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Is screening leading to cancer over-diagnosis

WEBDr. Gilbert Welch is not so sure. He says that massive screening for cancer has the potential to find abnormalities that are not life-threatening which overestimates …

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Florida Senate passes 'comprehensive' health plan WUWF

WEBPublished January 18, 2024 at 12:55 PM CST. Pexels. The Florida Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a wide-ranging plan that President Kathleen Passidomo and other …

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U.S. medical volunteers in Rafah hospital say they've never seen a

WEBEditor's note: This story contains graphic descriptions of injuries. AMMAN, Jordan — At one of the last functioning hospitals in Rafah, scenes of horror are …

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Florida DOH unveils new anti-HIV campaign WUWF

WEBThe Florida Department of Health in Escambia County is making a new push in the local fight against HIV. “The message is very simple, U equals U. That …

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Florida leaders seek $900m to add doctors and expand access to …

WEBTALLAHASSEE — Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo and two key lieutenants on Thursday rolled out a plan aimed at expanding access to health care, …

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Escambia County continues to have alarming number of opioid …

WEBWhile efforts to address the opioid overdose crisis in Escambia County are gaining momentum, the number of opioid overdoses continues to rise.. Updated …

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How medication is helping to treat opioid addiction in Northwest

WEBOne of the ways to treat an opioid addiction is through MAT, or medication-assisted treatment, which is the use of FDA-approved drugs, along with counseling and …

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Spring into Health Event seeks to close gap in minority health

WEBThe Florida Department of Health in Escambia County is observing National Minority Health Month with its inaugural “Spring into Health Event” tomorrow (Saturday) …

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Escambia County starting program to fight opioid overdose and

WEBEscambia Countyis gearing up to launch a new addiction stabilization program.. It’s part of Florida’s new Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) network, …

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Rep. Salzman seeks solutions to mental health in the Panhandle

WEBAfter the first three months of a year-long mental health awareness campaign, the Mental Health Task Force of Northwest Florida is kicking off quarter …

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South Florida is seeing an uptick in rates of HIV diagnoses

WEBStill, Health officials in South Florida are monitoring a worrisome upward trend in HIV diagnoses among people 50 and older. In this 2020 report from the Florida …

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The new Baptist Hospital is ready to start a new healthcare chapter …

WEBThe new $650 million Baptist Hospital and Bear Family Foundation Health Center is located on Brent Lane and Interstate 110 in Pensacola. Bob Barrett has been …

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By the numbers: County abortion totals in Florida WUWF

WEBThe drug misoprostol sits on a gynecological table at Casa Fusa, a health center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021.

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A bill proposing changes to Florida’s sovereign-immunity laws …

WEBThe House Civil Justice Subcommittee on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill ( HB 569) that would revamp Florida’s sovereign-immunity laws, which …

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As the new Baptist Hospital goes up, what happens to the old

WEBL-R): Brett Aldrige, Jen Grove; both Baptist VPs. While there’s a hard deadline for completion of the new Baptist Hospital — the fall of 2023 — no such timeline has …

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Blacks still represent 60% of new HIV cases in Escambia County

WEBAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Blacks accounted for 42% of the 36,801 new HIV diagnoses in the United States in 2019, while …

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Florida grapples with physician shortage WUWF

WEBFlorida grapples with physician shortage. With Florida’s population growing and an anticipated shortfall of nearly 18,000 physicians by 2035, a research arm of the …

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Escambia brings back COVID-19 dashboard WUWF

WEBPublished January 3, 2022 at 6:24 PM CST. Listen • 3:41. myescambia.com. In light of the rising number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Escambia County linked to the Omicron …

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Baptist Breaks Ground On $615 Million Campus WUWF

WEBThree years from now, the new Baptist Hospitalwill open its doors near the intersection of Brent Lane and Interstate 110. Ground was broken Friday for the 57-acre, …

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Northwest Florida’s 2023 Homeless count expands, total

WEBAlong with the expectation for a higher count, the total for 2023 is expected to be more accurate. That’s due in part to the return of in-person surveys, following the …

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