Florida Medical Association

lorida hospital and physician groups are asking Governor Ron DeSantis to allow them to restart surgeries.

Florida hospital and physician groups are asking Governor Ron DeSantis to allow them to restart surgeries. They say the reason DeSantis suspended the…

A legislative effort to allow pharmacists to issue flu tests to sick Floridians is on hold for now. It comes at a time when health officials say this…

A plan to expand the powers of advanced registered nurses hasn’t yet caught on in the legislature, but eased out of a House Health panel Wednesday. The…

Among Governor Rick Scott’s agency head reappointments is the chief of the state’s Health Department.The Governor has tapped Dr. John Armstrong again as…

A longtime opponent of medical marijuana, the Florida Medical Association this week has officially come out against a proposed constitutional amendment…

For the past two years, Florida’s top state lawmakers have opposed expanding the Medicaid program for low-income people under the federal health law. The…

Jacksonville Doctor Phil Perry is the Chief Medical Officer for Saint Vincent Medical Center, and he’s been using telemedicine at the network’s new Clay…

The nation’s health care delivery system is undergoing major changes, and the lines between what different healthcare providers do is beginning to blur.…

Florida’s powerful physician lobby group is coming out against a proposal that would allow nurses to take on additional roles and duties. The proposal…