North Central Florida Local News

KHN's 'What The Health?': Impeachment And The Health Agenda

Oct 01, 2019 at 06:43 pm by Staff

. Can't see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. How will the impeachment effort on Capitol Hill affect work on other legislation, particularly bills to rest.... Read More

Want To Reduce Suicides? Follow The Data -- To Medical Offices, Motels And Even Animal Shelters

Sep 24, 2019 at 05:40 pm by Staff

. Maureen O'Hagan, Kaiser Health News HILLSBORO, Ore. -- On Kimberly Repp's office wall is a sign in Latin: Hic locus est ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitae. This is a place whe.... Read More

At Raucous Hearing, No Unity On Vaping Issues

Sep 24, 2019 at 05:33 pm by Staff

. Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News Opposing views on e-cigarettes, witnesses interrupting members of Congress and even a wink. A hearing Tuesday on the epidemic of respirato.... Read More

Voice Your Support for Real Price Transparency by Thursday

Sep 24, 2019 at 03:56 pm by Staff

. We need your voice in the fight for transparency. In response to the Executive Order to Improve Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First,.... Read More

DOH-Marion Offering Child Seat Check Appointments to Ensure Safety

Sep 17, 2019 at 05:21 pm by Staff

. OCALA - Car seats provide the additional support and security that Florida law requires and that babies and children need to be protected in the car. However, a car seat c.... Read More

LRMC Wellness Center Celebrates 30 Years

Sep 09, 2019 at 11:06 pm by Staff

. Getting healthy and staying that way is on most everyone's mind and how you achieve that goal is as unique as you are. Backed by the region's most trusted hospital, the Le.... Read More

MDMA, Or Ecstasy, Shows Promise As A PTSD Treatment

Aug 27, 2019 at 06:19 pm by Staff

. Will Stone, Kaiser Health News The first time Lori Tipton tried MDMA, she was skeptical it would make a difference. "I really was, at the beginning, very nervous," Tipton.... Read More

DOH-Marion County Releases Latest Community Health Assessment

Aug 21, 2019 at 11:00 pm by Staff

Full report available online OCALA --Through collaboration among local officials and organizations, a county-wide assessment has produced the latest data needed to help di.... Read More

Cornerstone Hospice's Paula Loats to Make Presentation to 2019 Florida Nurses Association Assembly

Aug 20, 2019 at 09:43 am by Staff

.Tavares - Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care's Clinical Liaison Educator Paula Loats, RN, BS, MBA, CCDS will present "Improving the Quality of Care for Cardiac Patients".... Read More

Healthcare Conversation with Larry Jones - Podcast - Dispelling the Myths

Aug 19, 2019 at 08:58 pm by Staff

Health Care Conversation with Larry Jones - Podcast - Enhancing Practice Value Based Programs

Aug 19, 2019 at 08:55 pm by Staff

Health Care Conversation with Larry Jones - Podcast - Value Based IQ

Aug 19, 2019 at 08:27 pm by Staff

Health Care Conversation with Larry Jones - Enhancing Practice Value Based Programs

Aug 19, 2019 at 03:30 pm by Staff

Health Care Conversation with Larry Jones - Value Based IQ

Aug 19, 2019 at 03:15 pm by Staff

Health Care Conversation with Larry Jones - Dispelling the Myths

Aug 19, 2019 at 03:07 pm by Staff

Hepatitis A Races Across The Country

Aug 13, 2019 at 07:37 pm by Staff

Laura Ungar, Kaiser Health News AKRON, Ohio -- Just before the Fourth of July, Trenton Burrell began feeling run-down and achy. Soon he could barely muster the energy to wal.... Read More

KHN's 'What The Health?': Gun Violence And The Politics Of Public Health

Aug 13, 2019 at 07:13 pm by Staff

Three mass shootings in eight days have refocused the nation's attention on the problem of gun violence -- and restarted the long-running debate over guns as a public hea.... Read More

Federal Experts' Advice On HPV Vaccine Could Leave Adults Confused

Aug 13, 2019 at 07:07 pm by Staff

. Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Vaccination decisions are usually pretty straightforward. People either meet the criteria for the vaccine based on their age or other fa.... Read More

LRMC Honored by U.S. News & World Report's Annual Best Hospitals Ranking

Aug 07, 2019 at 05:09 pm by Staff

Leesburg Regional Medical Center was ranked as the number three hospital out of 20 hospitals in the Orlando metropolitan area by the U.S. News & World Report's annual Be.... Read More

Ocala Health Using Automated, Real-Time System to Detect Sepsis Early

Aug 06, 2019 at 01:26 am by Staff

HCA Healthcare's SPOT technology is an alert system that monitors patients 24/7 . Ocala Health, an affiliate of HCA Healthcare, has announced the successful implementati.... Read More