Florida’s Stricter Ban on Abortions Could Put More Pressure on Clinics Elsewhere
The drive to Bristol, Virginia, from Jacksonville, Florida, takes more than 8 hours. It’s over 10 from Orlando and closer to 14 from Miami. Despite that distance, Bristol Women’s Health Center is preparing for an influx of women from Florida seeking abortions when a stricter ban kicks in next month. For many people who otherwise […]
Florida Has A Measles Outbreak. Here’s What That Actually Means For You.
LOADINGERROR LOADING Currently, Florida is experiencing a measles outbreak in which nine people, mainly children, are infected. Despite this, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo went against Centers for Disease Control guidance and told parents of unvaccinated children they can decide whether they want to keep their children home from school during the outbreak. The […]
Opinion | FDA Authorized Florida’s Drug Importation Plan. Naysayers Are Balking.
Pauly is an expert in health economics and healthcare management. If you head to the Florida beaches for spring break, you will notice that the Canadian Maple Leaf is often present among the flags outside hotels and tourist apartments. The benefit to Florida from the annual migration of snowbirds from the North has long been […]
FDA Approves Florida’s Proposal to Import Prescription Drugs From Canada
The FDA on Friday approved a plan by the state of Florida to allow direct importation to the state of drugs from Canada, many of which are expected to be at a much lower cost than the same drugs procured in the U.S. “The FDA may authorize … proposals from states or Indian tribes to […]
Ron DeSantis Flailed When Fox News Asked Why So Many Floridians Are Uninsured
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks Wednesday during the Republican presidential primary debate hosted by Fox Business Network and Univision at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press There was a genuine milestone in Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate: Somebody finally asked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis why so many of […]
Opinion | ‘It’s Total Charlatanism’: What We Heard This Week
“It’s total charlatanism.” — Thomas Albini, MD, of the University of Miami in Florida, discussing eye injuries from unproven stem cell treatments claiming to treat eye and neurological conditions. “To see something like this in my lifetime is pretty impressive.” — Carel Le Roux, PhD, of University College Dublin in Ireland, on how investigational retatrutide […]
‘I Just Want The Life That I Deserve’: Trans Youth Open Up
On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed into law four different measures attacking LGBTQ+ rights. One of them bars minors from receiving gender-affirming care, blocks health insurance from covering such care for adults, and prohibits trans people from changing the sex indicated on their birth certificates. Another says that adults can be criminally charged […]
Four-Year-Old Gets Hospital Bill; Woolly Mammoth Meatball; How AR-15s Damage Humans
Note that some links may require subscriptions. A Florida woman wanted to talk to the hospital about her 4-year-old son’s bill, but hospital officials said they couldn’t speak with her because the bill was in her son’s name. (NPR) The FDA approved the first over-the-counter naloxone (Narcan) product for reversing opioid overdoses. While over-the-counter naloxone […]
Opinion | Don’t Let Vindictiveness Creep Into Medicine Like It Has in Politics
The callous and inhumane dislocation of migrants recently perpetrated by governors of the states of Florida and Texas reminded me of an equally disdainful and appalling tactic utilized by healthcare workers since the 1960s: “Greyhound therapy.” Greyhound therapy refers to attempts by healthcare workers and administrators to remove undesirable patients from emergency rooms, hospitals, and […]
Is A Vegan Diet Safe For Kids?
You may have seen the headlines: Sheila O’Leary, a Florida mother, was sentenced to life in prison on Aug. 29 for the starvation death of her toddler in 2019. At 18 months of age, her son Ezra O’Leary weighed only 17 pounds — not even making it into the first percentile of the growth charts […]