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For Medicaid recipients in Florida, however, home-based care can be difficult to find because of long waiting lists and high turnover among underpaid homecare workers.
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By Trimmel Gomes, Florida News Connection
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1/26/22
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Florida nursing home staff with completed vaccinations (no booster) increased 10 percent since the last report, from 63 percent to 73 percent.
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From AARP
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1/24/22
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According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year.
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From the Florida Department of Health/Orange
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1/24/22
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Dr. Raul Pino, the Director of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, has been placed on administrative leave by the Florida Department of Health while it investigates an email Pino sent to employees about the department's low percentage of staff that is vaccinated for COVID-19.
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From Staff Reports
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1/19/22
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In life, accidents happen and the unexpected can arise at the drop of a hat. But what to do in those situations and where should you go when they come up?
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From AdventHealth
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1/19/22
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The NIH issued its latest guidance on effective treatments against the more transmissible omicron variant, including an antibody treatment called Sotrovimab and other treatments such as Remdesivir.
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By Issac Morgan, Florida Phoenix
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1/18/22
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AdventHealth and Trackhouse Entertainment Group are joining forces in 2022 to field the No. 1 AdventHealth Chevrolet Camaro for driver Ross Chastain in six NASCAR Cup Series races.
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From AdventHealth
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1/17/22
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As with any large purchase or investment, it is a good idea to do some homework before you commit. Getting orthodontic work is a worthwhile investment and no different in the need for pre-planning.
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By Cynthia Schweitzer, Practice Director, Baptiste Orthodontics and Dentistry for Kids
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1/17/22
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According to a Pew Research study, Americans say either that marijuana should be legal for both medical and recreational use (60%) or that it should be legal for medical use only (31%).
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From The Hustle
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1/17/22
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The health care system is prepared for the increase, which so far remains lower than during the Delta surge, which peaked in August with about 1,700 hospitalized patients.
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From AdventHealth
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1/10/22
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As COVID-19 cases in Florida continue to rise, at-home tests have become scarce. To combat the surge in demand, Senior Resource Alliance (SRA) is mailing nearly 200 at-home testing kits to seniors.
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From Senior Resource Alliance
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1/9/22
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About 630 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 throughout AdventHealth’s Central Florida hospitals, an increase that underscores the continued severity of the virus in many people in the …
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From AdventHealth
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1/5/22
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At a Tuesday press conference, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo argued against federal health authorities’ testing guidelines for COVID-19, even as COVID cases rise.
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By Issac Morgan, Florida Phoenix
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1/4/22
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UF / IFAS Extension has their January selections ready to help you make a positive start to 2021. Classes range from beekeeping to diabetes prevention, and so much more.
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From UF/IFAS
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1/3/22
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Lauded as heroes but often not treated as such, nurses, first responders, teachers, farmworkers, commercial drivers, and other essential workers shouldered the load to keep goods, food, health care, and education available through both the pandemic and tense political times.
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By Laura Cassels, Florida Phoenix
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1/2/22
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Based on our research, this article shares what leads to failures and proposes a potential solution to the problem of New Year’s resolutions that people can’t keep.
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By Benjamin Houltberg, University of Southern California and Arianna Uhalde, University of Southern California and Arianna Uhalde, Assistant Professor of Clinical Marketing, University of Southern California
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1/1/22
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Data from Orange County Utilities shows that the Omicron variant, first detected in the county in early December, has rapidly become the most dominant version of the virus.
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From the Orange County Newsroom and City of Apopka
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12/30/21
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AdventHealth Central Florida shared on Wednesday, December 29, that the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 increased Tuesday to about 240 in AdventHealth’s hospitals across seven …
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From AdventHealth Central Florida Division
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12/29/21
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Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings shared today updates on COVID-19 stats, tests available and testing sites, emergency funds still available to help tenants, and more.
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From the Orange County Newsroom
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12/28/21
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As families get together for holiday festivities, New Year’s celebrations, and other wintertime gatherings, how will omicron affect Florida?
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By Danielle J. Brown, Florida Phoenix
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12/22/21
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The Farmworker's Association of Florida in Apopka is fighting for a ban on pesticides that cause leaning disabilities in children. They triumphed in part just this year, but much more is needed.
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From Staff Reports, Farmworkers Association of Florida and Earthjustice
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12/22/21
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The funds are intended to help schools and school districts make arrangements to offset disruptions in the nation’s supply chains for food and other goods.
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By Laura Cassels, Florida Phoenix
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12/21/21
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AdventHealth's Centra Care positivity rate has proven to be a predictor of an increase in hospitalized cases during previous surges.
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From AdventHealth
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12/21/21
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Dr. Alma partnered with Dr. Andre Baptiste this year to launch the Dentistry for Kids in Apopka, and with Shepherd's Hope to help the underserved. Here's how it all happened.
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By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor
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12/20/21
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Orange County continues to remain diligent as it monitors for upticks and downswings in COVID-19 rates, including any of the virus’s new variants. Since May 2021, the County has been actively …
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From the Orange County Newsroom
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12/20/21
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