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December 8, 2023

Thousands of Duval residents sign up for health insurance

The number of people without health insurance has plummeted nearly 22% in Duval County in a month.

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December 6, 2023

Clinics will close at 10 Walgreens in Jacksonville

Village Medical said it will close 60 clinics across the country to concentrate on more profitable locations.

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November 28, 2023

Seven Jacksonville hospitals get A’s for safety

Of the 14 hospitals in the Jacksonville area, seven received A’s from The Leapfrog Group, a health care watchdog organization.

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September 14, 2023

UF Health completes merger with Flagler Health+

The merger results in two name changes. Flagler Health+ is now known as UF Health St. Johns, and Flagler Hospital is now UF Health Flagler Hospital.

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August 7, 2023

For Jacksonville’s Muslim American clinic founder, helping the uninsured is personal

When Tina Barker left a Jacksonville emergency room eight years ago diagnosed with Behcet’s disease, a rare disorder that gave her painful ulcers, joint pain and bladder problems, she was thrilled; she finally had a diagnosis after years of ER visits. But she did not have a consistent medical provider. The 55-year-old restaurant hostess was one of 118,000 uninsured Duval

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August 1, 2023

Mayo Clinic Jacksonville rated best hospital in Florida

This is the seventh time in eight years that Mayo has taken the top spot in the “Best Hospitals” rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

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July 25, 2023

On housing, homelessness and health care, Jax committee passes learnings to new Council 

Jacksonville’s Critical Quality of Life Committee has presented its final report to guide policy for helping low-income people.

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November 10, 2022

Duval’s colon cancer rate is higher than Florida’s. A local doctor studied whether personal phone calls about screening could help. 

When Black Panther: Wakanda Forever debuts this week it will serve as a cinematic eulogy to Chadwick Boseman. The actor portrayed a handful of legendary characters who resonated with millions of Black Americans — Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, Levee Green in August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom  — but he was most revered for playing T’Challa in 2018’s Black Panther.

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November 7, 2022

Trailblazer Dr. Charles B. McIntosh paves path for clinic, community center in Northwest Jax

A smile slowly crept across Dr. Charles B. McIntosh’s face as he watched the unveiling last week of a rendering of the community center that will bear his name.  The longtime Jacksonville pediatrician’s legacy is being affixed to the facility in Northwest Jacksonville, meant to both address health disparities and provide a place for youth in the area to gather.

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August 10, 2022

OPINION | Short on the things we need

Monday morning marks back-to-school time for my son along with thousands of other Duval County students. In preparation, I have been keeping my eyes and ears tuned to the news of the bus driver and teacher shortages.  I’ve checked the database to see how this will affect my son. (At the time of this writing, he’s been assigned a teacher

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