Why Monitoring Continues on Kids Who Recover From Mysterious COVID-Linked Illness

Jul 16, 2020 at 11:51 am by pj

    By Fred Mogul, WNYC and Maria Godoy, NPR News, Kaiser Health News   Israel Shippy doesn’t remember much about having COVID-19 &mdas.... Read More

A Coronavirus Vaccine: Where Does It Stand?

Jul 16, 2020 at 11:47 am by pj

  By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact, Kaiser Health News More than four months into the coronavirus pandemic, how close are the U.S. and the world to a safe and e.... Read More

Conspiracy Theories Aside, Here’s What Contact Tracers Really Do

Jul 16, 2020 at 11:43 am by pj

(Hannah Norman/KHN Illustration)   By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News  In the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic, contact tracing is downright buzzy, and not a.... Read More

Cleaning Up the Finances Once the COVID-19 Circus Leaves Town

Jul 15, 2020 at 03:27 pm by pj

By SEAN KIRBY   Right now, hospitals and other care facilities (especially those in “hot spots”) are pulling out all stops to treat patients who have acquir.... Read More

Long-term Care Organizations Send Urgent Caution Letter to Governor's

Jul 15, 2020 at 01:36 pm by pj

  The American Health Care Association (AHCA) and National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) have sent to the National Governors Association (NGA) a letter warning state.... Read More

Fundraising Without Events, CAPI Raises $50,000 for Central Florida Charities

Jul 15, 2020 at 01:22 pm by pj

Presentation made to Orlando City Foundation     Local Indian Physician Organization Doing Their Part   The Central Florida Association of Physicians from.... Read More

Community Health Centers Opens New Center in Four Corners

Jul 14, 2020 at 07:04 pm by pj

  NEW CENTER NOW OPEN IN CAGAN CROSSINGS IN SOUTH LAKE COUNTY   WINTER GARDEN, FL - Community Health Centers, Inc., has opened a new medical center in t.... Read More

Next Showdown in Congress: Protecting Workers vs. Protecting Employers in the Pandemic

Jul 14, 2020 at 01:02 pm by pj

By Christina Jewett and Melissa Bailey Congressional leaders are squaring off over the next pandemic relief bill in a debate over whom Congress should step up.... Read More

Stress in Tough Times

Jul 14, 2020 at 12:34 pm by pj

  Vicki Garner, LMHC, discusses the effects of these uncertain times    As the COVID-19 pandemic has grown, increased mental health issues for Americans, whi.... Read More

Medical Cannabis Providing Relief from PTSD-related Symptoms

Jul 14, 2020 at 12:28 pm by pj

  By MICHAEL C. PATTERSON   In the soon to be released September 2020 issue of Journal of Affective Disorders, a study done by the University of Pennsylvania Scho.... Read More

Families Of Health Workers Killed By COVID Fight For Denied Workers’ Comp Benefits

Jul 14, 2020 at 12:18 pm by pj

(DigitalVision/Getty Images) By Melissa Bailey and Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News James “Mike” Anderson was a hospital employee in suburban.... Read More

States Allow Nursing Home Visits As Families Charge Residents Die ‘Of Broken Hearts’

Jul 14, 2020 at 12:15 pm by pj

(Rosa Garcia/Getty Images) By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News States across the country are beginning to roll back heart-wrenching policies instituted when the corona.... Read More

Parrish Medical Center RN, Karla Foster Scholarship Touching the Community

Jul 14, 2020 at 11:04 am by pj

  Parrish Medical Center (PMC) Registered Nurse Karla Foster lived a life of caring that has touched people – and will touch generations to come - through her son&.... Read More

AdventHealth performs free back-to-school sports physicals for Volusia County School Athletes

Jul 14, 2020 at 10:52 am by pj

  Join AdventHealth for free, pre-participation sports physicals for Volusia County School District student-athletes (grades 6-12).   Registration is required for.... Read More

AMA Expands Online Education Hub Physicians and Health Care Professionals

Jul 14, 2020 at 10:48 am by pj

  AMA Ed HubTM features new educational content from American Society of Addiction Medicine, Obesity Medicine Association, and the Society of Hospita.... Read More

AdventHealth West Florida Updates on COVID-19

Jul 14, 2020 at 10:43 am by pj

AdventHealth CEO Terry Shaw Appears on Face the Nation to discuss COVID-19  AdventHealth CEO Terry Shaw was featured on CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday to discuss t.... Read More

Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Seminars Coming

Jul 13, 2020 at 11:19 pm by pj

You and your staff are invited to take the path to certification as a Certified Dementia Practitioner through the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners. This is.... Read More

Researches Find Insurance Status Affects Treatment, Outcomes in Child Brain Injuries  

Jul 13, 2020 at 10:37 am by pj

  Insurance status affected the amount of treatment received and the patient’s chance of survival in cases of brain injury in children, a team of researchers from.... Read More

Orlando Pioneers New, Personalized Medical Concierge Program for Convention Events  

Jul 10, 2020 at 11:36 pm by pj

  The country’s leading meetings and convention destination, Orlando,  announced a collaboration between the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC),.... Read More

CMS Directs Additional Resources to Nursing Homes in COVID-19 Hotspots

Jul 10, 2020 at 08:55 pm by pj

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the agency’s targeted approach to provide additional resources to nursing homes in coronavirus disease 2.... Read More