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Here are some reasons why Florida leads the nation in Affordable …

WebRep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa) credits the recently-passed Inflation Reduction Act and the University of South Florida-led Navigators for the state's record enrollment. …

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Florida's surgeon general calls for a halt to COVID-19 vaccines

WebAgainst the recommendations of federal health agencies, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo has called for a "halt in the use of COVID-19 mRNA …

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Florida Hospital Association: Less Than 8 Percent Of State's Critical

WebCoronavirus cases and hospitalizations are continuing to spike in Florida. That’s putting a strain on the state’s healthcare resources. WFSU reporter Regan …

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A new center will address Florida's mental health workforce shortage

WebThe University of South Florida is creating a center to boost the state's mental health workforce amid a national shortage.. The legislature recently awarded …

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Florida's healthcare providers are stuck between federal and state

WebIn their package of bills designed to thwart COVID-19 mandates, Florida lawmakers may have put healthcare facilities between a proverbial rock and a hard place …

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Florida researchers say older adults may lower depression in their

WebThe University of South Florida and Hillsborough County Aging Services are partnering for a national research project that studies whether seniors can help each …

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TMH's COVID-19 Wing Is Full As More Patients Require …

WebCOVID-19 patients require more care than a typical hospital patient and there aren't enough nurses to go around. That's led TMH officials to get creative with staffing. …

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How Medicaid expansion could save lives in Florida WFSU News

WebMedication treatment access is a problem across the country, but research suggests in states without Medicaid expansion, like Florida, the barriers can be higher for …

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A healthcare access bill has cleared its final House committee

WebA bill to address the state’s growing doctor shortage has cleared its final House committee. The measure is a priority for Senate President Kathleen Passidomo. …

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COVID-19 is spreading in Tallahassee, but most cases are not severe

WebMore than 80 percent of the patients at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare who have tested positive for COVID are there for reasons not related to the coronavirus. TMH …

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A major Florida healthcare package is heading to Gov. DeSantis

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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Helping women get better sleep by calming the relentless 'to-do …

WebYuki Noguchi is a correspondent on the Science Desk based out of NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. She started covering consumer health in the midst of …

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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-accepting hospitals to ask admission and emergency room patients about their immigration status.. While that fear was present before, experts worry that it may be exacerbated in the …

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Where public health stands 4 years after the COVID-19 pandemic …

WebRASCOE: President Trump declared COVID a national emergency on March 13, 2020. That anniversary has come and gone, but COVID continues to affect us as we …

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Florida Planned Parenthood Clinics Expand Their Mental …

WebNow, a new source for these services has emerged in the form of Southeast and North Florida's Planned Parenthood clinics. Dr. Karen Peters is Planned …

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Older Americans say they feel trapped in Medicare Advantage plans

WebSeniors who are in Medicare Advantage and dissatisfied with their plans can make a switch until March 31. In 2016, Richard Timmins went to a free informational …

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Catherine, Princess of Wales, announces she is undergoing …

WebCatherine, Princess of Wales, has cancer, she announced in a video message released by Kensington Palace on Friday, and is in the early stages of …

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Florida counties show improvements in child well-being, but …

WebOverall, the state saw many improvements across the board in the Florida Policy Institute's 2023 Child Well-Being Index. It ranks each county on factors including economic well-being, education, health, and community. Reductions in child poverty, high school students using alcohol and drugs, and graduation rates improved.

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130 million Americans routinely breathe unhealthy air, report finds

WebOver one-third of Americans, or about 130 million people, routinely breathe in unhealthy air, according to the newest State of the Air report from the American Lung …

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As bird flu spreads in cows, here are 4 big questions scientists are

WebIt's been a month since the surprising discovery of bird flu in dairy cattle, and each week seems to bring more surprises.. Take the latest revelation: viral fragments in …

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Biden administration abandons plan to ban menthol cigarettes, …

WebThe Biden administration indefinitely delayed implementing a long-awaited ban on menthol tobacco products, outraging anti-smoking advocates who say the White …

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Idaho's biggest hospital says emergency flights for pregnant …

WebOn Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether Idaho's strict abortion ban applies to emergency situations. Since the ban went into effect, the …

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A congresswoman is blasting Florida's surgeon general over a …

WebPool AP. FILE Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in …

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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 about how …

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Lifesaving naloxone is available in every Florida county at no cost

WebJerri Ithal, RN, assistant community nursing director for the Florida Department of Health in Lee County, notes that people over 18 can request a naloxone kit at no cost and anonymously from the health department, among other locations. “We really want to reduce barriers to access to naloxone, such as affordability, and sometimes the …

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Remembering Paul Farmer, a physician and global health care …

WebDAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Paul Farmer, the physician and anthropologist known for his long-standing efforts to bring health care to some of the …

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