Patients frustrated over changes to telehealth services after state executive order expires
By: Larissa Scott Posted at 6:17 AM, Jul 09, 2021 and last updated 8:15 AM, Jul 09, 2021 TAMPA, Fla. — “Certainly through COVID it became very much a standard of care,” said Dr. David Berger, Board Certified Pediatrician at Wholistic Pediatrics and Family Care. Over the past year, telehealth is something many people have taken advantage of. Governor […]
RSV cases rising in Tampa Bay, doctors warn families of effect to young children
By: Larissa Scott Posted at 7:16 AM, Jun 29, 2021 and last updated 1:12 PM, Jun 29, 2021 TAMPA, Fla. — Local doctors have a new concern for children. “It’s an infection that is not fun to have,” said Dr. Claudia Espinosa, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infections Disease at the University of South Florida Doctors say […]
End of telehealth recertification could mean end of treatment for some medical marijuana patients
BY SARAH BLAZONIS TAMPA PUBLISHED 11:15 PM ET JUN. 25, 2021 TAMPA, Fla. — An emergency order from the Florida Department of Health that allowed physicians to renew certifications for medical marijuana via telehealth is set to expire Saturday. The order was issued in response to the pandemic and meant that patients who had already been issued an initial […]
