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The rule, in part, would revise standards for hospitals that want to begin providing such procedures — and continue providing them after getting initial approvals.
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Patrick Sternad/WFSU Public Media/FlickrThe WFSU podcast "Speaking Of" delves into the proposal. Tallahassee leaders will hear more about it at next week's commission meeting. -
stock.adobe.comThe Board of Pharmacy cited a state law that allows pharmacists to administer FDA-approved vaccines. Publix and Walgreens said they would be offering the shot without a prescription to eligible recipients.
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Seniors experiencing cognitive decline are finding help through a program at Stetson University -- an example of what the recent U.S. Pointer study found is beneficial for people at risk of Alzheimer's. -
Whistleblower lawsuits allege that Exactech covered up defects in knee implants while patient injuries mounted. -
A farmer lost a contract with the Lee County school district after calling COVID-19 a "hoax" on social media. He then filed a lawsuit against the district. -
Researchers say brain-based therapies like mindfulness and noninvasive stimulation may help ease “latchkey incontinence,” the sudden urge to urinate triggered by familiar cues such as arriving home. -
Charmaine Gatlin, 52, was fired in November after 10 years as chief operating officer of the fundraising arm of the Jackson Health System. -
More than 65% of the nurses at HCA Florida Fort Walton Beach-Destin Hospital voted to join the National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United. -
The hotel, scheduled to open in 2028, aims to meet a longstanding need for lodging near the cancer hospital, which draws patients from all 50 states and more than 130 countries. -
An HHS probe into an transplant affiliate run by the University of Miami Health System "uncovered years of unsafe practices, poor training, chronic underperformance, understaffing and paperwork errors." -
Brevard County is experiencing a dengue outbreak. The state reported 27 cases locally acquired in Brevard. Eleven of those cases were reported last week. -
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier cites health risks and potential conflicts with state abortion laws as the states ask to intervene in the high-profile FDA challenge. -
Even as some policymakers challenge mandates, public opinion largely favors requirements for at least one vaccine to protect children and the broader community. -
Under the agreement, FSU and TMH will work with the city of Tallahassee on the transfer of the hospital assets to the university. The partnership needs to be approved by the city commission.
