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Health, Top Line News stories December 21, 2019

Moffitt Cancer Center: CEO Dr. Alan List resigns, Speaker Jose Oliva calls for investigation

This week, the Board of Directors of Moffitt Cancer Center accepted the resignation of its president and CEO, Dr. Alan List, and the center director, Thomas Sellers, for violations of conflict of interest rules through…

Health December 12, 2019

Vaping illnesses top 100 in Florida

According to the Florida Department of Health, the number of cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) has reached 103 through December 7 this year. Two fatalities have been reported. Image…

Health, Top Line News stories December 11, 2019

Florida records 33 additional hepatitis A cases last week

The hepatitis A outbreak in Florida continues as state health officials reported an additional 33 cases during the week ending Dec. 7. Image/CDC This puts the total cases at 3,221 since the beginning of the…

Health, Top Line News stories December 11, 2019

Flu activity up: DOH-Hillsborough partners with schools to offer vaccines

The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County (DOH-Hillsborough) is reporting a large increase in influenza activity in schools and the county, prompting a partnership with the Hillsborough County Public Schools to offer no-cost flu…

Health December 10, 2019

Inverness’ Music in Medicine Awarded Grant to Support Music Therapy Program for Floridians Affected by Alzheimer’s Disease

Grant Awarded by Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Will Support Training Program for Therapeutic Music The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) has awarded grant funding to Music in Medicine, in Inverness, to help fund their training…

Health, Human Interest December 7, 2019

Tampa General Hospital Joins March for Babies as Presenting Sponsor

More than 22,000 babies in Florida will be born prematurely this year — and Tampa General Hospital is helping March of Dimes lead the fight for the health of all moms and babies by becoming…

Health December 7, 2019

Rabies confirmed in Lakeland raccoon

This week, Polk County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control responded Towering Pines Drive in Lakeland, in reference to a fight between a dog and a raccoon. Image/Nature-Pix via pixabay The owner of the dachshund separated the…

Health November 19, 2019

Bartow: Rabies alert issued after raccoon tests positive

The Florida Department of Health in Polk County (DOH-Polk) issued a rabies alert for the Bartow and Loughman areas in response to raccoons that have tested positive for rabies last week. Image/Nature-Pix via pixabay All…

Business, Health November 16, 2019

Florida Cancer Specialists to address current and future challenges in cancer care

Physicians and leaders of Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) participated in the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology (FLASCO) Fall Session held in Orlando, Nov. 7 – 9. The two-day statewide gathering of nearly 200 oncology physicians, clinicians…

Health November 16, 2019

Flu activity ticks up in Hillsborough County

The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County is reporting this week a large increase in influenza (flu) activity in schools. This is prompting health officials to call on the public to get their flu…

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