More

Accidentally Trashed, Thawed or Expired: Reports of Covid Vaccine Spoilage

Mar 04, 2021 at 03:51 pm by pj

  By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio Kaiser Health News As the speed of covid vaccinations picks up, so do the reports of doses going to waste. And it&rs.... Read More

Children’s Hospitals Grapple With Young Covid ‘Long Haulers’

Mar 04, 2021 at 03:42 pm by pj

  By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News    A slumber party to celebrate Delaney DePue’s 15th birthday last summer marked a new chapter &.... Read More

etectRx Targets Mental Health Field in Partnership with Local Health Pharmacy  

Mar 04, 2021 at 12:06 am by pj

  Digital health company, etectRx, Inc., announced a signed letter of intent for a novel partnership with Local Health, Inc., a subsidiary of OneroRx, a leader in operat.... Read More

New Analysis Shows Medicare Spending Patterns Upended by COVID-19 Pandemic

Mar 03, 2021 at 08:36 pm by pj

Medicare spending on physician services declined an estimated $9.4 billion between Jan. and June 2020The COVID-19 pandemic upended projected patterns of spending for physician.... Read More

AdventHealth is First in Central Florida to Perform Procedure for Treating Aggressive Brain Tumors

Mar 03, 2021 at 08:32 pm by pj

  GammaTile begins killing cancer cells immediately via tiny tiles containing radioactive seeds embedded in biodegradable collagen. An AdventHealth neurosurgeon and rad.... Read More

World-renowned UF Health Biochemistry Researcher Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, Ph.D., Dies

Mar 03, 2021 at 06:17 pm by pj

By Doug Bennett and Karen Dooley University of Florida Health biochemistry professor Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, Ph.D., whose world-renowned work on the detailed structure o.... Read More

Nursing Homes Nationwide See 82 Percent Decline In COVID Cases 

Mar 03, 2021 at 09:07 am by pj

Lowest Amount Of New COVID Cases Since CMS Started Tracking In May 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Li.... Read More

Sorting Out How Politics, Policies Figure in Flap Over New York Nursing Home Covid Death Rates

Mar 02, 2021 at 02:10 pm by pj

  Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News The plaudits have faded for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Once hailed as a paragon of pandemic governing, he’s since come und.... Read More

Nemours Children's Hospital Pioneering Video Integration Services

Mar 02, 2021 at 01:45 pm by pj

  In addition to traditional security and monitoring functions, Milestone Systems’ open platform video management software at Nemours.... Read More

Becerra Has Long Backed Single-Payer. That Doesn’t Mean It Will Happen if He’s HHS Secretary.

Mar 01, 2021 at 10:09 pm by pj

  Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News    “Becerra supports Bernie’s government takeover of your health care, eliminating your employer-provided c.... Read More

When Your Chance for a Covid Shot Comes, Don’t Worry About the Numbers

Mar 01, 2021 at 10:02 pm by pj

  By Arthur Allen and Liz Szabo,  Kaiser Health News    When getting vaccinated against covid-19, there’s no sense being picky.... Read More

Biden’s Straight-Talking CDC Director Has Long Used Data to Save Lives

Mar 01, 2021 at 09:00 pm by pj

  Carey Goldberg, WBUR, Kaiser Health News   In early December, Dr. Katy Stephenson was watching TV with her family and scrolling through Twitter when she saw a t.... Read More

Young Transplant Patient Thriving After Journey Through COVID-19 Pandemic to a New Heart

Feb 25, 2021 at 08:46 pm by pj

  AdventHealth Transplant Institute physician: ‘This is the most rewarding part of my job’   ORLANDO  - On the same day Savannah Nissel lear.... Read More

OCR-HIPAA Right of Access Initiative

Feb 25, 2021 at 06:18 pm by pj

  By Michael R. Lowe, Brian C. Evander and Sara D. McLaughlin   In early 2019, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) commenced its Right of Access Initiative, an enfo.... Read More

Safety Makes Even Stronger Demands on Construction During Pandemic

Feb 25, 2021 at 06:14 pm by pj

  By STEVE MELCO   The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt throughout the construction industry. Projects have been canceled or delayed, supply chains h.... Read More

Moderna Ships Doses of Variant Specific Vaccine to NIH for Testing

Feb 25, 2021 at 11:35 am by pj

February 24, 2021   Company also provides update on strategy for addressing SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern CAMBRIDGE - Moderna, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNA), a.... Read More

It’s Time to Get Back to Normal? Not According to Science.

Feb 25, 2021 at 11:28 am by pj

  Victoria Knight Kaiser Health News   The science says “open the schools, stop wearing masks outside, and everyone at low risk should start living normal l.... Read More

Have a Case of a Covid Variant? No One Is Going to Tell You

Feb 25, 2021 at 11:21 am by pj

  Christina Jewett and JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News and Rachana Pradhan     Covid-19 infections from variant strains are quickly spreading across the.... Read More