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Technology is driving the future of health in South Florida.There is a lot of innovation happening in this region. Medical students train using a simulator. AI targets Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and other health conditions. Elon Musk’s brain chips are undergoing clinical trials in Miami.Some new technologies are already making a difference in patient care, changing how doctors treat genetic conditions like cancer, stroke and sickle cell disease. It also helps to improve the quality of life of patients.Ultrasound targets cancerous tumorsHigh-intensity ultrasound is being used to liquefy cancerous tumors in the liver as part of a new painless treatment at…
TALHASSEE – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled against firefighters who retired early due to Parkinson’s disease, alleging that the city of Sanford violated the Disability Act by limiting health insurance subsidies. The judge upheld a decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals filed by Karyn Stanley, a fire department aide who retired in 2018 at the age of 47 due to the effects of the illness. The dispute stemmed from Stanley’s loss of health insurance subsidies two years after he retired, and involved questions about whether the city violated parts of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which…
st. Augustine, Fla. (WFLA) – Both shoes and shirt are fine for deputies at the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office who stopped him in a pit maneuver after chasing a barefoot, shirtless man on the street. In early June, a concerned citizen notified police a suspicious man near a mall in St. Augustine. The lawmakers spotted 27-year-old William Middleton, driving irregularly, heading in the wrong direction and threw trash through the window. As the aide tried to stop him, he continued driving, slamming his brakes multiple times and thrust his middle finger up at the officer. Middleton continued to escape…
As regular readers know, I am a fan of Ed Slot and the monthly newsletter on retirement accounts. The company, which charges itself as “American IRA experts,” also offers useful social security newsletters created by Heather Schreiber, an expert in the field. In a recent edition of the newsletter, Schreiber discussed “caregiver’s interests.” This refers to a widow (ER) who is responsible for raising a young child who has lost his or her parents. Regulations related to caregivers are complex and most individuals are unfamiliar with. Caregiver benefits Children under the age of 18 are eligible for survivor benefits if…
By Kelvin Chan LONDON (AP) – Music streaming service Deezer said Friday it will begin flagging albums with songs generated by AI, part of its fight against fraudsters. Paris-based Deather is tackling a surge in music on a platform created using artificial intelligence tools that say it’s being done to fraudulently acquire royalties. The app will display on-screen label warnings about “AI-generated Content” and notify listeners that some tracks in the album have been created with the Song Generator. Deezer is a small player in music streaming, dominated by Spotify, Amazon and Apple, but the company says that AI-generated music…
NEW YORK (AP) – Researchers at Cybersecurity outlet CyberNews say billions of login credentials have been leaked and compiled online into datasets, making criminals “unprecedented access” to accounts used by consumers every day. According to a report released this week, Cybernews researchers recently discovered 30 exposure datasets, each containing a huge amount of login information. This includes user passwords for a variety of popular platforms, including Google, Facebook, Apple, and more. 16 billion is about twice the number of people on Earth today, and what has affected consumers indicates that multiple accounts may be eligible for leaked. CyberNews points out…
TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — State lawmakers launched a 2025 legislative meeting examining state insurance companies claiming it had broken, simultaneously turning billions into affiliate companies. The session is wrapped, so where is the investigation? After an extended session that lasted 105 days, lawmakers left Tallahassee without further action on insurance concerns, despite holding an investigation raising a major red flag. At the start of the legislative meeting, House members held hearings to question the state’s current and previous insurance regulators, imposing them on a secret study that revealed that Florida insurance companies were changing money while claiming they were breaking.…
By Tom Murphy A small number of employers are becoming less common, leaving health insurance decisions entirely in the hands of workers. Instead of offering traditional insurance, they are giving workers money to buy their own coverage in what is known as the personal compensation reimbursement arrangement or ICHRA. Advocates say the approach offers an opportunity to provide something to small businesses that don’t have insurance. It also fits the conservative political goal of reducing the increased costs of employers and giving people more purchasing power to compensate them. However, Ikras risks finding compensation for employees, and they force them…
Over the years, the Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated a long list of owners. The team’s constant and uncertain future led to breaking up with many suitors. Owner Stuart Sternberg has all his cards closed. However, the Rays changed the tone “as regards the possibility of a team selling” this week when they announced that the team was in “exclusive discussion” with a group led by Jacksonville developer Patrick Zarapski. Recently in March, the Rays said their team wasn’t on sale.Zalupski has brought together a group of investors including Bill Cosgrove, CEO of Union Home Mortgage, which sponsors the Gasparilla…
Michelle Chapman, AP Business Writer AFLAC says it has identified suspicious activity in a US network that could call the incident portion of its cybercrime campaign against the insurance industry. The company said Friday that the intrusion ceased within hours. “We will continue to serve our customers as we respond to this incident, and will be able to undertake policies, review claims, and serve our customers as usual,” Aflac said in a statement. The company said it was in the early stages of reviewing the case and so far it cannot determine the total number of individuals affected. AFLAC Inc.…