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Florida House gives final OK to health care bills that next heads to

WEBThe Florida House on Thursday gave final approval to a wide-ranging health care plan that supporters say will help prepare for future population growth and fuel …

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WEBMedical facilities are increasingly turning to the expertise of health care architects, patients and their families, physicians, and nurses. UHealth has a growing volunteer group …

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WEBOnly 26% of Americans say they get at least eight hours of sleep, Gallup poll says. Associated Press. , April 17, 2024. The survey found 57% of those surveyed agreed that …

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Coronavirus Health News Florida

WEBNews about coronavirus in Florida and around the world is constantly emerging. It's hard to stay on top of it all but Health News Florida and WUSF can help. …

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Over Half Of States Have Rolled Back Public Health Powers In …

WEBA KHN review of hundreds of pieces of legislation found that, in all 50 states, legislators have proposed bills to curb such public health powers since the COVID-19 …

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Enrollment is open for ACA health plans. Here's what's to know …

WEBFor millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, the end of the year brings a day of reckoning: It's time …

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Climate Change Is Greatest Threat To Public Health, Top Medical

WEBThe rapidly warming climate is the "greatest threat" to global public health, more than 200 medical journals are warning in an unprecedented joint statement that …

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Scientists found a way to restore brain cells impaired by a rare

WEBJon Hamilton is a correspondent for NPR's Science Desk. Currently he focuses on neuroscience and health risks.

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Health is on the agenda at UN climate

WEBAdvocates say human-driven climate change is hurting people's health worldwide–but taking action like reducing reliance on fossil fuels lowers risks immediately.

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UnitedHealth says a wide swath of patient files

WEBUnitedHealth said in February that a ransomware group had gained access to some of the systems of its Change Healthcare business, which provides technology …

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A woman with failing kidneys receives genetically modified pig …

WEBTen days earlier, Pisano became the second living person in the world to get a kidney from a genetically modified pig transplanted into her body to replace her own …

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A Florida bill creating 'rural emergency hospitals' is going to the

WEBThe measure stems from a federal law that allowed the designation of rural emergency hospitals and made them eligible for Medicare payments. A bill that would …

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FSU and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare sign agreement on new

WEBA news release said the Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022 provided $125 million to Florida State to build an academic health center. It said a site is …

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More hospital patients are being treated at home as Orlando …

WEBA simulation of Orlando Health's Hospital at Home Care program featuring a nurse visiting a patient in home on "Pink Carnation Court." The program, which has …

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What women can do — and should do — to protect their health

WEBBut she says there are still things you can do and should do to protect your health. Dr. Sharon Malone has been practicing medicine for more than 30 years, and …

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What consumers should know about the milk testing positive for …

WEBThe FDA said it detected bird flu in milk using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) tests, which "do not represent actual virus that may be a risk to …

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Remnants of the bird flu virus have been found in pasteurized …

WEBThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that samples of pasteurized milk had tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected …

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Heated arguments at the Supreme Court in newest abortion case

WEBInscrutable. That is the only to accurately describe the Supreme Court's latest abortion argument Thursday. At issue is a clashbetween federal and state law …

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A $1 Billion Deal Brings New Player To South Florida Hospital Market

WEBDr. Ralph de la Torre ignored that adage. De la Torre is the founder, chairman and CEO of Steward Health Care. It is the newest player in the South Florida …

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What's EMTALA, the patient law central in the

WEBThe prominent anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America called the Idaho lawsuit a “PR stunt,” in a statement to The Associated Press on Tuesday. “The …

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Weed the people: recreational marijuana on the ballot in November

WEBMatthew Peddie. Published April 24, 2024 at 8:17 AM EDT. Listen • 27:59. In November, Floridians will vote on allowing adults to use recreational marijuana. On …

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Most nursing homes don't have enough staff to meet the federal

WEBThe Biden administration finalized nursing home staffing rules Monday that will require thousands of them to hire more nurses and aides — while giving them years …

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Supreme Court to examine a federal-state conflict over emergency

WEBThe Supreme Court hears yet another abortion case on Wednesday. This one testswhether a state can prevent a pregnant woman from receiving what her doctors …

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