Category: Health

The Levin Papantonio law firm has filed suit (Case 5:24-cv-02524) against Pfizer, Upjohn and related companies on behalf of Alicia Wilson from Upland, CA. The…

Dr. Rodney Guttmann, a biology professor in UWF’s Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering, has been awarded his second major National Institute of Health…

A debate is raging over the public health practice of putting fluoride in drinking water, and Emerald Coast Utilities Authority is preparing for the potential…

The Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) has awarded Community Health Northwest Florida (CHNWF) a $1-million grant to provide care for people released from incarceration…

Just in from the Florida Department of Health: State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo Issues Community Water Fluoridation Guidance Tallahassee, Fla. —Today, State Surgeon…

Yesterday, the Opioid Abatement Funding Advisory Board approved $2,221,219 for five substance abuse treatment programs. The largest allocation was $755,000 for Ministry Village at Olive,…

Sacred Heart Pensacola earned an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group for the fall 2024 grading period. The Leapfrog Group, an independent national…

The initial assessments show that Baptist Hospital’s campus in the E Street and Moreno Street neighborhood cannot be salvaged, including the hospital, medical tower, and…

Ice Flyers owner Greg Harris discusses last Saturday’s game and previews this weekend’s road trip. Will Kennedy discusses the UWF Argo football team’s four-game winning…

On “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, Trulieve CEO Kim Powers discussed Amendment 3, which legalizes recreational marijuana use in Florida by adults 21…

Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender shares over 43,000 voters over the first seven days of early voting. Escambia County already has a 30%…

UWF announced a $320,000 gift from Andrews Institute and Baptist Health Care to name the Andrews Institute and Baptist Health Care Master of Science in…

Newsweek’s prestigious 2025 list of the best-in-state hospitals includes Sacred Heart Pensacola and Sacred Heart Emerald Coast, placing the Ascension Sacred Heart facilities alongside just…

Community Health Northwest Florida has a new program for pregnant women to help them get the support and services needed for a healthy pregnancy. “Baby…

The Wright Institute for Global and Population Health, housed in UWF’s Usha Kundu, MD College of Health, will sponsor the National Institutes of Health’s All…

Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discusses OLF-8 and shares his views on countywide districts for commissioners. Pensacola City Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier recaps last week’s council…

Over the summer, nonprofits have tried to figure out the Escambia Children’s Trust’s (Trust) Healthy Schools Escambia. On Friday, Oct. 4, the Trust’s grant review…

On Sept. 23, Baptist Hospital celebrated the one-year anniversary of moving from its “legacy campus” in a predominately Black neighborhood to its $650-million new campus…

Dr. Marcas Bamman has received a $7.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a clinical trial aimed to determine how people…

Dr. Marcas Bamman has received a $7.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a clinical trial to determine how people age…