Healthcare

Several days after the blood center reported it was involved in a ransomware attack, OneBlood’s digital system is pumping blood to Florida hospitals once again.

The blood donation organization says it’s remaining operational to collect, test and distribute blood as it works to restore full functionality to its systems "as expeditiously as possible.”

In addition to the clinics, the company is taking down its virtual health service after concluding “there is not a sustainable business model for us to continue.”

Kathleen Passidomo, who's making her "Live Healthy" initiative a priority during the session, discussed this and other issues on The Florida Roundup.

Two out of five Floridians are living on the edge of poverty, according to a report published last month by United Way Suncoast.

The project began just before the pandemic, in 2020, as an offshoot of an already established street medicine clinic run by USF faculty and students.

The new facility will continue to serve people struggling with food insecurity while offering new, additional services.

At the Multicultural Health Institute, Dr. Lisa Merritt treats patients, of course. She also inspires a new generation to think big when it comes to public health.

Many Republican legislators maintained that the requirements stifled competition and created monopolies in the hospital industry. A

"Too many people bled and died for the right for us to vote. And for us to ignore that right, it's really like a slap in the face."

The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources to confront the worst health crisis in a century.Marshaled against a…

People with COVID-19 symptoms in March and April were often billed for expensive scans and bloodwork because they didn't qualify back then for a confirmatory coronavirus test. Some are crying foul.