Casey Liening

Casey is a reporter for WUFT News and can be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.

Pet therapy gives patients normalcy in hospital setting

Four-legged and furry may not be what one thinks of as attributes of a medical team member when recovering from a malady, but therapy dogs can have a big impact in the healing process. Pets like Georgia, an 11-year-old yellow Lab, can help give patients something to focus on other than being sick.

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Healthy results from having a pet

People are always looking for a new way to live a healthy life. A new study has found that a furry friend may have the ability to improve your health. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Casey Liening has that story. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/LieningProjectfurryfriends.mp3]

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Funding aims to boost patient care in Florida

Over a dozen primary health care centers in Florida will receive more than $21million to efficiently serve more patients. The Affordable Care Act is providing the grants to expand and improve these community health care facilities. National Association of Community Health Care Centers Policy Director Dan Hawkins says the money …

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Newt announces suspension of campaign

In odd fashion, Newt Gingrich made an announcement that he would be making an announcement. The contents of that announced announcement: That he’s going to suspend his campaign this week. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Casey Liening reports on how this will affect local party organization’s strategies. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/GingrichWRAP4252012.mp3]

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