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Cancer care: Diagnosis diversity
Lung cancer kills more people in the United States than any other cancer, and each year Florida has among the most lung cancer deaths in the country. As with any other disease, early diagnosis usually provides better treatment options and outcomes. Now, researchers at the University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center believe they have identified a factor that can enhance early detection for minority groups that suffer disproportionately from the disease: A diverse medical workforce. [Source: Florida Trend]
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‘Floridians need to pay attention.’ Are we prepared for federal cuts to our health care?
Almost inevitably, Floridians will feel the harsh impact if the new Trump administration’s proposed cuts to federal spending on health care come to fruition. Everyone who relies on lower drug costs, gets treated at a public hospital or community health center, taps into the marketplace for health insurance or uses government insurance to cover childbirth or primary care could be affected by potential cuts in federal spending on health care. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
New Florida law allowing C-sections outside hospitals could be national model
A recently enacted Florida law that allows doctors to deliver babies via cesarean section in clinics outside of hospitals could be a blueprint for other states, even as critics point to the role that a private equity-backed physicians group played in its passage. The United States has poor maternal health outcomes compared with peer nations, and hospital labor and delivery units are shuttering around the country because of financial strain. [Source: Stateline]
UF Health-led guidelines call for widespread Type 1 diabetes screening in children
More children should be screened for Type 1 diabetes. That’s the message from an international team led by University of Florida Health physician-scientist Dr. Michael Haller, who is chief of pediatric endocrinology in the UF College of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics and a member of the UF Diabetes Institute. [Source: News 4 Jax]
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» Schools aren’t as plugged in as they should be to kids’ diabetes tech, parents say
Doctors seeing a rise in flu cases in Florida
The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike upward in most states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The flu positivity rate from lab tests across the country has jumped week-to-week from 18% to 25%, with documented flu activity especially high some states. More from WFLA and WFTS.
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› High school students begin the long journey to become doctors
On Thursday, 17 determined high school students met at Broward Health Medical Center for the Desk to Docs program. The program pairs doctors from various fields with high school students interested in topics — science, biology, engineering — that might lead them to a medical career. So far, they’ve met for months online, and Thursday was their first face-to-face meeting with their doctor-mentors at a medical facility.
› Baptist Health unveils details of a new $190 million emergency tower in Jacksonville
Baptist Health unveiled plans Tuesday for a new $190 million, four-story, 123,000-square-foot emergency center in Jacksonville. The project will feature two emergency rooms, plus waiting areas and 100 patient rooms — 63 for adults and 37 for children. Plans also include three pediatric trauma rooms.
› State-of-the-art center for nursing opens at College of Central Florida
Officials from the College of Central Florida and the Ocala Metro Chamber & Economic Partnership celebrated the grand opening of the AdventHealth Center for Nursing on Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Central Florida Ocala Campus. The newly constructed two-story, $20 million building will serve as a learning environment for more than 300 students enrolled in registered nursing and bachelor's degree programs.
› Suncoast Mental Health Center closes, leaving Treasure Coast with fewer options
One of the few nonprofit mental health care providers on the Treasure Coast announced it will shutter, leaving residents with fewer options in a region already lacking resources for some patients. Suncoast Mental Health Center Inc. will permanently close its offices in Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee counties on Feb. 14, CEO Debra Engle stated in a news release.