Category: Health

Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discusses some alarming facts from last week’s meeting of the Mental Health Task Force. “In addition to the area experiencing…

The University of West Florida Usha Kundu, MD College of Health is welcoming David M. Bellar as the new dean of the college. “Dr. Bellar…

Today, Community Health Northwest Florida announced the organization will begin providing COVID-19 vaccination for children between ages 6 months and five years. This follows final…

The Mental Health Task Force of Northwest Florida is preparing to kick off the second quarter of a yearlong awareness campaign, continuing the Task Force’s…

CEO Chandra Smiley has the latest on Community Health Northwest Florida.

HCA Healthcare North Florida Division announced today the appointment of Gabe Bullaro, as Chief Executive Officer of HCA Florida West Hospital, effective April 4. In…

The day after Gov. Ron DeSantis declares COVID-19 pandemic over, the state works with Escambia County to open a monoclonal antibody site Escambia County, in…

Dr. James Arruda, professor in the University of West Florida Department of Psychology, recently signed a consulting and licensing agreement with California-based company, BIOPAC Systems…

Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics March 7, 2022 Tallahassee – Following a COVID-19 roundtable convened by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis where Surgeon…

Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine will provide local sports medicine coverage for the Sun Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships Wednesday, March…

Press Release: A former FDA compliance officer and noted legal expert has issued a review and opinion examining the compliance of multiple Regenative Labs’ products…

PENSACOLA, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2022) — Panda Express has pledged $1.25 million to the Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola to support…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Here is the link: covidtests.gov  Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order #44 free at-⁠home COVID-⁠19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders…

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…

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…

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…