North Central Florida Local News

Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes Fly Free as Health Departments Focus on Coronavirus

Jul 21, 2020 at 01:05 pm by pj

    By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News Bug spray, swollen welts, citronella. It’s mosquito season. And in a nor.... Read More

Preventing Osteoporotic Fractures and Preserving Independence

Jul 21, 2020 at 11:44 am by pj

By MATTHEW A. SHLAPACK, MD   Osteoporosis is unfortunately an extremely common disease affecting 10.2 million Americans and resulting in 2 million fractures each year i.... Read More

AMA Report Shows 37 Percent Decline in Opioid Prescribing But an Evolving and Deadlier Overdose Epidemic

Jul 21, 2020 at 11:28 am by pj

  AMA cites need to remove barriers to evidence-based care for patients with pain or a substance use disorder The American Medical Association’s Opioid Task Force.... Read More

National Cancer Database at UAMS Becomes U.S. Storehouse for COVID-19 Images  

Jul 21, 2020 at 11:05 am by pj

  A national database for patient cancer images at UAMS has become the official storage site for all of the United States’ COVID-19 clinical images, including ches.... Read More

Association of Independent Doctors Sends Letter to U.S. Senators Urging Passage of PRICE Transparency Act

Jul 21, 2020 at 12:07 am by pj

The Association of Independent Doctors submitted the below letter to all U.S. Senators urging them to co-sponsor the Health Care PRICE Transparency Act (S. 4106). .... Read More

True Health Announces Appointment of CEO

Jul 18, 2020 at 11:37 am by pj

SANFORD, FL – The Board of Directors of Central Florida Family Health Center, Inc. d/b/a True Health announces the appointment of Janelle Dunn as its permanent Chief E.... Read More

A Revised Definition of Pain: IASP Revises Its Definition for the First Time Since 1979

Jul 16, 2020 at 01:28 pm by pj

    The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) has revised the definition of pain for the first time since 1979, the result of a years-long process.... Read More

Why Monitoring Continues on Kids Who Recover From Mysterious COVID-Linked Illness

Jul 16, 2020 at 11:51 am by pj

    By Fred Mogul, WNYC and Maria Godoy, NPR News, Kaiser Health News   Israel Shippy doesn’t remember much about having COVID-19 &mdas.... Read More

A Coronavirus Vaccine: Where Does It Stand?

Jul 16, 2020 at 11:47 am by pj

  By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact, Kaiser Health News More than four months into the coronavirus pandemic, how close are the U.S. and the world to a safe and e.... Read More

Conspiracy Theories Aside, Here’s What Contact Tracers Really Do

Jul 16, 2020 at 11:43 am by pj

(Hannah Norman/KHN Illustration)   By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News  In the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic, contact tracing is downright buzzy, and not a.... Read More

Cleaning Up the Finances Once the COVID-19 Circus Leaves Town

Jul 15, 2020 at 03:27 pm by pj

By SEAN KIRBY   Right now, hospitals and other care facilities (especially those in “hot spots”) are pulling out all stops to treat patients who have acquir.... Read More

Long-term Care Organizations Send Urgent Caution Letter to Governor's

Jul 15, 2020 at 01:36 pm by pj

  The American Health Care Association (AHCA) and National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) have sent to the National Governors Association (NGA) a letter warning state.... Read More

Fundraising Without Events, CAPI Raises $50,000 for Central Florida Charities

Jul 15, 2020 at 01:22 pm by pj

Presentation made to Orlando City Foundation     Local Indian Physician Organization Doing Their Part   The Central Florida Association of Physicians from.... Read More

Next Showdown in Congress: Protecting Workers vs. Protecting Employers in the Pandemic

Jul 14, 2020 at 01:02 pm by pj

By Christina Jewett and Melissa Bailey Congressional leaders are squaring off over the next pandemic relief bill in a debate over whom Congress should step up.... Read More

Medical Cannabis Providing Relief from PTSD-related Symptoms

Jul 14, 2020 at 12:28 pm by pj

  By MICHAEL C. PATTERSON   In the soon to be released September 2020 issue of Journal of Affective Disorders, a study done by the University of Pennsylvania Scho.... Read More

Families Of Health Workers Killed By COVID Fight For Denied Workers’ Comp Benefits

Jul 14, 2020 at 12:18 pm by pj

(DigitalVision/Getty Images) By Melissa Bailey and Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News James “Mike” Anderson was a hospital employee in suburban.... Read More

States Allow Nursing Home Visits As Families Charge Residents Die ‘Of Broken Hearts’

Jul 14, 2020 at 12:15 pm by pj

(Rosa Garcia/Getty Images) By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News States across the country are beginning to roll back heart-wrenching policies instituted when the corona.... Read More

AMA Expands Online Education Hub Physicians and Health Care Professionals

Jul 14, 2020 at 10:48 am by pj

  AMA Ed HubTM features new educational content from American Society of Addiction Medicine, Obesity Medicine Association, and the Society of Hospita.... Read More

AdventHealth West Florida Updates on COVID-19

Jul 14, 2020 at 10:43 am by pj

AdventHealth CEO Terry Shaw Appears on Face the Nation to discuss COVID-19  AdventHealth CEO Terry Shaw was featured on CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday to discuss t.... Read More

Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Seminars Coming

Jul 13, 2020 at 11:19 pm by pj

You and your staff are invited to take the path to certification as a Certified Dementia Practitioner through the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners. This is.... Read More