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- Add HMOs subtract lawsuits?
- FDA says CT scans can be safer
- Med students get hands-on lessons
- Sgt.'s cancer linked to burn pits in Iraq
- In wake of shooting hospitals debate security
- Will there be 2 tiers of care?
- Toe fungus ad gross but effective
- Did your medical-supply firm make the list?
| Posted: 11/9/2010 © News Service of Florida Lawmakers are already discussing the upcoming overhaul of Medicaid: Doctors might accept more managed care in return for protection from lawsuits. |
| FDA says CT scans can be safer Posted: 11/9/2010 © New York Times After numerous reports of stroke patients getting over-radiated during brain perfusion scans at hospitals -- including at least one in Florida -- FDA has issued new safety guidelines for both the personnel using them and the manufacturers. |
| Med students get hands-on lessons Posted: 11/9/2010 © Daytona Beach News-Journal Third- and fourth-year students are partnered one-on-one with doctor-mentors in practice, sometimes providing direct medical care to patients. |
| Sgt.'s cancer linked to burn pits in Iraq Posted: 11/5/2010 © Tampa Tribune Doctors at Haley VA say U.S. Army sergeant Bill McKenna's cancer could have its source in contaminants in the smoke from the burn pits at Balad Air Base in Iraq. |
| In wake of shooting hospitals debate security Posted: 11/8/2010 © Florida Today In the wake of a fatal shooting at Palm Bay Hospital last week, executives acknowledge the need for tough security measures. But some don't like the idea of metal detectors and other tactics that might turn off patients. |
| Will there be 2 tiers of care? Posted: 11/8/2010 © Palm Beach Post Rich people already have access to "concierge" medicine, while others compete for an appointment with over-stressed primary-care doctors. When more than 30 million uninsured Americans are added to the competition, what then? |
| Toe fungus ad gross but effective Posted: 11/7/2010 © St. Petersburg Times A Clearwater podiatrist's billboards showing toenail fungus have turned off a lot of people, but drawn in lots of new patients to help pay for his new laser. |
| Did your medical-supply firm make the list? Posted: By Jim Saunders 11/5/2010 © Health News Florida Some Medicare patients in South and Central Florida might have to find new suppliers for home-health equipment starting Jan. 1, when a controversial competitive-bidding pilot kicks in. On the plus side, federal officials say, they'll start saving a lot of money. And so will taxpayers. |
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