'Medieval' Diseases Flare As Unsanitary Living Conditions Proliferate

Mar 12, 2019 at 09:12 pm by Staff

  Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News Photos by Heidi de Marco Jennifer Millar keeps trash bags and hand sanitizer near her tent, and she regularly pours water mixed with.... Read More

Health Insurance Industry Slow to Adopt Prior Authorization Reforms

Mar 12, 2019 at 12:30 pm by Staff

After a year of foot-dragging and opposition, insurers must make improvements to prevent patient harm Waiting for health plans to authorize necessary medical treatment is haz.... Read More

As Hospitals Post Price Lists, Consumers Are Asked To Check Up On Them

Mar 12, 2019 at 02:18 am by Staff

.   Steven Findlay, Kaiser Health News With much fanfare, federal officials required hospitals nationwide this year to post their "list" prices online. But it's not ye.... Read More

FDA Announces Sweeping Plan To Review Safety Of Surgical Staplers

Mar 12, 2019 at 02:11 am by Staff

  Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News The Food and Drug Administration announced a sweeping plan on Friday to review and address the safety of surgical staplers, inclu.... Read More

Orlando VA Hosts Women's Health Resource Fair

Mar 11, 2019 at 12:53 pm by Staff

The Orlando VA Medical Center (VAMC) will honor Women's History Month with a Women's Health Resource Fair on Friday, March 15, 2019 from 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. in the lobby o.... Read More

A Game Changer in Canine Scent-Based Cancer Detection: BioScentDX

Mar 11, 2019 at 12:44 pm by Staff

Screenings offer affordable, non-invasive means of early cancer detection By MELANIE KILGORE-HILL A West Florida startup is changing the future of cancer detection. Loc.... Read More

PONTE HEALTH Heads to Closing 76.5 Acres in South Orlando

Mar 11, 2019 at 12:39 pm by Staff

. Tabitha Ponte, of PONTE HEALTH, did not stay quiet during Women in Construction Week and International Women's Day last week. Ponte Health Properties, LLC, the develope.... Read More

March 2019 Digital Edition

Mar 11, 2019 at 12:16 pm by Staff

Hidden FDA Reports Detail Harm Caused By Scores Of Medical Devices

Mar 07, 2019 at 08:44 pm by Staff

  Christina Jewett, Heidi de Marco, Kaiser Health News Dr. Douglas Kwazneski was helping a Pittsburgh surgeon remove an appendix when something jarring happened. The s.... Read More

Beating Back the Frustrations of Modern Independent Practice

Mar 07, 2019 at 08:28 pm by Staff

. Adel Eldin, MD After practicing medicine in Florida for nearly 20 years, Adel Eldin, MD, FACC, FACP, fought for and celebrated the signing by then-Governor Rick Scott of t.... Read More

Different Routes of Administration of Medical Marijuana

Mar 07, 2019 at 08:20 pm by Staff

By MICHAEL PATTERSON Currently, the Florida Department of Health Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) does not allow for smokable marijuana flower (buds) to be used lega.... Read More

How Much Should You Really Spend On Medical Marketing?

Mar 07, 2019 at 08:16 pm by Staff

By QUINTIN L. GUNN SR. This is a question I get asked many times as a Practice Development and Medical Marketing Consultant. The short answer is at least 20 percent of you.... Read More

etectRx's Innovative ID-Cap System Selected to Track Medication Ingestion in HIV Prevention Study

Mar 06, 2019 at 11:21 pm by Staff

. Digital Medicine System has the potential to provide clinicians with a new tool to track and manage adherence for HIV prevention therapy . GAINESVILLE - etectRx, a pri.... Read More

A Game Changer in Canine Scent-Based Cancer Detection: BioScentDX

Mar 05, 2019 at 08:38 pm by Staff

Screenings offer affordable, non-invasive means of early cancer detection . By MELANIE KILGORE-HILL A West Florida startup is changing the future of cancer detection..... Read More

Hospital Cancer Registry Program Earns Prestigious Recognition

Mar 05, 2019 at 08:17 pm by Staff

. Central Florida Health has announced that the Cancer Registry at Leesburg Regional Medical Center and The Villages® Regional Hospital has earned the Jean Byers Oncology Awa.... Read More

Malissa M. Barbosa, DO, Leads as Area Medical Director at CleanSlate Outpatient Addiction Medicine

Mar 04, 2019 at 05:18 pm by Staff

. As the number of deaths from synthetic opioids continue to climb across Florida, CleanSlate Outpatient Addiction Medicine helps those struggling with the disease of addict.... Read More

Lake-Sumter Medical Society Holds Quarterly Meeting

Mar 04, 2019 at 11:58 am by Staff

. Employee relations expert, Wendy Sellers, also known as the ER Lady, was spot on in her presentation to the Lake-Sumter Medical Society for their quarterly meeting at Missio.... Read More

Orlando Pediatrician Advances Shepherd's Hope's Multi-faith Mission Providing Healthcare, Hope and Healing for Uninsured Families

Feb 28, 2019 at 09:36 pm by Staff

"The various religions are like different roads converging on the same point." - Mahatma Gandhi Shepherd's Hope was founded in 1997 by Dr. William S. Barnes, senior p.... Read More

There's A New 'Medicare-For-All' Bill In The House. Why Does It Matter?

Feb 28, 2019 at 09:12 pm by Staff

  Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News Members of the House on Wednesday offered their version of a "Medicare-for-all" bill that is broader than what's been put forth by.... Read More

MACRA 2019 Changes Address Physician Concerns

Feb 28, 2019 at 08:40 pm by Staff

By KIM HATHAWAY This marks the third year of the QPP, which was established in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). MACRA repealed the sustainab.... Read More