Study: One Quarter of Americans too Fat to Donate Organs
America’s chronic obesity epidemic is leading to a national shortage of donor organs, a just released research study conducted at the North Shore-LIJ Health System Transplant Center in New York and Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, revealed.
Dalai Lama’s Personal Physician Visits MD Anderson Orlando
Dr. Barry Kerzin, MD, personal physician to the Dalai Lama toured MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando on Monday, as part of a visit to the Central Florida area.
Community Health Centers to receive $21 Million in Grants
Community health centers in Florida will receive some $21 million in grant funds under the new health care law, the Affordable Care Act.
Health Care Companies Jostle for Contracts Under New Medicaid System
Preparing for Florida’s shift to a statewide Medicaid managed-care system, 20 health companies and organizations are interested in competing for contracts to serve seniors who need long-term care.
Tough Economy Forces Shelters to Turn Away Abused Victims
A perfect storm of slashed funding, strapped donors, underwater mortgages and high unemployment is causing battered women’s shelters to turn victims away at a time when the need may is greater than usual.
Warning Expectant Mothers: Scott Signs Rx Newborn Drug Abuse Bill
Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday signed a bill (HB 227) creating the Statewide Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse and Newborns.
Serving the Underserved, Grace Medical Presses on in West Orlando
More than 150 people in the Pine Hills community showed up at Orlando West Ministries Tuesday night to learn how to prevent and manage diabetes and receive free health testing for a disease which is the seventh leading cause of death.
AHCA: Medicaid Beneficiaries in HMOs to More than Double by 2014
In a document released last Friday and nearly a year after lawmakers approved moving to a statewide Medicaid managed-care system, the Agency for Health Care Administration said, the number of beneficiaries enrolled in HMOs and another type of managed-care plan could jump from 1.2 million people currently, to 2.7 million by the end of 2014.
Komen Awards $100,000 to Local Organizations for Breast Cancer Fight
Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the Central Florida Affiliate, has awarded a grant of $50,000 each to Health Care Center for the Homeless and to Ribbon Riders Inc.
