AdventHealth Celebration Debuts Specialized Kids ER

Nov 03, 2019 at 05:34 pm by pj

ER designed exclusively for kids, in collaboration with AdventHealth for Children, aims to ease the fear and anxiety that goes with an emergency room visit.     C.... Read More

The Internet is Still Great for Your Medical Practice

Oct 31, 2019 at 02:47 pm by pj

  By QUINTIN L. GUNN SR.   In June of 2015, I wrote an article on Linkedin entitled Is Social Media Good for Your Practice? Most of what I said then still applies.... Read More

Mortgage Programs Designed for Medical Professionals

Oct 31, 2019 at 02:13 pm by pj

When you’re looking to buy a home of your own   By DAMON VAN DYKE, Silverton Mortgage   Being a medical professional means working year-round to provide qu.... Read More

Mental Health, Access to Medical Care, Food Insecurity, Among the Top Health Issues in Central Florida

Oct 31, 2019 at 02:28 am by pj

AdventHealth, Orlando Health and partners team up to produce major study of health issues impacting Orange, Seminole, Lake and Osceola counties.   Access to mental heal.... Read More

Orlando Health Nurse Receives National Recognition

Oct 31, 2019 at 12:40 am by pj

Daleen Penoyer PhD, RN, CCRP, FCCM, Director of Nursing Research was recently recognized by two prestigious organizations for her contributions to the nursing profession. Dr..... Read More

Hospitals Take Shot At Opioid Makers Over Cost Of Treating Uninsured For Addiction

Oct 29, 2019 at 04:14 pm by pj

Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Kaiser Health News While thousands of cities and counties have banded together to sue opioid makers and distributors in a federal court,.... Read More

As Vaping Devices Evolve, New Potential Hazards Emerge

Oct 29, 2019 at 03:38 pm by pj

    By  Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News The smokeless tobacco industry that began with low-voltage cigarette look-alikes has evolved to include.... Read More

Avalon Healthcare Solutions Launches Medical Specialty Drug Real-Time Clinical Claim Editing

Oct 28, 2019 at 09:29 am by pj

TAMPA, Fla., -- The first comprehensive Lab Benefit Manager (LBM), Avalon Healthcare Solutions (Avalon), backed by Francisco Partners, Echo Health Ventures, and leading Blue.... Read More

AdventHealth, Seminole County to Open First-of-its-kind Addictions Recovery Center

Oct 24, 2019 at 09:47 pm by pj

New partnership brings the expertise of law enforcement and health care together to help break the cycle of addiction.    AdventHealth, the Seminole County Sherif.... Read More

Why Aren’t More Doctors Treating Addiction with Medication?

Oct 24, 2019 at 02:50 pm by pj

By COLETTA DORADO   I wrote in the September issue of Medical News about medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and counseling in opioid use disorder recovery to manage wi.... Read More

For Generation Juul, Nicotine Addiction Happens Fast And Is Hard To Shake

Oct 24, 2019 at 02:37 pm by pj

Elly Yu, WAMU, Kaiser Health News When Will tried his first vape during his sophomore year, he didn’t know what to expect. It was just something he had vaguely heard ab.... Read More

Orlando Health Partners with Eastern Florida State College

Oct 23, 2019 at 10:51 pm by pj

EFSC Athletics Names Orlando Health Official Medical Team Orlando Health is now the official medical team for Eastern Florida State College (EFSC) athletics. The announceme.... Read More

A Million-Dollar Marketing Juggernaut Pushes 3D Mammograms

Oct 22, 2019 at 12:48 pm by pj

Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News When Dr. Worta McCaskill-Stevens made an appointment for a mammogram last year, she expected a simple breast cancer screening ― not a heavy-hand.... Read More

Fear Of Falling: How Hospitals Do Even More Harm By Keeping Patients In Bed

Oct 22, 2019 at 02:25 am by pj

Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News Dorothy Twigg was living on her own, cooking and walking without help until a dizzy spell landed her in the emergency room. She spent three.... Read More

Florida Health’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Has Been Saving Lives Since 1994

Oct 22, 2019 at 02:10 am by pj

Are you a woman aged 50–64 with a low income and you don’t have insurance that covers cancer screenings? If so, the Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detect.... Read More

Local Veteran Raises the Wall of New Home in City’s First Female Veteran Habitat for Humanity Community

Oct 21, 2019 at 12:42 pm by pj

 With a donation by The Home Depot Foundation, local Home Depot volunteers will lend a helping hand for the wall raising ceremony  Cocoa  - Habitat for Humanit.... Read More

WestCMR Honored as Florida Company to Watch

Oct 20, 2019 at 02:27 am by pj

50 TOP FLORIDA COMPANIES TO PAY ATTENTION TO CLEARWATER - GrowFL selected $25 million company, WestCMR, as this year's Florida Companies to Watch Ho.... Read More

Moving On 

Sep 01, 2011 at 01:00 pm by pj

Satisfied with CAPI’s growth, Glad Kurian pursues other professional interests     By LYNNE JETER    At the Central Florida Association of P.... Read More