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Researchers used sound waves to jiggle a temporary opening in the brain's protective shield for three patients over six months. In spots where that shield was opened, more plaque was cleared.
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Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo is making access to health care her top priority for the legislative session. She’s outlined plans for bills to expand the state’s health care workforce and to encourage innovation in the health care field. And, Passidomo says she expects lawmakers to file at least a dozen other measures that could fit into her Live Healthy initiative.
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The new variant is called JN.1. It's an omicron offshoot that makes up about 44% of COVID cases across the country, according to the CDC.
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PolitiFact FL: DeSantis’ claim that Sweden ‘shut down’ gender-affirming surgical care is 'Half True'Swedish health officials in 2022 issued guidelines limiting the use of puberty blockers, hormones and mastectomies for minors to "exceptional cases." These are recommendations, not law.
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Dr. Henry Rodriguez, who is in charge of the USF Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, said there are classic symptoms to watch out for.
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A 15-week ban on abortion in Florida hasn't decreased the number of procedures done here as women from surrounding states with more restrictive bans head to the Sunshine State for their procedures.
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Eating, or satiety, is a basic physiological need. How that need is met can vary from person to person, moment to moment, and, increasingly often, is dependent on income. In Tallahassee, between its two public universities, those income and access lines can be as pronounced as the railroad tracks that divide the two schools.
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The auto club wants drivers to know that starting at 6 p.m. Friday drivers can call for a free tow if they’ve been drinking or using substances.
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House Speaker Paul Renner and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo are in their final year of leadership and at the top of their agendas are expanding health care access and cracking down on social media.
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U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said he would try to deliver an opinion “as quick as I can” on law and rules prohibiting the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy to treat children for gender dysphoria.
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And in Summerfield, Joyce Nunn shares her story as a caregiver during Christmastime.
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Mental health experts say it's OK to not be merry this holiday season if you're struggling with loss. They encourage people to look for small moments of joy.
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Attorneys for the state say records that the state requested in August were improperly withheld.
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Amy Schenk, who works for the Neuropsychiatric Research Center of Southwest Florida in Fort Myers, said that as people get older a lot of things change.