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City of Jax Alert: Vaccine Mandates Statement From Dr. Joshi, Chief Health Officer, City of Jacksonville

September 8, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

 “Eliminating vaccine mandates for school children in Florida is not merely a rollback of generations of preventative health policy—it is a profound threat to public safety.  Most organized medical societies like the American Academy of […]

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New Genetic Biomarker Flags Aggressive Brain Tumors

September 3, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

Clinicians typically classify meningiomas — the most common type of brain tumor — into three grades, ranging from slow-growing to aggressive. But a new multi-institutional study suggests that appearances may be deceiving. If a tumor […]

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LifeSouth Community Blood Centers Honors Sickle Cell Awareness Month in September

September 3, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

The community is encouraged to support and give blood throughout the month at LifeSouth’s blood drives. September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is asking the community to give blood throughout the month […]

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Use of Weight Loss Drugs Rises Nationwide as Serena Williams Shares Her Story

August 27, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown / Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent | Across the United States, the demand for these drugs has surged. A 2024 Gallup survey found that 6% of U.S. adults—about […]

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Five Reasons More Diverse Organ Donors Are Needed

August 25, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

Organ donation is a powerful act of generosity and compassion. It is one that can save lives, restore health and offer hope to those facing critical illness. While donation rates vary across different communities, there […]

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Mayo Clinic Researchers Develop AI Tool to Detect Surgical Site Infections from Patient Submitted Photos

July 25, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

A team of Mayo Clinic researchers has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can detect surgical site infections (SSIs) with high accuracy from patient-submitted postoperative wound photos, potentially transforming how postoperative care is delivered. […]

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First Coast Black Nurses are Bridging the Gap in Health Care

July 25, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

The First Coast Black Nurses (FCBNA) recently brought health awareness to the Northside of Jacksonville at the Legends Center, with over 100 attendees. The goal of the symposium was to educate the community, leaving them […]

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AI-Enhanced Echocardiography Improves Early Detection of Amyloid Buildup in the Heart

July 15, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

An artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Mayo Clinic and Ultromics, Ltd., an AI echocardiography company based in Oxford, England, is highly accurate in screening for cardiac amyloidosis, a rare and progressive type of heart […]

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Dopamine Menus: Give Your Brain Some Space

July 2, 2025 Staff 0

You likely are accustomed to encountering a range of menus in daily life, but there is one that may be new to you: a dopamine menu. Dr. Robert Wilfahrt, a family medicine physician at Mayo […]

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OP-ED: Why Black Fathers Like Me Must Speak Up About Autism

June 30, 2025 Staff 0

By Anthony Tilghman |  Being “Dad” to my daughter Amari, who was diagnosed with autism, changed everything. In the Black community, silence around disability comes at a cost. I’ve learned that fatherhood is leadership—and it’s […]

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