Health care

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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