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Project HELP, Inc., dubbed the ‘emotional 9-1-1’ of Collier County, fields hundreds of calls each month from people in crisis dealing with issues spanning… -
A new study ranks Florida 34th in the nation when it comes to overall health.The United Health Care Foundation study considered several factors including…
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The state task force on keeping babies from being born addicted to prescription drugs met Monday in Tallahassee.The panel led by Florida Attorney General…
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The Florida Senate has launched a website for public input on the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.Lawmakers are charged with deciding how…
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Christin Giordano is a first-year student at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine. But six years ago as an undergraduate, she says she…
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Nearly everybody in the country will be affected by the law’s requirement to carry health insurance by 2014, so there’s no shortage of potential patients…
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As State officials consider whether to sign-on to the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of Medicaid we’ll take a closer look at how expanding health…
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Two of the region’s top mental health treatment providers are teaming up. Southwest Florida Addiction Services and Lee Mental Health recently announced… -
The report is part of a series of responses by the scientific community to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. One of the authors is USF biologist Steve…
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Gov. Rick Scott created a task force last year to look into deadly cases of abuse and neglect at assisted living facilities. The move followed an…
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