Category: Health
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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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 [...]