North Central Florida Local News

PAVe Fighting Predatory Marketing of Vaping Products to Teens

Jun 18, 2020 at 12:06 pm by pj

  Parents Against Vaping E-Cigarettes (PAVe) are irate over the marketing of e-cigarettes to minors and have sent a letter to the FDA to complain of what they see as non.... Read More

COVID-19 Product Exchange Site for Healthcare Providers and Suppliers Launched

Jun 18, 2020 at 10:35 am by pj

HMMC, the Healthcare Manufacturers Management Council, a U.S. trade association whose members are U.S. manufacturers of a wide variety of healthcare products, announced the la.... Read More

Community Health Centers Promotes Roshni Patel, MD, to Associate Medical Director

Jun 16, 2020 at 03:42 pm by pj

  WINTER GARDEN, FL – Community Health Centers, Inc. promotes Roshni Patel, MD to Associate Medical Director.  Dr. Patel joined Community Healt.... Read More

Ocala Health Launches Healthier Tomorrows Initiative Focused on Designated Care Paths & Safety Measures

Jun 16, 2020 at 02:25 pm by pj

Ocala Health, an affiliate of HCA Healthcare, announces the launch of the HEALTHIER TOMORROWS Initiative. The Initiative is designed to provide an enhanced patient safety.... Read More

Health Workers Resort To Etsy, Learning Chinese, Shady Deals To Find Safety Gear

Jun 16, 2020 at 02:01 pm by pj

(KHN Illustration; Photo courtesy of Ian Smith)   Eli Cahan and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News  A director of safety-net clinics in Florida learned basic Chines.... Read More

Federal Help Falters As Nursing Homes Run Short Of Protective Equipment

Jun 16, 2020 at 01:55 pm by pj

(Courtesy of Pamela Black)   Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News  Around the country, nursing homes trying to protect their residents from the coronavirus eagerly awai.... Read More

Agena Bioscience Announces EUA for High-Throughput, Low-Cost SARS-CoV-2 Panel

Jun 16, 2020 at 01:34 pm by pj

  Agena Bioscience, a global provider of low cost and high-throughput molecular testing solutions, today announced the launch of the iPLEX® Pro SARS-CoV-2 Panel.... Read More

SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans, Advance Program Reopened to Small Businesses and Non-Profits Impacted by COVID-19

Jun 16, 2020 at 11:02 am by pj

   WASHINGTON – To further meet the needs of U.S. small businesses and non-profits, the U.S. Small Business Administration reopened the Economi.... Read More

Orlando Immunology Center Selected by NIH for COVID-19 Vaccine Studies

Jun 15, 2020 at 11:44 am by pj

Orlando Immunology Center (OIC) is proud to announce to the Central Florida community that our research center located at 1707 N Mills  Avenue, Orlando, 32803 has been selecte.... Read More

SBA and Treasury Announce New Guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program  

Jun 15, 2020 at 10:35 am by pj

  WASHINGTON—The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, issued new and revised guidance for the Paycheck Pro.... Read More

Fighting COVID And Police Brutality, Medical Teams Take To Streets To Treat Protesters

Jun 11, 2020 at 07:06 am by pj

(Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)   LJ Dawson, Kaiser Health News DENVER — Amid clouds of choking tear gas, booming flash-bang gren.... Read More

Using Stories to Mentally Survive as a COVID-19 Clinician

Jun 11, 2020 at 07:02 am by pj

    Stephanie Stephens, Kaiser Health News Dr. Christopher Travis, an intern in obstetrics-gynecology, has cared for patients with COVID-19 and performed surgery.... Read More

Administration Encourages Reopening of Healthcare Facilities

Jun 10, 2020 at 10:59 pm by pj

  New recommendations provide guidance to health systems and patients as COVID-19 cases decline The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a g.... Read More

New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South and in California, as Northeast Slows

Jun 10, 2020 at 10:52 pm by pj

  Martha Bebinger, WBUR and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Jackie Fortiér, KPCC  Mass protests against police violence across the U.S. have public.... Read More

How to be Successful Closing Online Leads if Insurance Doesn’t Cover the Cost

Jun 09, 2020 at 08:05 pm by pj

By QUINTIN L. GUNN, SR.   In most cases the least paid person can have the biggest impact on the practice. Why do we say this? Often the person answering the phone is.... Read More

Three New Scientific Theories to Explain Why Women are More Susceptible to Autoimmune Disease than Men

Jun 09, 2020 at 07:14 pm by pj

  By Chad Larson, NMD, DC, CCN, CSCS   Although autoimmune disease (AD) affects both genders, women are at an overwhelming disadvantage. Of the approximate 8 perc.... Read More

The Elevator Arises As The Latest Logjam In Getting Back To Work

Jun 09, 2020 at 06:11 pm by pj

(Hannah Norman/KHN Illustration)   Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News When the American Medical Association moved its headquarters to a famous Chicago skyscraper in 2013.... Read More

For EMTs, There’s No ‘Rule Book’ For Facing A Pandemic And Protests At Once

Jun 09, 2020 at 06:05 pm by pj

    Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News  Emergency medical services across the country, already burdened by the high demands of COVID-19, have faced.... Read More

When A Doctor No Longer Accepts Medicare, Patients Left Holding The Bag

Jun 09, 2020 at 06:00 pm by pj

(Hannah Norman/KHN Illustration)   Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News  Pneumonia. Heart problems. High cholesterol. Betsy Carrier, 71, and her husband,.... Read More

Society Is Reopening. Prepare To Hunker Down At Home Again.

Jun 09, 2020 at 05:44 pm by pj

  Bernard J. Wolfson, Kaiser Health News Even before the May 25 killing of George Floyd in police custody drew large crowds of protesters into the streets of U.S. citie.... Read More