Heart Disease

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Covered Condition and Disability: The Final Two Pieces of Florida’s Heart-Lung Presumption
In our last post, we covered the first two requirements for Florida's heart, lung, and hypertension presumption, being a covered...
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Qualifying for Florida’s Heart-Lung Presumption: What First Responders Need to Know
Every week, our firm fields calls from firefighters, police officers, correctional officers, and probation officers asking the same question: do...
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Heart Health for First Responders With Dr. Steven Borzak
First responders in Florida face the same challenges as other people when it comes to their heart health, with an...
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Dr. Alex Chernobelsky and The Hidden Heart Crisis in First Responders
Both the health profession and first responders have begun to realize that stress by itself can cause health problems. Now...
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What Counts as “Heart Disease” for First Responders? It’s Not as Simple as You Think.  My Conversation with Dr. David Perloff.
We just dropped a new episode of Shielded, and this one tackles a question that sounds simple but has become...
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