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Independent doctors unite to fight national trend toward hospitals buying physician groups
Since January, at least 114 local doctors have traded their independence for steady paychecks from hospitals. The move, part of a nationwide trend, has wide implications not only for doctors but also for patients' pocketbooks. Often, patients don't...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization, Oncology, Orlando, Florida Hospital
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Homeless commission hires new CEO
The Central Florida Commission on Homelessness, saved from the threat of extinction last summer, has made its first major move as a reinvented nonprofit agency by hiring a CEO. Andrae Bailey, the 36-year-old executive director of the charitable...
Tags: Homelessness, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Buddy Dyer, Teresa Jacobs, Social Issues
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Don't snuff out smokers' chances for work
My mom smoked herself to death. She was unrepentant to the end, when the cancer slithered from her lungs and nestled in her brain. She'd refused to quit after a bout of bladder cancer, despite warnings from her doctor and equal parts pleading and...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Colleges and Universities, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Orlando Health to start tobacco-free hiring policy
Smokers need not apply. That's the word from Orlando Health, which announced this evening that it will start a tobacco-free hiring policy at seven of its hospitals starting in April. The move is part of a controversial nationwide trend, in which...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Insurance, Health Insurance Cost, Cleveland Clinic, Career and Workplace
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NFL players tackle weight, heart, joint problems in team program
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelProfessional football players are harder on themselves than average Americans are. That is, their bodies take more knocks and often carry more pounds. To help retired NFL players deal with the health issues that commonly arise in the aftermath of their... -
Winnie Palmer Hospital unveils plans for women’s health center
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelNearly 400 of the community’s most influential women turned out for a reception outside Winnie Palmer’s Hospital for Women & Babies to learn about new plans in gestation at the Orlando Health-owned hospital. Hospital executives unveiled... -
The 25 Most Powerful People in Central Florida
Taking Names the Blog - Orlando SentinelOver two days, we revealed this year's list of “The 25 Most Powerful People in Central Florida” — as chosen by a panel of leaders from the business, nonprofit and political communities. Below is the full list of 25 - with nutshell... -
Should we let our sons play football?
It's Super Bowl Sunday, and by kickoff I'll have a pot of chili on the stove and a couple of beer mugs chilling in the freezer. I'll sit down with the rest of the nation to watch over-hyped commercials and Beyoncé's redemption from "lip-syncgate." Oh,...
Tags: Super Bowl, Alzheimer's Disease, Injuries and Wounds, Concussion, Mayo Clinic
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Patients lose when hospitals take over doctors
When a big hospital chain buys an independent doctor's office, we often hear the move will "enhance care," "integrate care" or "improve health-care efficiency." Spare us the euphemisms. Patients are the losers in these deals. We pay higher costs. We...
Tags: Cigna Corporation, Health Insurance Cost, Insurance, Cardiologists, Health and Medical Professionals
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Before we sail into Ponce land, let's salute some milestones of 2012
We're about to plunge into a mega-anniversary year, marking 500 years since Ponce de León named Florida in 1513. But before we leave 2012, let's tip our Flashback bonnet to a couple of milestones noted this year. A century of 'leavening the loaf' Like...
Tags: Social Movements, White House, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Elections
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25 most powerful people in Central Florida
They control some of the largest work forces in town. They can affect your health care, your daily commute, even your kids' education. Some of them have direct lines to the White House. They are Central Florida's power players. And you deserve to...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Democratic Party, John L. Mica
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Ex-NFL backup greatest role is saving lives with heartfelt passion
Arthur "Archie" Roberts played for the proverbial cup of coffee in the NFL. Roberts completed five of 10 passes for 11 yards, with one interception, as Bob Griese's backup with the Miami Dolphins in a blowout loss against the Kansas City Chiefs in 1967....
Tags: Bob Griese, Super Bowl, Art Modell, Alzheimer's Disease, Baltimore Colts
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