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Overdose deaths in Central Florida declined in 2023 — will the trend continue?
Florida counties are finally starting to spend or otherwise allocate funds they received from national opioid lawsuits.
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News and analysis for Orlando health and healthcare providers, Florida Medicare and Medicaid, elder issues, healthcare staffing, health insurance, COVID, and malpractice.
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COVID-19 probe requested by Florida Gov. DeSantis finds no evidence of criminal activity
DeSantis asked the Supreme Court to investigate wrongdoing related to the COVID-19 vaccines
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Florida leads the nation in Obamacare enrollment again
More than 4.6 million Florida residents enrolled in an Obamacare plan for 2025
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Five ways community organizations in Orlando picked up the slack to help others in 2024
At the beginning of a new year, we want to uplift those who helped others through the tough one that just ended
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Orlando Rep. Eskamani co-sponsors bill to better regulate state-funded anti-abortion pregnancy centers
House Bill 63 will be considered during next year’s state legislative session, which begins March 4.
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Florida sees more than 20 percent decline in abortions from this time last year
The drop is likely tied to a new state law that bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
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Florida Democrat once again pitches stronger paid parental leave for state employees
Boynton Beach Democrat Lori Berman wants to codify 12 weeks of paid parental leave for state employees into state law.
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Planned Parenthood to offer vasectomies at Orlando health clinic
With Florida’s six-week abortion ban likely to stay put, it might be time for smart men to get the (reversible) snip.
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Trump likely to abandon Biden’s plan to protect workers from extreme heat, experts say
Community organizations like the Farmworker Association aren’t waiting for politicians to protect workers in their communities.
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Project Opioid to give out free naloxone at EDC in Orlando
‘No one should lose their life to an accidental overdose.’
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Op-ed: Protecting affordable health care for millions of Floridians is crucial — the stakes could not be higher
If Trump and MAGA Republicans win, health care for millions of Americans could be drastically cut back or lost altogether.
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Orange County teachers secure pumping rights for nursing educators in tentative deal
Nursing teachers are legally guaranteed the right to pump at work. But local teachers say the district isn’t complying, and they want a legally binding contract.
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Orange County overdose prevention program aims to save lives, one fentanyl test strip at a time
Local nonprofit Largest Heart has distributed over 38,000 fentanyl test strips as part of their Test Before You Try program
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Orange County opens new medication-assisted treatment program for opioid addiction
Medication-assisted treatment is the gold standard approach for opioid addiction, and can cut the risk of future overdose in half
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Share your thoughts: Biden admin opens public comment on federal heat protection rule for workers
The proposed rule could help protect approximately 36 million U.S. workers, including millions in Florida, from heat-related injury and death on the job
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Florida abandoned workplace safety for its public employees and attacked their unions instead
The federal government’s landmark workplace safety law has a glaring loophole that excludes Florida’s state and municipal workers.
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Florida resident dies from listeria outbreak related to Boar’s Head deli meats
The Florida Department of Health has reported three cases of listeria in Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties
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Nursing home workers warn of care crisis at long-term facility in Orlando
Staff are being tasked with more work and fewer resources to the detriment of long-term care residents, they say
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Orange County approves plan to wipe out more than $400 million in residents’ medical debt
The medical debt relief plan will be funded by $4.5 million in unspent federal pandemic relief funds.
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Orlando calls for artists to contribute to food insecurity-themed exhibits
The city released artist applications for its ‘Art Pollination’ project, funded through a Bloomberg grant
