5/15/14
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Two years ago General Dynamics, one of the biggest federal contractors, reported a quarterly loss of $2 billion. An "eye-watering" result, one analyst called it.
ST. PETERSBURG — A Clearwater physician once thought to be suffering from dementia should undergo a medical evaluation to see if he can continue practicing, according to a decision Friday by the Florida Board of Medicine.
ALAMOSA, Colo. — A woman in southern Colorado was surprised when she gave birth to a baby girl that tipped the scales at almost 14 pounds.
![This image provided by Children's Hospital Colorado shows Mia Yasmin Garcia shortly after birth Dec. 2, 2014. She was born by cesarean section in Alamosa, Colo., weighing 13 pounds, 13 ounces. Mia's father, Francisco Garcia, says the newborn's size shocked everyone, including hospital staff. He says "they were like whoa! They opened their eyes like they've never seen a baby like that." [Tia Brayman of Children's Hospital Colorado via AP]](https://web.archive.org/web/20141209032808im_/http://www.tampabay.com/resources/images/dti/2014/12/0434816821_14325548.jpg)
TALLAHASSEE — Republican Gov. Rick Scott made Ebola preparedness a top priority in October during the final weeks of his re-election campaign — so much so that he appeared on live television to tout his plans for keeping Floridians safe.
ST. PETERSBURG — Patients seeking print or electronic copies of their medical records could see their per-page costs quadruple under a proposal endorsed Thursday by a key committee of the Florida Medical Board.
The flu vaccine may not be very effective this winter, according to U.S. health officials who worry this may lead to more serious illnesses and deaths.
TALLAHASSEE — A coalition of state business interests and private citizens, including some prominent Republicans, unveiled a plan on Wednesday to accept federal dollars to extend health care coverage to nearly a million Floridians — without calling it "Medicaid expansion.''
National health spending grew 3.6 percent in 2013, the lowest annual increase since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began tracking the statistic in 1960, officials said Wednesday.
CLEARWATER — BayCare Health System's top leader announced Wednesday that he will retire in mid 2016.
Florida's little-used health insurance marketplace will start selling plans that comply with the Affordable Care Act in the next few weeks, said Rose Naff, the marketplace's CEO, even though Gov. Rick Scott opposes the federal health law.
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