LARGO — A new music therapy-based educational series for caregivers will be presented beginning Thursday, Oct. 10, at Elmcroft of Pinecrest, 1150 Eighth Ave. SW, Largo.

DUNEDIN — The Arlete Rocha Foundation for the Deaf will host Dining with Dale on Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Dunedin Golf Club, 1050 Palm Blvd., Dunedin.

The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System recently announced that all its campuses will be smoke-free for patients, visitors, volunteers, contractors and vendors beginning Oct. 1.

CLEARWATER — A local nonprofit has been working hard for months to make the dreams of a model with Down syndrome come true.

ST. PETERSBURG — This spring, Northside Hospital welcomed a new chief executive officer when Valerie Powell-Stafford joined the staff. She started her new role April 1.

LARGO — Two Sunstar Paramedics employees recently received the American Ambulance Association’s Stars of Life award.

For counselor Matt Fahy, role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons aren’t just pieces on a board. They are tools to help teach children or adults with autism or social anxiety how to succeed at the game of life.

DUNEDIN — As June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce is joining with the Alzheimer’s Association in the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease by encouraging local businesses to “Paint Dunedin Purple” and help raise $10,000 for the Alzheimer’s care, support a…

Moffitt Cancer Center and AdventHealth are working together to open an outpatient cancer center on the campus of AdventHealth Wesley Chapel in Pasco County.

The Pinellas school year is winding up, but it's not too early for families in need to get a jump on next year by taking care of their child's health screenings starting on June 17.

The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County is investigating a measles case in a 72-year-old male with international travel to Asia.

ST. PETERSBURG — Palms of Pasadena Hospital emergency room patient George Chiodo recently made a return trip to the hospital to show his gratitude to Mike Jones, a paramedic.

SAFETY HARBOR — The Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce will present the sixth annual Health & Wealth Expo on Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa, 105 N. Bayshore Drive, Safety Harbor.

LARGO — Adam Rudd, the new CEO of Largo Medical Center, is in his 40s but he has the look of a man who has had little time to unpack.

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LARGO — HCA Healthcare’s Largo Medical Center recently announced that Adam Rudd will be returning to the area as the hospital’s new chief executive officer.

The overall health of Pinellas County’s residents is continuing to improve, according to the 10th annual County Health Rankings released March 19 by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

SAFETY HARBOR — With the recent opening of a 952-space parking garage and elevated pedestrian walkway, Mease Countryside Hospital has completed the first phase of its $156 million expansion project that will allow the hospital to better serve the growing community.

Several fundraising events will be held for Children’s Organ Transplant Association in honor of Michael Angelo, a St. Petersburg-area child who needs a liver transplant.

ST. PETERSBURG — The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System’s C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center will host the annual Veterans Creative Arts Competition on Thursday, Feb. 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the JC Cobb room on the first floor of the main medical center building.

SEMINOLE – The city of Seminole Recreation Division will host its 18th annual Fit Over 50 Health and Wellness Expo on Thursday, Jan. 31, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Seminole Recreation Center, 9100 113th St. N., Seminole.

CLEARWATER – Patients and visitors to BayCare hospitals can now use their smartphones to find the destination within the hospital. BayCare has completed the launch of BayCare Compass, an indoor mobile wayfinding app that provides “turn by turn” directions to publicly available locations.

The board of directors for OneBlood Inc., the not-for-profit blood center serving Florida as well as areas of South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama; and the board of directors for Community Blood Center of the Carolinas Inc., the not-for-profit blood center that operates in the Carolinas, rece…

ST. PETERSBURG – Frank Knight began donating blood as a ROTC student at Florida State University in 1959.

ST. PETE BEACH - The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County announced Nov. 5 that a positive case of hepatitis A has been identified in a food service worker in St. Pete Beach.

When Jane Morse Swett worked at an oncology clinic years ago, she saw firsthand the trials and tribulations experienced by those battling cancer. Beyond the effects of the disease on the body, many of these individuals faced severe financial concerns, she said. Bills piled up. Some lost thei…