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Increasing awareness for cancer screening in the community

July 3, 2023 admin 0

Screening guidelines for various cancers change as experts learn more about those diseases. Sometimes changes are made to decrease over-testing. In other cases, screening becomes available at younger ages or updated frequencies. Regardless, cancer screening […]

Participants First: Shaping the Future of Clinical Trials Through Digital Innovation.

June 5, 2023 admin 0

Clinical trials advance medicine, but the National Institutes of Health says that more than half of studies are unable to recruit or retain the necessary research participants, which can exacerbate health disparities. However, in recent years, digital technologies […]

Care 2 Teams Register Seniors for Health Expo Wellness

May 24, 2023 admin 0

At Jacksonville’s 27th Semi-Annual Senior Expo inside the Prime Osborn Center UF research teams CaRE2 and PACT (Preventing Alzheimer’s through Cognitive Training) joined forces to disseminate both cancer health and Alzheimer’s research information. Both groups […]

Trauma Survivors Come Together to Heal

May 24, 2023 admin 0

HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital held their annual tribute to trauma survivors. Patients, nurses, doctors, community leaders, family members and other care givers got to hear first-hand how the medical experts helped each survivor build […]

Melanoma Misconception — Dark Skin Tones at Risk, Too

May 17, 2023 admin 0

The myth that people with dark skin are immune to melanoma, a type of skin cancer, has persisted for many years. It’s a dangerous misconception that has caused some people not to be diligent about […]

Florida Churches Rally to Support Medicaid Enrollees

May 4, 2023 admin 0

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which required Medicaid providers to keep patients enrolled during the health emergency. Since then, Medicaid enrollment has swelled, with nearly 95 million Americans enrolled […]

LifeSouth Stem Cells Headed to Space

April 28, 2023 admin 0

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — April 26, 2023 —LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, headquartered in Gainesville, Fla., was selected to provide CD-34 cells (stem cells) to Dr. Abba Zubair of Mayo Clinic in Florida for his research study […]

Florida Blue Blends Art and Wellness at Free Spring Health Celebration

April 27, 2023 admin 0

Florida Blue continued their dedication to north Florida with simultaneous wellness events at their Northside and Town Center retail locations. The free community ‘Spring Into Wellness included fitness demos, activities such as customized airbrush hats, […]

Mayo Clinic and Bethel Baptist Event to Promote Brain Health

April 27, 2023 admin 0

More than six million people in America have Alzheimer’s disease, including nearly 600,000 people living in Florida. Racial and ethnic minorities are at an even greater risk of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. To educate […]

Recognizing the Signs of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

April 20, 2023 admin 0

April is IBS Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. Research suggests that about 12% of people in the U.S. have irritable bowel syndrome, and […]