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New $265m UM cancer center to offer patients lifesaving …

WEBPublished March 14, 2024 at 11:23 AM EDT. University of Miami. Kenneth Griffin (left) and Dr. Stephen Nimer (right) stand side-by-side at the center of the frame at a beam …

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Flu is soaring in seven US states and rising in others WLRN

WEBThe flu is soaring in seven U.S. states and rising in others, health officials say. A flu vaccine is readied. Nov. 17, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and …

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Feds set higher staffing mandates. Most nursing homes …

WEBThe staffing regulation was disparaged by the industry as unattainable. Patient advocates say it doesn’t go far enough. Labor unions welcomed the requirement.

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Thousands die from opioid overdoses in Florida each …

WEBA lot of patients facing addiction are in similar positions, said Dawn Jackson, program director at a new methadone clinic in Inverness, a city of nearly 8,000 about 75 …

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UM health system believes better building design can …

WEBWLRN. The University of Miami Health System is finishing a 160,000-square-foot medical center in downtown Doral, slated to open in September 2024. The glass …

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ACA enrollment breaks records in Florida with 4 million …

WEBIn Florida, 4,211,902 people chose an Affordable Care Act plan in 2024. According to White House data, that is more than a 200% increase over the number who …

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COVID-19 variant JN.1 leads a new surge of cases in Florida

WEBFrancesca Anacleto, 12, receives her first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot from nurse Jorge Tase, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Miami Beach, Fla. COVID-19 variant …

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Can older adults treat depression in their peers

WEBIf you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health emergency, you can get help by calling 988. Mary Jones was depressed. It was 2021, and the COVID-19 …

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Researchers hope a newly funded office will help the CDC …

WEBThe omnibus appropriations bill signed by President Joe Biden in December 2022 gave the CDC $5 million for the 2023 fiscal year to create the Office of Rural …

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Thousands of Florida children appear to not have …

WEBSo far, DCF has disenrolled around 260,000 children from Medicaid across the state. The state plan was to have those qualifying children enter Florida’s kid …

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Some Florida hospitals cash in on a private equity-backed trend

WEBSome of the first physician practices to enter the business were backed by private equity firms. One of the largest, Boca Raton-based MDVIP, has more than 1,100 …

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Florida is a hot spot for an emerging lung disease WLRN

WEBNot only is the disease tough to treat, but NTM cases are on the rise — and have been for years — in the United States and globally. NTM bacterial infections of the …

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Health Foundation Of South Florida Has New Leadership, And …

WEBThe South Florida Health Foundation has a roughly $162 million endowment to help fund its decades-long work to make health care more equal and accessible to …

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How can parents help kids with mental health

WEBThe rate of kids dealing with serious mental health issues has been on the rise since the pandemic. But if parents want to help their kids, research suggests they should …

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Dashboard on hospital costs by undocumented immigrants …

WEBCritics of the law have suggested it does more harm than good creating a culture of fear in a health care environment. The State’s report lists $566 million in …

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How Florida's new immigration law affects migrants and hospitals

WEBMany in healthcare fear other undocumented immigrants may suffer the same fate due to recent changes to Florida's immigration law. SB1718 forces Medicaid …

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How a Florida mobile clinic hangs on amid more homeless, rising …

WEBThe clinic is treating more homeless, and it also spends more on medical supplies — which increased across the country by 19% between 2019 and 2022. Fareed …

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What abortion politics has to do with new rights for pregnant

WEBA new regulation to protect the rights of pregnant workers is the subject of an anti-abortion lawsuit because it includes abortion as a pregnancy "related medical …

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Up to $30 million in revenue at risk at Jackson due to cyberattack

WEBJackson normally collects $125-$130 million each month in patient revenue. Missing $30 million for a month would mean 20% to 25% of the organization's usual …

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Miami leaders, advocates hold first-ever summit on housing

WEBCommunity leaders, policymakers and housing advocates will meet Wednesday for the first “Miami Housing and Health Summit” to formulate solutions to …

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Fresh Air Weekend: St. Vincent; Kids and mental health WLRN

WEBSt. Vincent offers tension, release and sonic "jump scares" on All Born Screaming. Child psychiatrist Harold Koplewicz says kids are experiencing …

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A 100-degree heat wave in Gaza offers a sweltering glimpse of a

WEBThe heat bore down on Palestinians living in tents and aid groups working in the sun. UNRWA reported several heat injuries among its staff, and at least one 18 …

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Misinformation could cause Floridians to harm, not help, monarch …

WEBAn open letter from a researcher reveals that Floridians could be inadvertently contributing to the spread of a life-threatening parasite among monarch …

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National Weather Service debuts experimental 'heat risk' product

WEBAccording to the CDC, more than 1,000 Americans die due to excessive heat every year. To decrease this statistic, the NWS, NOAA and the CDC have …

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NASA astronauts begin quarantine in Florida ahead of Boeing

WEBNASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have entered a quarantine at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of a test launch to the International …

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