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Florida Senate Set to Block Treatment For Trans Youths
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The Florida Senate on Monday teed up a measure that would make it a crime for doctors to use gender-affirming treatment suc [...]
COVID-19 Death Total In Florida Continues Climb
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The number of Florida residents who have died from COVID-19 has climbed above 87,500, according to data released Friday by the Fl [...]
Connecting Those With Heart Defects To Needed Care
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(StatePoint) Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common birth defects, and doctors [...]
$50 Billion In Opioid Settlement Cash Is On The Way. We’re Tracking How It’s Spent.
By Aneri Pattani, Marianne Sinisi, of Altoona, Pennsylvania, lost her 26-year-old son, Shawn, to an opioid overdose in 2018. (NANCY ANDREWS FOR KHN) [...]
Being ‘Socially Frail’ Comes With Health Risks for Older Adults
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Consider three hypothetical women in their mid-70s, all living alone in identical economic circumstanc [...]
Who Is A Good Candidate To Treat Depression With TMS?
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BRANDON, Fla. – Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is an FDA-approved treatment to reduce de [...]
Polk County Health Officials Issue Alert For Blue-Green Algae At Tiger Lake-Center
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LAKE WALES, Fla - The Florida Department of Health in Polk County has issued a Health Alert for the presence of [...]
Essential Habits To Improve Your Daily Quality of Life
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It is easy to confuse quality of life for standard of living, yet the former goes further. Your life’s quality comprises your hea [...]
Voluntary Recall Issued On Some Gerber Powdered Infant Formula
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Perrigo has initiated a recall of certain lots of Gerber Good Start SootheProTM Powdered Infant Formula in the U.S.
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Some Roadblocks To Lifesaving Addiction Treatment Are Gone. Now What?
Registered nurse Jamie Simmons speaks with a patient during an appointment at the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center in Massachusetts. The p [...]