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Mexico Reports First Human Death From Rare Bird Flu Strain

Mexico Reports First Human Death From Rare Bird Flu Strain

H5N1 virus, Bird Flu (File) The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed the first-ever human death from the H5N2 strain of avian influenza, [...]
Medicaid Recipients’ Struggle to Retain Coverage

Medicaid Recipients’ Struggle to Retain Coverage

Medicaid Florida Accessing and maintaining Medicaid coverage can be a daunting challenge for many individuals and families across the United State [...]
AdventHealth, Bond Clinic Provide Free Sports Physicals To Polk County Students

AdventHealth, Bond Clinic Provide Free Sports Physicals To Polk County Students

Providers will check blood pressure, complete muscular-skeletal exams and look for things like heart murmurs, joint tenderness and neck and back inju [...]
Florida Judge Backs Revoking Wildwood Group Home License

Florida Judge Backs Revoking Wildwood Group Home License

Judge With Gavel (File) An administrative law judge Friday recommended revoking the license of a Wildwood group home where police found a woman wi [...]
CDC: Salmonella Outbreaks Linked To Backyard Poultry

CDC: Salmonella Outbreaks Linked To Backyard Poultry

Chicken (File) Raising backyard poultry has become an increasingly popular hobby, allowing families to enjoy the benefits of fresh eggs and the jo [...]
Florida DOH-Polk Cautions About Blue-Green Algae At Multiple Lakes In Polk County

Florida DOH-Polk Cautions About Blue-Green Algae At Multiple Lakes In Polk County

Blue-Green Algae (TFP File Photo) POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health in Polk County (DOH-Polk) is cautioning the public of the p [...]
Florida DOH-Hillsborough Issues Water Quality Health Advisory For Bahia Beach

Florida DOH-Hillsborough Issues Water Quality Health Advisory For Bahia Beach

Bahia Beach (TFP File) HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough (DOH-Hillsborough) has issued a water quality [...]
The Alarming Link Between Teen Marijuana Use And Psychosis

The Alarming Link Between Teen Marijuana Use And Psychosis

Marijuana (File) As marijuana legalization continues to spread across the globe, a growing body of research has shed light on a concerning trend: [...]
Florida Spine Doctor Explains How Insurance Bureaucracy Slows Critical Patient Care

Florida Spine Doctor Explains How Insurance Bureaucracy Slows Critical Patient Care

Empty Surgery Room (Unsplash) A Florida spine surgeon says that insurance companies often get in the way of treating patients in the way those pat [...]
How To Avoid Catastrophizing Despite A Diagnosis

How To Avoid Catastrophizing Despite A Diagnosis

Source: TFP File Photo No one wants to be told they have a new health condition, because that kind of information is rarely positive. It’s unlikel [...]
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