Volusia-Brevard Local News

Parrish Medical Center Primary Stroke Center Re-certified by The Joint Commission

Mar 16, 2022 at 02:36 pm by pj

  PMC recognized for continuous stroke treatment excellence   Parrish Medical Center (PMC) has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® .... Read More

Parrish Medical Group Welcomes Orthopedic Surgeon Bryan Parry, MD

Mar 16, 2022 at 01:44 pm by pj

Parrish Medical Group is pleased to welcome Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon Bryan Parry, MD, to the North Brevard community. Dr. Parry specializes in general orthopedic sur.... Read More

AMA Launches Network to Bolster Equitable Health Innovation

Mar 07, 2022 at 10:52 pm by pj

New initiative offers health industry an innovation platform committed to equitable investments and solutions benefitting historically marginalized communities   CHICAG.... Read More

National Kidney Foundation of Florida Applauds New Legislation to Protect Living Donors

Mar 07, 2022 at 10:47 pm by pj

  The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) of Florida applauds the Florida legislature for taking action to protect living organ donors in Florida and promote living organ d.... Read More

Warning: Potential Scam Alert from Florida Department of Health

Mar 02, 2022 at 08:15 pm by pj

The Department of Health (Department), Division of Medical Quality Assurance is warning Florida health care practitioners about fraudulent calls that have been received by mul.... Read More

Desperate for Cash: Programs for People With Disabilities Still Not Seeing Federal Funds

Mar 02, 2022 at 04:56 pm by pj

By Lauren Weber and Andy Miller, Kaiser Health News LILBURN, Ga. — Matthew Southern, 35, who has intellectual and developmental disabilities, is able to.... Read More

Biden’s Promise of Better Nursing Home Care Will Require Many More Workers

Mar 02, 2022 at 04:42 pm by pj

  By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News  [UPDATED at 10:25 a.m. ET] The Biden administration has identified core impediments to better nursing home care in its p.... Read More

To Measure and Reduce Diagnostic Error, Start with the Data You Have

Mar 02, 2022 at 01:46 am by pj

By DAVID L. FELDMAN, MD   As a patient safety problem, diagnostic error differs from wrong-site surgery or medication errors. While we have not yet eliminated these err.... Read More

Why Early Childhood Education in these Unprecedented Times?

Mar 02, 2022 at 01:32 am by pj

By JOANNA ANDERSEN   I know that growing up there were no daycares, home daycares, or anything remotely resembling an early childhood preschool of today.  It was y.... Read More

Volusia County Medical Society Holds Dynamic Social in Deland

Feb 23, 2022 at 08:53 pm by pj

It's a great day to be a member of the Volusia County Medical Society (VCMS)! Our focus: Provide physicians relaxing and relevant experiences that give them the opportunity.... Read More

Central Florida FDA Warning: FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Certain Powdered Infant Formula

Feb 23, 2022 at 01:59 pm by pj

  Central Florida — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a press release alerting consumers to avoid purchasing or using certain powdered infant.... Read More

Endemic COVID-19 Could be One to 10 Years Away

Feb 23, 2022 at 10:53 am by pj

By DeLene Beeland GAINESVILLE  — If you donned your mask today and felt a primal urge to yell “When will this pandemic END-emic already?!” take heart..... Read More

Now Is Our Chance to Invest in Florida’s Future

Feb 22, 2022 at 10:18 pm by pj

By Gerry Glynn As Florida’s legislature deliberates how best to use a nearly $4 billion budget surplus – the product of unexpected tax revenue combined with an in.... Read More

Covid Still Threatens Millions of Americans. Why Are We So Eager to Move On?

Feb 22, 2022 at 12:03 pm by pj

By Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News  Iesha White is so fed up with the U.S. response to covid-19 that she’s seriously considering moving to Europe. &ldquo.... Read More

56 Percent of Healthcare Professionals Haven’t Been Cybersecurity Trained

Feb 21, 2022 at 10:58 am by pj

A new study reveals gaps in cybersecurity in the workplace around healthcare institutions in the US   A staggering 56% of employees in the healthcare sector haven&rsquo.... Read More

As Politics Infects Public Health, Private Companies Profit

Feb 20, 2022 at 05:07 pm by pj

By Vignesh Ramachandran, Kaiser Health News  For some counties and cities that share a public health agency with other local governments, differences over mask mand.... Read More

Inside the Tactical Tug of War Over the Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug

Feb 20, 2022 at 05:00 pm by pj

By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News The drug industry, patient advocates, and congressional Republicans have all attacked federal officials’ decision to decline ro.... Read More

UF Health Joins $4.9 Million Study of Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Feb 17, 2022 at 06:42 pm by pj

By Diana Tonnessen Researchers at UF Health, the UF Health Congenital Heart Center and the OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network have joined a nation.... Read More

Orlando Health is Highest Ranking Healthcare Employer in Florida and Ranks in Top 20 Nationwide

Feb 17, 2022 at 05:09 pm by pj

Orlando Health has been named the highest ranking healthcare organization in the state of Florida on Forbes’ America’s Best Large Employers list. The healthca.... Read More

New Parrish Health and Wellness Center Opens Saturday, March 5th

Feb 16, 2022 at 08:05 pm by pj

    TITUSVILLE — Parrish Healthcare is pleased to announce the opening of its Parrish Health and Wellness Center located at the Crossroads Shopping Plaza.... Read More