How can telemedicine help healthcare facilities improve their patient engagement? There are various ways to use telemedicine for the benefits of your healthcare facility. In fact, telemedicine can open the new ways you can communicate with your patients and deliver better healthcare services to them.…
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The Biden administration will begin shipping 400 million N95 masks that will be available for free to Americans starting next week. The White House announced on Wednesday that the masks will come from the government’s Strategic National Stockpile. The stockpile is said to have more…
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – The City of St. Petersburg has partnered with Impact Health and the Tampa Bay Rays to open a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at Tropicana Field, Lot 2, starting Thursday, January 13. The testing site will be open 7 days per week,…
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By: Samantha Murray, grenrosa@ufl.edu GAINESVILLE, FL. – Norovirus is a food-borne virus that causes food poisoning in millions of people each year. A new study from the University of Florida shows this virus also alters the bacteria that live in our gut, providing new clues…
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Sebastian Hughes Retail giants Walmart and Kroger have each raised the price of BinaxNOW rapid COVID-19 tests after a deal made with President Joe Biden expired in mid-December, FOX Business reported. The September deal had the companies sell the antigen self-test kits made by Abbott…
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Caring for someone who needs help is among the noblest feats. Those with a specific calling enter the medical profession as nurses, doctors, and orderlies. Yet, others feel they are meant to help others in different ways. None more so than at-home carers. As a…
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The webinar will help professionals understand the legal context of the Baker Act as well as provide them with action steps to better protect vulnerable people. CLEARWATER, FL. – The Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is sponsoring a live complimentary…
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Florida is seeing a spike in COVID infections as the omicron variant courses through the state. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported more than 58,000 new cases for Wednesday and revised the numbers to add thousands of cases to the…
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. – Hillsborough County is opening another location for residents to receive free COVID-19 testing. Beginning Thursday, Dec. 30, the Progress Village Park site at 8701 Progress Blvd., Tampa, FL 33619, will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a…
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Andrew Trunsky The United States recorded an all-time high number of coronavirus cases Tuesday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The U.S. saw 441,278 new cases Tuesday, the CDC reported, far more than the previous high of 294,015 set in January. The…
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