Health disparities summit set for Feb. 5-6 in Tampa
SPECIAL TO THE COURIER
The Florida Health Equity Research Institute, W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute and Student National Medical Association are hosting the Florida Health...
ALCEE UNPLUGGED
An unexpected emergency room ordeal reminds a thoughtful Congressman Alcee Hastings that pancreatic cancer won’t stop him from waging battles for...
Mistakes with medication are common for discharged patients
BY JORDAN RAU
KAISER HEALTH NEWS
TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
Within two weeks of Joyce Oyler’s discharge from the hospital, sores developed in her mouth and throat, and...
Hepatitis A outbreak in state continues to expand
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Florida reported 92 hepatitis A cases last week, bringing the total to 1,129 cases this...
Don’t get dragged into drama: How to avoid relationship stress
BY JUDI LIGHT HOPSON, EMMA H. HOPSON AND TED HAGENTRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
Most of...
Exploring the cause of asthma in kids
Poverty and race drive rates more than city living
BY MEREDITH COHN
THE BALTIMORE SUN (TNS)
BALTIMORE - It was the day after Mother's Day in 2012...
VITAS Healthcare celebrates Tuskegee Airmen’s 75th anniversary
March 22 marked the 75th anniversary of the activation of the Tuskegee Airmen. To pay tribute, VITAS Healthcare, the nation’s leading provider of end-of-life...
State’s medical marijuana industry gets off the ground
Five organizations finally chosen to dispense products
BY DARA KAM
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE – Nearly a year behind schedule, Florida health officials on Monday...
Nurse licensing laws block treatment for opioid addiction
Twenty-eight states prohibit nurse practitioners from prescribing buprenorphine unless they are working in collaboration with a doctor who also has a federal license to...
Medical weed petition moves forward
BY DARA KAM
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE – Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize medical marijuana this week sent 100,000 petitions...
