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Advocates for Medicare for All plan to uplift message …

WEBAdvocates for universal healthcare say the current U.S. healthcare system is ineffective, costly, and riddled with racial disparities — a point local advocates plan to drive home this weekend at

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Central Florida advocates uplift effort to expand Medicaid in …

WEBCentral Florida Jobs with Justice — a coalition of local labor, faith and social advocacy organizations — organized the rally on Thursday to uplift an effort to get …

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Florida hospital workers approve new union contract, addressing …

WEBAfter months of contract negotiations and a recent rally for better working conditions, staff at 19 Florida hospitals owned by the Hospital Corporation of America, …

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HCA nurses in Central Florida rally for hospital improvements as …

WEBNational Nurses United (NNU), a labor union of nearly 225,000 nurses nationwide, represents nearly 350 nurses at HCA Lake Monroe Hospital and more than …

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Orange County school district agrees to delay health insurance …

WEBOrange County teachers shouldn’t be forced to pay higher health insurance premiums, special magistrate rules: The school district had proposed raising the cost of …

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Florida's lack of public health funding exposed in new state rankings

WEBFlorida is 27th in the country when measuring health data, but the annual ranking shows the Sunshine State is behind most other states in funding public health …

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Orange County launches new fentanyl test strip program to help …

WEBOrange County’s health services department is moving forward with a new initiative to help curb drug overdoses, using funds from national opioid settlements.. …

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Orange County school board and teachers' union spar over start …

WEBThe Orange County teachers’ union is calling foul on a decision by the county school board to hold a public hearing on a proposed health insurance hike for …

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‘Don’t give up’: VA Orlando Healthcare offers esketamine for …

WEBU.S. Army veteran Edgardo Rosa and Dr. Roopa Chavda at the Orlando VA Medical Center in Lake Nona. January, 19, 2024.

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Once again, Florida opts out of expanding Medicaid, leaving …

WEBAt 3 and 6 a.m., Sandra Veerapen, who looks after her bedridden mother, is up to handle each hour's responsibility.At 3, it's time to change mom, who is 74 and …

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Orange County teachers shouldn’t be forced to pay higher health

WEBA special magistrate, or administrative judge, for the state has ruled that teachers for Orange County Public Schools shouldn’t be subjected to higher healthcare …

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Orange County poised to use federal pandemic relief funds to …

WEBBut Commissioner Emily Bonilla did point to the fact that Career Source — a workforce development agency that’d already received $15.3 million in ARPA funds — …

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Veterans can now access free emergency mental healthcare …

WEBUnder a new policy from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the VA will cover all emergency mental healthcare services at no cost for veterans experiencing an …

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House Speaker José Oliva says Florida health care 'behind the curve'

WEBOliva, though, denies that reconfiguring the state’s health-care delivery system will be his personal priority as House speaker over the next two years. Instead, …

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Best of Orlando® 2022: Health, Beauty and Wellness

WEB1st: Baker Family Chiropractic, bakerfamilychiro.com 2nd: Winter Park Chiropractic & Acupuncture Center, winterparkchiropractic.com 3rd: Pavlik Center for Health and …

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Central Florida leaders launch $6.7 million initiative to address

WEBCentral Florida homelessness rose in 2022, amid higher rents: The number of unhoused locals rose in 2022, and when 2023 numbers are tabulated, things could be …

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New pregnancy care center in Kissimmee aims to offer ‘choices’ – …

WEBDeceptive practices at crisis pregnancy centers. Formerly known as True Life Choice, Choices Women’s Clinic was founded in 1983 by a group of anti-abortion …

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Best of Orlando 2023: Health, Beauty and Wellness

WEBCouture Med Spa. 1st: Erica Icovitti, Be Well Holistic Care, bewellcfl.com 2nd: Love Your Skin Spa, Deena Bell loveyourskinspa.net 3rd: Alexa Owens, Beauty and the Brow …

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Florida corrections officials scrap prison health contract

WEBThe cancellation of Wexford's contract is the latest twist in a drawn-out controversy over health care for Florida prisoners. Earlier this month, the state and …

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Orlando Fringe 2024 review: 'Confessions of a Theme Park Worker'

WEBRaised during the 1980s to be a “Disney adult” by toxic parents who accidentally abandoned her in a Magic Kingdom restaurant at age 3, writer/director Terri …

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