Hurricane Relief Emergency Websites, Apps and Telephone Numbers

Nov 08, 2022 at 08:30 am by Staff

Orlando Medical News urges everyone to please be safe and secure, to have needed items on hand and to stay on top of all warnings and advisories:   Important links: &n.... Read More

Despite Seniors’ Strong Desire to Age in Place, the Village Model Remains a Boutique Option

Mar 14, 2022 at 03:30 pm by Staff

By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News  Twenty years ago, a group of pioneering older adults in Boston created an innovative organization for people committed to agin.... Read More

Pandemic Medical Innovations Leave Behind People with Disabilities

Mar 14, 2022 at 03:26 pm by Staff

  By Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News Divya Goel, a 35-year-old deaf-blind woman in Orlando, Florida, has had two telemedicine doctors’ appointments during.... Read More

Which Companies Aren’t Exiting Russia? Big Pharma

Mar 14, 2022 at 03:21 pm by Staff

By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News   Even as the war in Ukraine has prompted an exodus of international companies — from fast-food chains and oil producers.... Read More

SCAM ALERT! Your Top Doctor Award Plaque is ready to be shipped!

Aug 20, 2020 at 12:50 am by Staff

.   The VCMS has been notified by a member office that they have received multiple calls/messages identical to the following...   Hello, Dr. (name). This is Mega.... Read More

Why Hospitals Are Getting Into The Housing Business

Oct 18, 2019 at 09:26 pm by Staff

. Markian Hawryluk, Kaiser Health News   One patient at Denver Health, the city's largest safety net hospital, occupied a bed for more than four years -- a hospital re.... Read More

AdventHealth Opens Freestanding ER in Oviedo

Oct 17, 2019 at 06:20 pm by Staff

  The ER will be staffed by board-certified emergency physicians and emergency nurses. .   AdventHealth opened a freestanding ER in Oviedo today, providing Sem.... Read More

Questions to Ask When Upgrading/Building MRI or Radiology Facilities

Oct 17, 2019 at 01:01 pm by Staff

. By MARK BAY Whether you are planning an upgrade to your existing MRI/Radiology facility or are planning to open a new one, there are extremely important and preliminary.... Read More

Networking for Healthcare Professionals

Oct 17, 2019 at 12:25 pm by Staff

.. By DOROTHY HARDEE, East Orlando Chamber of Commerce Healthcare providers are some of the busiest people around dedicating significant time to their patients as well as co.... Read More

Celebrating a Decade of Dermatologic Care for the Uninsured

Oct 17, 2019 at 12:11 pm by Staff

Jerri Johnson, MD, Shepherd's Hope "At Shepherd's Hope, I help people who have nowhere else to turn to for health care," said Jerri Johnson, MD. "For over a decade, I have be.... Read More

Scientists Find Gender-Distinct Circuit for Depression

Oct 15, 2019 at 11:52 pm by Staff

      Depression affects women nearly twice as much as men, but unraveling the brain's blueprint that regulates this behavior, let alone identifying specific.... Read More

Marion County Hepatitis A Cases Total 138 In 2019; DOH Holding Second Drive-Through Hepatitis A Vaccination Event Nov. 2

Oct 15, 2019 at 07:40 pm by Staff

Marion County is continuing to see an increase in cases of hepatitis A locally and wants to encourage residents to get vaccinated for the virus. To help, the Department of Hea.... Read More

Donor Milk Gives Infants a Healthy Start at LRMC

Oct 15, 2019 at 06:57 pm by Staff

Breastmilk is the recommended form of nutrition for all newborn babies. New mothers at Leesburg Regional Medical Center (LRMC) are educated and supported to provide breast mil.... Read More

Combination Drug Therapy Using Macitentan and Tadalafil for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Provides Clear Benefits

Oct 15, 2019 at 05:13 pm by Staff

. Patients newly diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) treated with macitentan and tadalafil combination therapy showed hemodynamic progress, as well as improv.... Read More

"Get a Mammogram, Give a Mammogram" Returns this Month

Oct 11, 2019 at 11:28 am by Staff

  Now in its seventh consecutive year, initiative provides free screenings to women in need .   Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. Ev.... Read More

AdventHealth Breaks Ground on ER, Health Park to Serve Residents of Osceola County

Oct 11, 2019 at 12:57 am by Staff

AdventHealth broke ground today on an emergency room and a first-of-its-kind health park that will expand access to care for residents of Kissimmee, St. Cloud and surrounding.... Read More

Neurobehavioral Program - It's All About the Outcome

Oct 10, 2019 at 09:37 pm by Staff

By MICHAEL SAMOGALA, RN, CRRN, CBIS Traumatic Brain Injury is a major cause of death and disability in the United States contributing to about 30 percent of all injury relate.... Read More

Clinically Integrated Networks Can Be a "Win-Win"

Oct 10, 2019 at 09:19 pm by Staff

. By MICHAEL R. LOWE and BRIAN C. EVANDER   At its core, a Clinically Integrative Network (CIN) is a collective of health care organizations in a local or geographic r.... Read More

Florida Medical Marijuana: 89 Physicians Certified, 94,850 Patients

Oct 10, 2019 at 09:11 pm by Staff

By MICHAEL C. PATTERSON According to a new state draft report on Medical Marijuana (MMJ), Florida had 168,810 patient "certifications" for MMJ between October 1, 201.... Read More

Orlando Health Welcomes New Director of Community Relations Programs

Oct 09, 2019 at 11:09 pm by Staff

Orlando Health is pleased to announce Bridget Keefe is joining the organization as director of Community Relations. Keefe began her position on Monday, Oct. 7th. In this new l.... Read More