Darryl Sharpton, former chairman of the Public Health Trust that manages Jackson Health System, Miami-Dade’s taxpayer-owned hospital network, pleaded guilty to tax evasion this week. He faces up to five years in prison, plus fines and restitution.
Florida’s Department of Health reported the state’s first case of Acute Flaccid Myelitis in 2018. AFM is a rare but serious condition affecting the nervous system, specifically the spinal cord, causing muscles and reflexes in the body to become weak.
The University of Miami Health System’s network of hospitals, clinics and doctors is finding its financial footing in South Florida’s highly competitive healthcare market as demand for cancer treatment, surgeries and outpatient care rises.
Sacramento area doctors are making house calls again through a mobile app called Heal, which can have a physician in a patient’s home within two hours. Dr. Janet O’Brien visits with patient Sarah Gonzalez on Monday, August 27, 2018, in Roseville.
The deadline to sign up for 2019 Obamacare coverage is midnight Dec. 15. As enrollment nationwide lags compared to prior years, nearly 1 million Floridians have selected a health insurance plan.
A lawsuit against Nova Southeastern University seeks class-action status for more than 1,100 patients of an NSU orthodontic clinic who may have been exposed to infectious diseases, such as HIV and hepatitis, due to dirty equipment.
Donna Shalala will become the second-oldest first-year member of Congress after a long career as a Cabinet secretary, head of the Clinton Foundation and president of UM. Healthcare and immigration are her biggest priorities.,
Rolando Ramírez, who lives in Miami, Florida, needs help to pay for leg braces that will help him walk correctly. He was born with hydrocephalus, and his co-workers at Goodwill say he is a hard worker.
OneBlood has launched a worldwide search to find a match for a 2-year-old Miami girl who is fighting neuroblastoma and needs blood transfusions. Donors must be from Pakistan, India or Iran.
Calling the situation a “catastrophe,” an administrative law judge has backed a state decision to revoke the license of a Broward County nursing home where elderly residents died after Hurricane Irma.
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gave Florida approval to shorten its Medicaid retroactive eligibility period from 90 to 30 days, according to a letter from administrator Seema Verma.
Registered nurse Nathan Castleman and certified nursing assistants Pauline Morency and Samantha Dendauw received Emergency Suspension Orders in November from the Florida Department of Health for abusing patients.
Dentists at a Nova Southeastern University orthodontic clinic used dirty equipment for more than two years — possibly exposing more than 1,150 patients to viruses such as HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, administrators said.
Ivrose Thelusmond survived breast cancer but lost her job shortly after recovering from surgery. Now she needs a new one that allows her to take care of her disabled son, Wuiner Joseph, who attends Marian Center School.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has named Walgreens and CVS in the state’s massive opioid lawsuit, accusing them of racketeering in their “relentless campaign” to supply Floridians with opioids.
Miami resident Victor Bernal and Doral resident Daniela SulbaranGonzalez were arrested for practicing dentistry without a license after an undercover operation at a West Miami-Dade car storage lot.
