Florida Blue health insurance and NCH Healthcare System are coming dangerously close to being unable to reach a contractual agreement. NCH may be considered out of network at the end of September if the two parties can’t come to an agreement.

The Boar's Head recall was first issued in July and linked to a ready-to-eat liverwurst product. The recall has since expanded to products including sliced ham varieties, sausages and loaves.

Perdue Foods of Perry, Ga., is recalling approximately 167,171 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken breast nugget and tender products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Friday.The frozen, ready-to-eat chicken breast nugget and tender items were produced on March 23, 2024.

The Florida Department of Health in Collier County lifted water quality advisories for the following locations:Residents Beach 130 S. Collier Blvd. Marco IslandTiger Tail Beach 480 Hernando Dr. Marco IslandSouth Marco Beach 930 S. Collier Blvd. Marco Island

A California-based producer of lab-grown poultry filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new Florida ban on selling or manufacturing “cultivated” meat.UPSIDE Foods, Inc., contends, in part, that the law violates a constitutional prohibition on favoring in-state businesses over out-of-state competitors.

The Florida Department of Health in Collier County issued water quality advisories for the following locations:Residents Beach 130 S. Collier Blvd. Marco IslandTiger Tail Beach 480 Hernando Dr. Marco IslandSouth Marco Beach 930 S. Collier Blvd. Marco Island

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There are severe blood shortages throughout Florida and that has prompted a call for Southwest Floridians to donate platelets or whole blood.Laura Rosen, community relations manager for the NCH Community Blood Center in Collier County, says the call to donate is to ensure local blood inventories remain optimal for patients in area hospitals.

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals is voluntarily recalling 114 batches of potassium chloride extended-release capsules because of failed dissolution. Information from the Mahwah, N.J. company posted on the PR Newswire said the failed dissolution of potassium chloride extended release capsules may cause high potassium levels, also known as hyperkalemia, which can result in irregular heart beat that can lead to cardiac arrest.

A chronic disease management provider with several offices in Florida has agreed to pay $14.9 million to resolve alleged false claims.The U.S. Department of Justice said that Bluestone Physician Services of Florida LLC, Bluestone Physician Services, P.A. and Bluestone National LLC, operating in Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin, respectively, agreed to the settlement recently.