Listener to WUSF: Please Don't Call It Obamacare
Opponents of the Affordable Care Act have derided it from the beginning as "Obamacare." Recently, something interesting happened. Supporters of the ACA, even President Obama, began to adopt the term...
View ArticleSummer Safety: Heat-Related Illnesses
You've been hearing about the record-breaking heat in parts of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states. It's not quite as hot here, but hot enough to cause heat-related illnesses. Summer is the time for...
View ArticleMedicaid Expansion: Florida's Out. Who's In?
In the week since the Supreme Court upheld almost all of President Obama's health care law, some of the biggest action has been on the Medicaid front, where the administration definitely lost. Until...
View ArticleGov. Scott's Choice: Education Versus Healthcare?
Gracie Fowler earns $11 an hour at an Orlando title company. It’s just enough that sometimes she earns too much for her two kids to qualify for Medicaid. That’s what happened for two months earlier...
View ArticleDr. Oz to Diagnose Tampa's Health
Tampa is getting graded on its level of health -- and the report card will be given out by none other than Dr. Oz. The "Dr. Oz Show", a popular health program syndicated and broadcast nationwide, will...
View ArticleTwo Business Owners Have Opposite Views On Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act isn't just creating divides down political lines. Citizens, health care providers, and business owners are falling on both sides of the issue-for all sorts of reasons. Recently...
View ArticleContaining the Florida Tuberculosis Outbreak
Health officials in Florida are struggling to contain a tuberculousis outbreak that's been described as one of the worst in 20 years. It's been blamed for for 13 deaths and 99 illnesses. That includes...
View ArticleWhy You Should Keep Medicines Out Of Summer Heat
As record-breaking temperatures sweep the nation, it's hard to keep anything cool, especially if the power goes out. And, try as you might, it's hard to find health products — from prescription drugs...
View ArticleCancer Research Centers Cautiously Optimistic Despite Gov. Scott's Order to...
Several cancer research centers are responding cautiously to Gov. Rick Scott's ultimatum to stop franchising their brands - or lose millions in state funding. In letters to the University of Miami’s...
View ArticleDr. Oz: Three Health Problems Plaguing Tampa Residents
The city of Tampa got a health check Thursday morning from none other than Dr. Mehmet Oz. Tampa was just one of several stops on the list for the "Dr. Oz Show," a popular health program syndicated and...
View ArticleU.S. News: Tampa General Is Florida's Best Hospital
U.S. News & World Report is out with its annual list of the county's best hospitals. The magazine evaluated treatment centers on death rates, patient-to-nurse ratio, hospital reputation and other...
View ArticleCreators of Phony Alcohol Cure Program Ordered to Pay More than $700,000
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Around 450 Floridians found this out the hard way after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a phony program that promised to cure alcoholism....
View ArticleTampa Health Care Provider Among Financially Healthiest in Country
While dozens of health care providers have experienced a ratings downgrade, things are looking up for Baycare, the largest health care system in the Tampa Bay area. It was one of just three Florida...
View ArticleHillsborough County Sees Big Spike in STD Cases
New health department statistics show an alarming jump in sexually transmitted diseases in Hillsborough County. From last June, there's been a 65 percent increase in cases of syphilis. Carlos Mercado...
View ArticleReport Reveals Number of Floridians with Pre-existing Conditions Protected by...
Diabetes, heart disease, and even hypertension -- just three of dozens of pre-existing conditions insurance companies have historically used as reasons to deny health care coverage. That is, until the...
View ArticleTinnitus Support Group Helps Sufferers Learn to Cope
Sal Gentile says sometimes his tinnitus sounds like bacon frying in a skillet. Other times it’s hissing – like air out of a popped tire. Or it can sound like conveyor belts, or rough ocean waves. On...
View ArticlePaying for HIV Drugs: One Florida Man's Struggle
When Ruben Bermudez, 31, found out that he had HIV more than a decade ago, he didn't want to take his medicine. He went on treatment for a few weeks, but said the intensive pill regimen made him feel...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Companies Send Refund Checks to Three Million Americans
Three million Americans will be getting a pleasant surprise in the mail – a refund check from their insurance provider. That’s because of a provision in the Affordable Care Act. It limits how much...
View ArticleInteractive Metronome Therapy Helps Amputees Learn to Walk Again
When Fred Davis lost both of his legs to infection --he thought his walking days were over. Then he was introduced to a therapy that combines movement and timing to help the brain redevelop motor...
View ArticleThree Reasons Why Former AMA Chief Donald Palmisano Opposes the Affordable...
The Affordable Care Act has gotten a lot of attention lately for its mandated provisions, which went into effect in the beginning of August. Donald Palmisano, a doctor, attorney, and former president...
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