On November 22, 2024, Florida State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo issued new guidance advising against community water fluoridation due to concerns about neuropsychiatric risks associated with fluoride exposure. Fluoride, a naturally occurring chemical compound found in water, soil, and various foods, has long been used in community waterContinue Reading
Mayo Clinic has announced plans to introduce carbon ion radiation therapy at its Jacksonville campus, marking the first use of this groundbreaking cancer treatment in the United States. The facility is currently under construction, with the first treatments expected in 2028. About the Therapy Carbon ion radiation therapy delivers highlyContinue Reading
The City of Jacksonville has launched its 2024 Get Covered Jax! campaign, aiming to provide health insurance access to the city’s uninsured residents. The initiative, first introduced in 2023 by Mayor Donna Deegan and healthcare leaders, seeks to simplify the process of enrolling in private healthcare plans. Building on theContinue Reading
UF Health Jacksonville cut the ribbon today on the latest expansion of UF Health North, a state-of-the-art campus aimed at meeting the needs of residents in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. University of Florida leaders, including Ben Sasse, president of the University of Florida, along with representatives from UF Health,Continue Reading
Baptist Health’s commitment to high-quality stroke care in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia has been recognized by the American Heart Association. Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, Baptist Medical Center South, and Baptist Medical Center Nassau each received the Gold Plus Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Quality Achievement Award, the highestContinue Reading
Baptist Health and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) have introduced a new initiative to enhance community access to wellness resources and education through the “Wellness on Wheels” bus. The program aims to provide outreach, mobile health screenings, and educational services in areas with higher health disparities. Michael A. Mayo, DHA,Continue Reading
atients at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Jacksonville now have access to the newest, state-of the-art breast imaging, thanks to a newly installed 3D mammography imaging machine. Patients will also have access soon to expanded imaging services at the new Women’s Center, which is set to open in the nextContinue Reading
Jason R. Moore, 43, of Milton, has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of illicit sexual conduct in foreign places. Moore’s heinous crimes were committed in the Republic of Fiji between March 2013 and February 2016. The investigation, conducted jointly by HSIContinue Reading
A federal jury in Miami convicted a Florida nurse practitioner yesterday for her role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting more than $200 million in false and fraudulent claims for expensive genetic testing and medical equipment that the Medicare beneficiaries did not need. According to court documents andContinue Reading
Four years after the tragic death of 13-year-old Christina on August 5, 2019, due to a heatstroke inside a hot Volkswagen, a Colleton County jury reached a verdict on September 1, 2023. The jury convicted Christina’s mother, Rita Pangalanga, and her mother’s then-boyfriend, Larry King Jr., of murder. In aContinue Reading