North Central Florida Local News

Tourists Tote Dollars, and COVID, to Caribbean Islands

Sep 01, 2020 at 11:22 am by pj

  By Chaseedaw Giles and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News  “What activities are open to do next week? Zip-lining? Jet ski? Anyone.... Read More

Med Students ‘Feel Very Behind’ Because of COVID-Induced Disruptions in Training

Sep 01, 2020 at 11:08 am by pj

  By Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News    COVID-19 is disrupting just about every student’s 2020 education, but medical students have it particular.... Read More

COVID + Influenza: This Is a Good Year to Get a Flu Shot

Sep 01, 2020 at 11:01 am by pj

  By Julie Appleby and Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Flu season will look different this year, as the country grapples with a coronavirus pandemic.... Read More

Five Things to Know About Convalescent Blood Plasma

Sep 01, 2020 at 10:56 am by pj

By Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News President Donald Trump told the American people this week that convalescent plasma is a potential new treatment for COVID-19. His.... Read More

AMA Releases 2021 CPT Code Set

Sep 01, 2020 at 10:10 am by pj

New updates to medicine’s common language reflect burden relief, COVID-19 testing and tech-enabled medical servicesThe first major overhaul in more than 25 years to the.... Read More

Northside Hospital Implants First Lotus Edge TAVR Valve in Pinellas County

Aug 31, 2020 at 01:14 pm by pj

  The first Lotus Edge TAVR Valve in Pinellas County was successfully implanted at Northside Hospital on July 29, 2020. The Northside Hospital Structural Heart and Valve.... Read More

DOH-Marion Announces New Drive Up Testing Schedule

Aug 28, 2020 at 10:43 pm by pj

OCALA — The Department of Health in Marion County is changing its drive-through COVID-19 testing schedule at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion beginning Sept. 1. &nbs.... Read More

Another COVID Mystery: Patients Survive Ventilator, But Linger in a Coma

Aug 27, 2020 at 05:52 pm by pj

  By Martha Bebinger, WBUR, Kaiser Health News  Leslie Cutitta said yes, twice, when clinicians from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston called asking wh.... Read More

Publisher's note: Science & the Practice of Medicine…Politics should NEVER Impact

Aug 27, 2020 at 04:54 pm by pj

  COVID-19 continues to challenge this Great Nation but there is significant hope, thanks to the extraordinary COURAGE of Physicians, PA’s, APRN’s, RN’.... Read More

Bat in Micanopy Area Test Positive for Rabies

Aug 27, 2020 at 04:40 pm by pj

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

New AMA Resources Offer Physician-tested Strategies to Combat Stress Amidst Pandemic

Aug 27, 2020 at 04:22 pm by pj

Responding to the exceptional challenges and demands that strain physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Medical Association (AMA) has announced a new serie.... Read More

AIM ImmunoTech Inc. Decreases SARS-CoV-2 Infectious Viral Yields by 90%; Supports Further Testing of Ampligen as an Intranasal Prophylactic to Prevent COVID-19

Aug 27, 2020 at 11:43 am by pj

  OCALA - AIM ImmunoTech Inc. (NYSE American: AIM) is pleased to announce that it has identified an effective invitro model at The Ins.... Read More

Sifting Through Misinformation about Solar Energy

Aug 27, 2020 at 10:15 am by pj

  By DIEGO GARCIA   Being part of the Solar Energy industry for the past four years and sick of the misleading information about the real benefits of solar panels.... Read More

AMA Urges FDA to Ensure Transparency in COVID-19 Vaccine Development to Promote Vaccine Confidence Among Physicians, Public  

Aug 26, 2020 at 08:15 pm by pj

    With COVID-19 vaccine development moving at a rapid pace, the American Medical Association (AMA) is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to work.... Read More

COVID-19: Increasing Screen Times in Our Pediatric Population

Aug 25, 2020 at 09:27 pm by pj

  By MARK OSSI, OD, Community Health Centers, Inc.   There was a time (not so long ago), where electronics such as computers, tablets and phones were almost.... Read More

Rather Than Give Away Its COVID Vaccine, Oxford Makes a Deal With Drugmaker

Aug 25, 2020 at 01:36 pm by pj

  By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News  In a business driven by profit, vaccines have a problem. They’re not very profitable — at least not wit.... Read More

Analysis: You’ve Checked for Fever. Now, What’s Your Risk Tolerance?

Aug 25, 2020 at 01:31 pm by pj

  By Elisabeth Rosenthal, Kaiser Health News As some parts of America gingerly begin to open up after months of near-total lockdown, people have questions. Will it.... Read More

Inside the Race to Build a Better $500 Emergency Ventilator

Aug 25, 2020 at 01:01 pm by pj

  By Erin Schulte, Kaiser Health News As the coronavirus crisis lit up this spring, headlines about how the U.S. could innovate its way out of a pending ventilator.... Read More

One College’s Pop-Up COVID Test: Stop and Smell the Roses

Aug 25, 2020 at 12:55 pm by pj

  By Ann Bauer, Kaiser Health News If all goes according to plan, Penn State University students who opt for an on-campus experience this fall will start in-person.... Read More

Trump Is Sending Fast, Cheap COVID Tests to Nursing Homes

Aug 25, 2020 at 12:50 pm by pj

  By Rachana Pradhan, Kaiser Health News   The Trump administration’s latest effort to use COVID-19 rapid tests — touted by one senior offic.... Read More