The 11th Magic of Christmas Toy Drive, a collaboration between Health First, the South Brevard Sharing Center and Brevard Family Partnership took place Tuesday and Wednesday when associates and leaders from the health system fanned out across Melbourne’s Target and the Walmart in Viera to shop for gifts for children in need.
A joint legislative committee for Florida s state medical boards has advanced a rule that would prohibit minors from receiving gender transition surgeries, puberty blockers, and hormone therapies.
Dr. Nicholas Romanello, a member of the Florida Board of Medicine, proposed the rule after explaining that the risks of the treatments outweigh the benefits.
A Florida jury has determined that failure to correctly diagnose and subsequently treat a post-accident spinal cord injury resulted in permanent paralysis, and has awarded $15.5 million in damages.