Christine Jordan SextonApril 15, 2019
3min377
Scott Rivkees still isn’t officially on the job.
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Christine Jordan SextonApril 15, 2019
Jacob OglesApril 9, 2019
4min229
'I know he’s been dinged for making a comment or two.'
Jacob OglesApril 9, 2019
13min731
Hospital trysts. Drug abuse. Public exposure. It's all in the book.
Christine Jordan SextonApril 4, 20196min360
"[A]t this time, I am very concerned, as are other Senators."
Christine Jordan SextonApril 3, 2019
8min1229
Allegations of inappropriate comments were “substantiated.”
Scott PowersApril 1, 2019
4min594
Rivkees is physician-in-chief at University of Florida Health Shands Hospital.
Guest AuthorJune 5, 2018
5min334
As the nationwide opioid epidemic continues to destroy families, communities and lives across the country, Congress is currently considering dozens of bills to address this public health crisis. Their action is critical, and time is of the essence. In 2016, more than 4,000 Floridians fatally overdosed on opioids. Fortunately, in 2016 Florida also passed a […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 18, 2016
4min543
She’s official. Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday announced he appointed Dr. Celeste Philip as the state’s Surgeon General and head of the Florida Department of Health. The longtime Department of Health official has served as the Acting Surgeon General since March. “Since becoming Acting Surgeon General this spring, Dr. Philip has met with community health […]
Staff ReportsMarch 9, 2016
3min275
Senate President Andy Gardiner on Wednesday all but slammed the door on state Surgeon General John Armstrong‘s chances of getting confirmed this session. That would make him the first state agency head in two decades to be rejected by the Senate. Asked whether a vote on Armstrong’s confirmation would come to the Senate floor, the Orlando Republican told […]
Jim RosicaMarch 7, 2016
4min522
The same week that the Senate confirmation chances of its secretary – Surgeon General John Armstrong – continue dangling by a thread, the Florida Department of Health issued a news release in advance of an upcoming HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Armstrong has been criticized for, among other things, the state’s overall growing rate of HIV/AIDS. Thursday is the 11th […]