The University of Tampa’s ban all smoking and tobacco use on campus takes effect today. The policy, which was announced in January, bans smoking and use of tobacco of all types, including electronic cigarettes, chew tobacco, hookah, cigar and cigarette smoking. This ban includes all UT students, employees, including contractors,Continue Reading
A September 2014 sewer line break in St. Petersburg, Florida dumped 500,000 gallons untreated wastewater into neighborhoods and into Boca Ciega Bay and a team of University of South Florida (USF) researchers went to sample the waters and what they found was a little concerning. The lead researcher of a study published in theContinue Reading
For the fourth consecutive year, Tampa General Hospital has been named one of the nation’s Most Wired Hospitals by the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Health Forum. Technology is improving the efficiency of the delivery of care and patient interactions, according to the 18th Annual Health Care’s Most Wired® survey, releasedContinue Reading
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious and vaccine preventable respiratory disease. It is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County has reported a near doubling of the number of pertussis cases during the first five months of 2016. AccordingContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County (DOH-Pinellas) is offering no-cost hepatitis testing 8 a.m.-12 p.m. on Thursday, July 28 in recognition of World Hepatitis Day. Screening, educational materials, counseling and rapid testing for hepatitis C are available at two locations: Clearwater: 310 N. Myrtle Ave. St. Petersburg: 205Continue Reading
On Friday, July 22, Hooters Management Corp. (HMC) presented a donation of $54,470.64 to Moffitt Cancer Center. The donation amount represents funds raised at HMC-owned Hooters restaurants this past October, during the “Give a Hoot” campaign. Give a Hoot is held annually in honor of HMC’s own Kelly Jo Dowd,Continue Reading
State Rep. Edwin Narain (D-Tampa) says senior care living facility University Village is a “modern day fraud” as complaints mount from both residents and the staff. “Unfortunately, the residents have been taken advantage of, and so have the employees of this facility,” Rep. Narain said, referring to workers who claimContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) reported an additional Vibrio vulnificus case in the state Friday with the second case reported in Sarasota County this year. This brings the state total to 15–Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Duval (2), Manatee, Marion, Orange, Palm Beach, Santa Rosa, Sarasota (2), Volusia and WakullaContinue Reading
“The FMA applauds Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision to join seven other state attorneys general, the District of Columbia, and the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division in a legal challenge to stop the proposed merger of Aetna and Humana. “We commend Attorney General Bondi’s leadership in takingContinue Reading
Since Tuesday, the Florida Department of Health (DOH) has announced they, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are investigating two possible non-travel related cases of Zika virus–one in Miami-Dade County and one in Broward County. These latest developments have some saying Florida may have it’s first ZikaContinue Reading
Suzanne M. Klinker, Director, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, released the statement below. Read this editorial online at: www.baypines.va.gov/features/20160713.asp From Klinkler: There has been a lot of discussion and media coverage of recent about the Commission on Care and the report the group released publicly that included recommendations for the futureContinue Reading
University of South Florida researchers investigating the aftermath of a September, 2014 sewer line break in St. Petersburg, Florida, have found dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the untreated wastewater that gushed into neighborhoods and into Boca Ciega Bay at a rate of 250 to 500 gallons per minute. Their findings, justContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County (DOH-Pinellas) is offering no-cost hepatitis testing 8 a.m.-12 p.m. on Thursday, July 28 in recognition of World Hepatitis Day. Screening, educational materials, counseling and rapid testing for hepatitis C are available at two locations: Clearwater: 310 N. Myrtle Ave. St. Petersburg: 205Continue Reading
The use of electronic cigarettes (“e-cigarettes”) has increased dramatically in recent years. The majority of new “vapers” were already cigarette smokers. To date, little is known about how e-cigarette use changes over time or how it affects the use of traditional cigarettes. Such information would be valuable for understanding theContinue Reading
Cancer is a group of more than 100 different diseases. All are driven by cells and genes that escape the normal process of division and begin their own plan to replicate in the body. Advances in genetics and molecular biology are providing researchers with better knowledge of the genetic mutationsContinue Reading
The number of travel associated Zika virus cases in the state of Florida increased by another 11 today as the Florida Department of Health reported additional cases in Broward (3), Orange (3), Miami-Dade (2), Hillsborough (1), Osceola (1) and the first case to date in Lake County. For Hillsborough County, this isContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Health in Polk County (DOH- Polk) advises residents of an increase in mosquito-borne disease activity in areas of Polk County. Two horses and one sentinel chicken have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus within the past two weeks. The risk of transmission to humans hasContinue Reading
Several women’s health advocates in Florida also released the following statements on the Supreme Court ruling and reiterated their support for Hillary Clinton. “Today, in a 5-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down Texas regulations on women’s clinics that provide the full range of health services including contraceptives and abortion. TheContinue Reading
Moffitt Cancer Center will present results from a phase 1 study of selinexor in combination with liposomal doxorubicin and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma. The findings will be discussed Monday, June 6, during the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago. Selinexor is theContinue Reading
Florida health officials reported Friday on two additional travel associated Zika virus cases in the state, one in Pasco County and one in Orange County. This is the sixth case reported in Orange County while Pasco County is reporting it’s first case. Pasco has been added to the list of counties inContinue Reading
Radiation is a commonly used therapeutic option to treat liver metastases, with the majority of tumors maintained under control after one year. However, some patients do not respond as well to radiation treatment, and the factors that predict patient outcomes are unclear. Moffitt Cancer Center researchers report that liver metastases haveContinue Reading
