Category: Health
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CDC Issues Health Advisory On Marburg Virus Disease
Marburg virus can be transmitted to people from infected African fruit bats or their urine and/or excretions. Source: TFP File Photo
The Centers f [...]
FDA Clears MagVenture TMS Atlas™ Neuro Navigation System For Coil Positioning
Source: MagVenture TMS Atlas™
MagVenture TMS Atlas™ Neuro Navigation System is a time-saving coil positioning system for the clinical application [...]
Florida Lawmakers Set To Take Up 6-Week Abortion Limit
(TFP File Photo)
The Florida House this week could give final approval to a bill that seeks to prevent abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
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Florida House Panel Eyes Prohibitions Against Pandemic ‘Discrimination’
Source: TFP File Photo
A Florida House committee on Monday advanced a proposal that would prohibit businesses and government agencies from requiri [...]
High Inflation And Housing Costs Force Many Americans To Delay Needed Care
By Stephanie Colombini, WUSF, Source: Unsplash
At a health-screening event in Sarasota, Florida, people gathered in a parking lot and waited their [...]
Gov. Newsom Wanted California To Cut Ties With Walgreens. Then Federal Law Got In The Way.
By Samantha Young, KHN. Walgreens (TFP File Photo)
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared last month that California was “done” doing business with Walgreens [...]
Florida Senate Set to Block Treatment For Trans Youths
Source: TFP File Photo
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) [...]