Health

Grants will support nine nonprofit organizations across Florida in enhancement of health equity through their practices, polices and services ORLANDO, Fla (November 18, 2022) – Florida Blue President and CEO Pat Geraghty announced on Friday […]

By David Ford, Two-time cancer survivor, Senior Government Relations Manager at Southern California Edison, and member of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Board of Directors   The holidays are a time to gather […]

By Esthefany Castillo –   Through 2020-2021, surges in Covid-19 hospitalizations combined with staffing shortages made many hospitals rely on travel nurses. As demands surged, so did the cost of travel nurse contracts. However, as […]

What is lung cancer screening, and who needs it? – Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. Lung cancer claims more lives each year than colon, breast […]

National Minority Donor Awareness Month is celebrated throughout the month of August. The goal of this annual observance is to increase organ donor registrations among communities of color, which make up nearly 60 percent of the […]

According to AARP, 80% of people prefer to avoid facilities and age comfortably in their home. But every day in the U.S. 10,000 people turn 65, which will more than double over the next several […]

By Dena Vang – Parents, caregivers, and educators have had vastly different experiences with COVID protocols over the course of the pandemic. With the 2022-2023 school year approaching and Omicron subvariants causing an increase in […]

By Cynthia Morton – The Florida Statewide Registry for Aging Studies (FSRAS) is looking for Caribbeans, African Americans, and Hispanics who are 65+ and their adult children (25 and older) to participate in a small-group […]

By: Hannah Berman, M.D. Mayo Clinic – Melanoma is a rare but aggressive type of skin cancer It’s responsible for about three quarters of skin cancer related deaths. It most often affects white people, but people with […]

By Dr. Cynthia Griffin – During the COVID-19 pandemic, drug overdose deaths increased 15% to over 107,000 Americans in 2021¹. with the overwhelming majority involving opioids, according to the CDC. Florida Blue Medicare, the state’s […]