The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is holding a free virtual educational conference on Wednesday, Feb. 16 as part of its Educating America Tour to provide Florida residents with information about brain health, caregiving,…
Category: Health
Breaking: Winn Dixie to distribute N95 masks
As a preferred retail partner of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, Southeastern Grocers (SEG) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to distribute more than two million high-quality…
Real News podcasts: Friday, Jan. 21
Kayla Romero is in Naval Officer Candidate school. She’s a West Florida High graduate and fourth generation Navy. She graduates at the end of January and will entire flight school in Pensacola….
Community Health offers antiviral treatment and more
Here is the information Community Health Northwest Florida CEP Chandra Smiley discussed on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning: Antiviral Program: Community Health was selected to be part of the…
Order free at-home COVID tests
Here is the link: covidtests.gov Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order #44 free at-â home COVID-â 19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days. Order…
Ascension pauses COVID drive-thru testing next week
Ascension Medical Group (AMG) Sacred Heart will not operate its COVID-19 testing site off Bayou Boulevard next week. AMG reopened a drive-thru testing site on Jan. 4 because of the growing demand…
Breaking: FDA extends COVID tests for DeSantis
FloridaPolitics.com reports the Food and Drug Administration has provided a three-month shelf-life extension to the roughly one million unused COVID-19 tests the DeSantis administration let expire in late December. The new expiration…
FDOH sets up drive-thru testing
As we reported last week on 1370 WCOA/104.9 FM: The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County has resumed drive-thru COVID-19 testing, in coordination with Statlab, offered to all persons with or…
State sending COVID-19 tests to senior facilities
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday the state is shipping about 1 million at-home coronavirus tests to nursing homes and assisted living facilities,…
Gutty partnership
Gastro Health, a national leading medical group specializing in digestive and liver health, has partnered with Gastroenterology Associates of Pensacola. The deal closed on December 31 and marks the company’s first presence…
DeSantis racing feds on at-home COVID tests
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying that the “federal government is not going to come through†on a plan to distribute at-home coronavirus tests, Gov. Ron DeSantis…
Ascension Sacred Heart restarts COVID testing drive-thru next Tuesday
Ascension Sacred Heart will restart COVID-19 testing drive-thru PENSACOLA, Fla. (Dec. 29, 2021) – In response to an increase in coronavirus cases in the Pensacola area, Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart will…