Volusia-Brevard Local News

AMA Releases 2022 CPT Code Set

Sep 09, 2021 at 12:12 am by pj

 Innovative work to meet the urgent public health need for streamlined reporting and tracking of COVID-19 vaccinations is presented in today’s releas.... Read More

UF Health Researcher, Collaborators Discover Compounds to Boost Stroke Recovery

Sep 07, 2021 at 08:40 pm by pj

By Doug BennettGAINESVILLE, Fla. — When a patient suffers a stroke, oxygen-starved brain cells begin dying within minutes. In these crucial moments, the brain produces a.... Read More

Rise in RSV; Why are we Seeing this Common Winter Virus in the Summer?

Sep 07, 2021 at 02:29 pm by pj

By JANELLE HOM    Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health advisory about an increase in Respiratory sync.... Read More

Keeping Your Floors Healthy

Sep 07, 2021 at 02:26 pm by pj

  By LAUREN ODDO Just like you have to feed, take care of and maintain your body in order to maintain your overall health, the same will need to be done with your floor.... Read More

St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care Named a 2021 Hospice Honors Recipient

Sep 06, 2021 at 01:30 am by pj

  Hospice Honors is a prestigious program that recognizes hospices providing the highest level of quality   TITUSVILLE — St. Francis Reflections Lifest.... Read More

UF Health Psychiatrist Talks About the Mental Health Challenges Posed by COVID-19

Sep 02, 2021 at 07:05 pm by pj

By Bill Levesque It’s a pandemic seemingly without end. The latest coronavirus variant is fueling a surge in cases while Americans worry about ever-more infectious vers.... Read More

Taking a Time Out for Palliative Care

Sep 02, 2021 at 01:28 pm by pj

It has been 15 years since I walked across a stage in Dallas, Texas, and became a doctor of medicine. Since that day, I have learned that I don't have all the answers, I make.... Read More

Brevard Hospital Group Announces Minimum Wage Increase

Sep 01, 2021 at 06:55 pm by pj

Brevard-based hospital group Health First announced this week an increase of its associate minimum wage to $15 per hour across the system.    Health Firs.... Read More

Lack of a Vaccine Mandate Becomes Competitive Advantage in Hospital Staffing Wars

Sep 01, 2021 at 05:59 pm by pj

  By Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News  In the rural northeastern corner of Missouri, Scotland County Hospital has been so low on staff that it sometimes had t.... Read More

What Missouri Learned the Hard Way About Rapid Covid Testing in Schools

Sep 01, 2021 at 05:54 pm by pj

  By Rachana Pradhan, Kaiser Health News Early in the tumultuous 2020-21 school year, Missouri officials made a big gamble: set aside roughly 1 million rapid covid.... Read More

Pandemic Unveils Growing Suicide Crisis for Communities of Color

Sep 01, 2021 at 05:45 pm by pj

  By Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Health News  Rafiah Maxie has been a licensed clinical social worker in the Chicago area for a decade. Throughout that time, she&rs.... Read More

AdventHealth to hold Career Expo on Sept. 14-15  at Daytona International Speedway 

Aug 30, 2021 at 01:58 am by pj

Qualified candidates will receive job offers on-site.      DAYTONA BEACH — AdventHealth invites those seeki.... Read More

St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care Renewed As Level Five Partner of We Honor Veterans

Aug 30, 2021 at 01:51 am by pj

    TITUSVILLE – St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care is proud to announce it has been renewed as a Level Five Partner with We Honor Veteran.... Read More

These Governors Push Experimental Antibody Therapy — But Shun Vaccine and Mask Mandates

Aug 25, 2021 at 06:36 pm by pj

By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News  For months, Joelle Ruppert was among the millions of Americans who are covid vaccine holdouts. Her reluctance, she said, was n.... Read More

UF Health Researchers Use Big Data to Improve Care for People with Rare Diseases

Aug 24, 2021 at 11:39 am by pj

By Diana Tonnessan Researchers at University of Florida Health and the OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network are using big data analytics to scale up rese.... Read More

Biden’s No-Jab-No-Job Order Creates Quandary for Nursing Homes

Aug 24, 2021 at 06:38 am by pj

By Jordan Rau and Andy Miller, Kaiser Health News President Joe Biden’s edict that nursing homes must ensure their workers are vaccinated against covid-1.... Read More

‘We Sent a Terrible Message’: Scientists Say Biden Jumped the Gun With Vaccine Booster Plan

Aug 24, 2021 at 06:32 am by pj

  By Rachana Pradhan, Kaiser Health News The Biden administration’s plans to make covid-19 booster shots available next month has drawn a collective sc.... Read More

School or ‘Russian Roulette’? Amid Delta Variant and Lax Mask Rules, Some Parents See No Difference

Aug 24, 2021 at 06:25 am by pj

  By Rae Ellen Bichell, Kaiser Health News The child had just started kindergarten. Or, as her mother called it, “Russian roulette.” That’s.... Read More

National Convalescent Plasma Study Shows COVID-19 Therapy Ineffective in High-risk Patients

Aug 23, 2021 at 11:34 am by pj

By Bill Levesque  Convalescent plasma does not effectively prevent the progression of COVID-19 from a mild to severe form of the disease in high-risk patients, according.... Read More

FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine

Aug 23, 2021 at 11:16 am by pj

Approval Signifies Key Achievement for Public Health  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has be.... Read More