With pressure mounting from public health officials and political leaders nationwide, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday reversed course and ordered residents across the state to stay at home.
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Rita Gorenflo’s 7-year-old son Nathaniel was in severe pain from a sinus infection. But since the boy was covered by ...
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While recreational marijuana scored victories in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C. on Election Day, one state was not able to garner enough support to allow ...
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By Brad Broker In their defense of the Second Amendment, the National Rifle Association (NRA) has managed to strip physicians of their First Amendment rights. ...
Read More »Doctor’s View: Keep Your Guns Out Of My Practice
“Physicians who genuinely wish to offer safety information can simply hand out firearms safety and safe storage brochures to all patients.” That was the advice of ...
Read More »More Fallout From Doctors on Florida Gun Law Ruling
Physician groups are speaking out about Friday’s decision by a U.S. Court of Appeals that upholds a Florida law prohibiting doctors from speaking to their ...
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The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to uphold a “physician gag law” in Florida violates the First Amendment rights of pediatricians and threatens their ability to counsel ...
Read More »Healthiest State for Seniors? Not Hawaii, Not Florida…Minnesota!
By Elizabeth Stawicki “Minnesota Nice” might be the key to good health for seniors. America’s Health Rankings Senior Report rated Minnesota the healthiest state in the ...
Read More »What Can Docs Do to Help Prevent Gun Violence?
By Brad Broker While President Obama Sunday evening acknowledged that no law is capable of preventing all violence, he said “that can’t be an excuse ...
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