North Central Florida Local News

Counterfeit N95 Scam Widens as Senator Demands FTC Investigation

Feb 16, 2021 at 03:16 am by pj

  By Christina Jewett and Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News    A key U.S. senator is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate N95.... Read More

Health Workers and Hospitals Grapple With Millions of Counterfeit N95 Masks

Feb 16, 2021 at 03:02 am by pj

  Christina Jewett Kaiser Health News   Thousands of counterfeit 3M respirators have slipped past U.S. investigators in recent months, making it to the cheeks and.... Read More

Gene Screenings Hold Disease Clues, but Unexplained Anomalies Often Raise Fears

Feb 16, 2021 at 02:56 am by pj

  Christina Bennett Kaiser Health News When her gynecologist recommended genetic testing, Mai Tran was reluctant. “I didn’t really want to do it,” re.... Read More

Introduction to Surface Disinfectant that Kills Human Coronavirus and HIV-1

Feb 12, 2021 at 08:30 pm by pj

  Madison Chemical introduces ProClean SURFACE DISINFECTANT (EPA #10324-85-110), a 1-step, ready-to-use surface sanitizer, disinfectant, and virucide for hard, non-porou.... Read More

Tech Companies Mobilize to Schedule Vaccine Appointments, But Often Fall Short

Feb 11, 2021 at 06:40 pm by pj

  Miranda Green Kaiser Health News   On Jan. 14 at 8:43 p.m., Patrick McKenzie tweeted a plea for tech engineers to help him set up a website to track covid-19 va.... Read More

Medical Training Confidently Moves Beyond Cadavers

Feb 11, 2021 at 06:29 pm by SBedwell

The Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences published results of a study into Cadaver versus Simulator Based Arthroscopic Training in Shoulder Surgery, showing significant improve.... Read More

Pandemic-Fueled Alcohol Abuse Creates Wave of Hospitalizations for Liver Disease

Feb 11, 2021 at 01:40 am by pj

  Eli Cahan Kaiser Health News    As the pandemic sends thousands of recovering alcoholics into relapse, hospitals across the country have reported dramatic.... Read More

Vaccine Hesitancy vs. Vaccine Refusal: Nursing Home Staffers Say There’s a Difference

Feb 11, 2021 at 01:30 am by pj

  Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Health News  It had been months since Tremellia Hobbs had an excuse to bring out the pompoms. Before the pandemic, they were a crowd favori.... Read More

Community Health Workers, Often Overlooked, Bring Trust to the Pandemic Fight

Feb 11, 2021 at 01:24 am by pj

  Michele Cohen Marill, Kaiser Health News    For 11 months, Cheryl Garfield, a community health worker in West Philadelphia, has been a navigator of pandemi.... Read More

UF Health Researcher Answers Questions About the Latest COVID-19 Vaccine

Feb 11, 2021 at 12:49 am by pj

By BILL LEVESQUE    And soon, there will be three. Johnson & Johnson recently submitted its COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emer.... Read More

Racoon in Zuber Area Tests Positive for Rabies

Feb 10, 2021 at 05:58 pm by pj

  OCALA —The Florida Department of Health in Marion County wants Zuber area residents to be aware that a raccoon in their area has tested positive for rabies. Peop.... Read More

HCA Healthcare North Florida Division Appoints Monique Butler, MD, as Chief Medical Officer

Feb 10, 2021 at 10:46 am by Melissa

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – HCA Healthcare North Florida Division, which oversees five hospitals in Central Florida, has announced the appointment of Monique Butler, MD, MBA, as.... Read More

Telescope Health Founder Dr. Matthew Rill Demonstrating Foresight, Nimbleness in Current Crisis

Feb 10, 2021 at 01:24 am by pj

  By JOHN FOGARTY   Prior to the Coronavirus spreading into the U.S., Telescope Health leadership, Dr. Matthew Rill and co-founder Dr. Matt Thompson, understood t.... Read More

Your Employer-Sponsored Long-Term Disability Insurance is NOT Own Specialty

Feb 10, 2021 at 01:14 am by pj

  By Nick Trawinski   According to a survey conducted in 2018 by the American Medical Association, 2018 was the first time that the number of employed physicians.... Read More

Why the U.S. Is Underestimating Covid Reinfection

Feb 09, 2021 at 07:26 pm by pj

  JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News  Kaitlyn Romoser first caught covid-19 in March, likely on a trip to Denmark and Sweden, just as the scope of the pandemic was.... Read More

The State of Vaccine Supply: Opaque. Unpredictable. Hard to Pin Down.

Feb 09, 2021 at 07:15 pm by pj

  Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News  Even as the pace of vaccination against covid-19 has steadily accelerated — hitting an average of 1.3 million doses a da.... Read More

As Demand for Mental Health Care Spikes, Budget Ax Set to Strike

Feb 09, 2021 at 07:10 pm by pj

  Matt Volz February 5, 2021   When the pandemic hit, health officials in Montana’s Beaverhead County had barely begun to fill a hole left by the 2017 clo.... Read More

It’s Heart Month!  New Therapeutics for Some Heart Failure Patients

Feb 09, 2021 at 06:52 pm by pj

  Heart failure (HF) continues to rise alongside an aging population. The most recent statistical update from the American Heart Association notes: “An estima.... Read More

Florida Fails Annual Tobacco Report; E-Cigarette Licensing Needed to Reduce Youth Tobacco Use

Feb 09, 2021 at 06:28 pm by LungsOrlando

  By ASHLEY LYERLY    Last week, the American Lung Association released its 19th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report, which reveals that Flo.... Read More

Florida Provides Secure Access to Health Records During Public Health Emergencies and Disasters Through PULSE Enterprise

Feb 09, 2021 at 06:14 pm by pj

  The State of Florida is deploying Audacious Inquiry’s secure disaster response platform, the Patient Unified Lookup System for Emergencies™ “PULSE&rd.... Read More