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Florida's health department advises against getting the new …

WEBFlorida's health department advises against getting the new COVID booster. A memo notes the new mRNA shot doesn't target the current dominant variant. A USF …

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NCH and Florida Blue reach a last-minute agreement on a …

WEBThe NCH health system includes NCH Baker Hospital in downtown Naples. Florida Blue and NCH were able to come to a multiyear hospital-insurer agreement that …

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Five things to know from a new report on cannabis, policies and …

WEBResearchers at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine find that a gap between states and the federal government has led to …

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Americans on Medicare now get better access to

WEBStarting Jan. 1, the more than 65 million Americans who rely on Medicare will have better access to mental health coverage. Medicare now covers therapy …

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Health News Florida

WEBFlorida Medicaid enrollment inches up in August after months of decreases. News Service of Florida. , September 30, 2024. A steep enrollment drop that started in …

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DeSantis' 2024-25 budget gives a high priority to health care …

WEBSo, it’s no surprise that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ $116.5 billion budget for fiscal 2024-25, signed Wednesday in Tampa, weighed heavily in that direction. It includes …

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In 'Good Energy,' a doctor lays out how to measure and boost …

WEBShe lays out concrete ways to assess and improve your own well-being -- including how to interpret different lab tests -- and offers plenty of extra context on …

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DeSantis signs 'Live Healthy' bills developed to

WEBGov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a package of bills that supporters say will help improve access to health care, boost the number of doctors in Florida and …

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Hack on Florida's Vital Statistics is just the latest cyberattack on

WEBThe Florida Department of Health is working to recover systems that affect its efficiency in distributing birth and death certificates. The outages came after …

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Marburg is an especially scary virus. How scared

WEBIn this 2014 photo, a Kenyan medical worker from the Infection Prevention and Control unit at a Nairobi hospital wears full gear when bringing a meal to a man in …

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Florida's restrictions on trans care will

WEBThe denial means the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for children with gender dysphoria will remain restricted while the federal appeals court …

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Baptist Health and Florida Blue make a deal, but

WEBDetails of the insurance agreement is starting to come into focus for Northeast Florida patients. Meantime, an impasse remains in negotiations between United …

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The U.S. diet is deadly. Here are 7 ideas to get Americans eating

WEBThe U.S. food system makes junk food plentiful and cheap. Eating a diet based on whole foods like fresh fruit and vegetables can promote health - but can also …

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Orlando Health completes purchase of majority stake in Tenet …

WEBOrlando Health has taken over day-to-day operations in the five Birmingham facilities after paying a reported $910 million. The system remains a faith-based …

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9 ways to get healthier in 2024 without trying very hard

WEB9 ways to get healthier in 2024 without trying very hard. By Carmel Wroth, Andrea Muraskin. Published January 2, 2024 at 1:21 PM EST. Laura Gao for NPR. …

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CEO of bankrupt Steward Health sues Senate panel over contempt

WEBSteward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre filed a lawsuit Monday against a U.S. Senate committee that pursued contempt charges against him for failing to appear …

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Vaccines used to be apolitical. Now they're a campaign issue

WEBAnti-vaccine activists themselves have begun framing the issues around vaccines as ones of bodily autonomy. They have formed a group known as "Stand for …

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A bankruptcy judge gives OK to a settlement that will keep open …

WEBMelbourne Regional Medical Center is among the three Space Coast hospitals owned by the financially struggling Steward Health Care. A bankruptcy judge …

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