DUNEDIN — Lita Edwards recalls the first breast cancer survivor that entered her tattoo studio.
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DUNEDIN — Lita Edwards recalls the first breast cancer survivor that entered her tattoo studio.
To provide access to more members of the community, the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County is partnering with the Pinellas County Urban League on a series of Saturday COVID-19 pop-up testing events from now until Oct. 3. Hours are 8 to 11 a.m. at each.
Pinellas County residents can receive free testing for antibodies to the COVID-19 coronavirus at the county’s drive-up testing site outside of the Duke Energy for the Arts Mahaffey Theater, 400 1st St. S., St. Petersburg.
DUNEDIN — When Steve Olson of Dunedin lost his mother to Alzheimer’s disease in 2018, he became determined to help find a cure. Last year, he hosted the inaugural Paint Dunedin Purple fundraiser, which raised nearly $10,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association.
As coronavirus cases surge the need for convalescent plasma is reaching extraordinary levels.
ST. PETE BEACH — A OneBlood blood drive will take place Thursday, July 23, 1 to 6 p.m., at Boulevard Burgers & Tap House, 5905 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach.
CLEARWATER — The Salvation Army, in partnership with Ruth Eckerd Hall, will resume drive-thru food distribution events at 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater.
Your child’s good health shouldn’t take the summer off. Now’s a great time to make sure that sports and school physicals are taken care of and immunizations are completed.
Things are going to look quite different as citizens celebrate America's 244th birthday Saturday, July 4.
CLEARWATER — Ruth Eckerd Hall recently partnered with the Salvation Army to host three upcoming food distributions, allowing the organization to serve twice as many families during each event due to the performing arts center’s property size.
CLEARWATER — A Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County staff member with client contact has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Bayside Health Clinic, a facility that serves homeless clients.
For a Largo mother and daughter, nursing has become a family tradition. Patti and Yasmin Franco share more in common than genetics — they share a passion to help others and a love for a hospital they consider a second home.
Pinellas County residents can get a COVID-19 test at no cost as of Monday, May 4.
CLEARWATER — On April 24, four families closed on their new, safe and affordable homes after completing the Habitat for Humanity homeownership program.
TAMPA — In an effort to increase availability of COVID-19 testing in Florida, AdventHealth will offer free testing at Adventure Island, across the street from Busch Gardens at 10001 McKinley Drive, Tampa, beginning Wednesday, April 22.
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Elected officials, and local medical and business experts each took turns during a telephone town hall meeting April 13 sharing updates on COVID-19 in Pinellas County and trying to give residents something sorely needed these days: peace of mind.
AAAPP to distribute emergency hygiene kits
ST. PETERSBURG — The Area Agency on Aging of Pasco/Pinellas, in partnership with its network of non-profit partners, is launching a telephone reassurance program to support seniors affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
DOH Pinellas closing two centers, WIC services available by phone and online
CLEARWATER — BayCare Health System announced March 22 that it would scale down its drive-thru COVID-19 testing and reduce the number of sites as a result of limited testing supplies.
CLEARWATER — BayCare launched drive-thru Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing March 18, but only for those who are in the at-risk category may use the service for now, hospital officials said.
CLEARWATER — Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater remained quiet on March 16, its emergency room uncrowded and hospital workers going about their work, many without wearing masks.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising the public to be prepared if a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak occurs in their community. Officials also want people to know it could last a long time.
The Florida Department of Health announced Tuesday night that eight new positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) had been confirmed in the state, including two in Pinellas County. Both are males. One is age 67 and the other is 64. The cases are travel related. The men are isolated and will continue to be isolated until cleared by public health officials.
Florida Department of Health announced March 1 that two adults in the state had tested presumptive positive for 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Officials say both individuals with positive tests results are in isolation.
ST. PETERSBURG — Seniors Helping Seniors, a national in-home senior care service that employs fellow senior citizens as caregivers, was founded in 1998 in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was created with the idea of using active seniors to help non-active seniors with everything from companionship…
ST. PETERSBURG — A therapeutic dance class for persons dealing Parkinson’s disease is held Tuesdays, 10:45 a.m. to noon, at Azalea Recreation Center, 1600 72nd St. N., St. Petersburg.
Seminole Recreation hosts its Fit Over 50 Health and Wellness Expo Thursday, Jan. 30, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Holland G. Mangum Recreation Complex, 9100 113th St. N.
If you haven’t gotten around to getting your annual flu vaccination, you still have time. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to recommend influenza vaccination as long as flu viruses are circulating.
AdventHealth recently signed an agreement for the purchase of all of the assets of Tampa Bay Mobile Mammography, a provider of 3D mobile mammography services to more than 700 locations in the Tampa Bay and Sarasota areas including schools, government agencies, corporations and health care clinics.
LARGO — A new music therapy-based educational series for caregivers will be presented Thursday, Nov. 14, at Elmcroft of Pinecrest, 1150 Eighth Ave. SW, Largo.
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.
ST. PETERSBURG — The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County announced Sept. 30 that a food service worker in St. Petersburg has tested positive for hepatitis A.
LARGO — Community Health Centers of Pinellas sees about 60,000 patients each year for about 200,000 visits.
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.
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees has declared a public health emergency to address the increasing number of hepatitis A cases in the state due to the current national outbreak. Rivkees’ declaration builds on the public health advisory the state issued last November and ree…
CLEARWATER — Make A Difference Fishing Tournament Inc. will host a Benefit Auction and Casino Night on Saturday, Aug. 24, 6 p.m., at the Hilton Clearwater Beach, 400 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater.
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.
LARGO — Largo Medical Center is the only hospital in Pinellas County approved by Det Norske Veritas Healthcare Inc. and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to implant a device restoring blood flow throughout the body for those with advanced heart failure and for those who have exh…
GULFPORT — The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County has identified a positive case of hepatitis A in a food service worker in Gulfport.
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.
MADEIRA BEACH — The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County has identified a case of hepatitis A in a food service worker in Madeira Beach.
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 has identified a positive case of hepatitis A in a food service worker at Arby's Restaurant in Clearwater.
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Florida Department of Health added 158 new COVID-19 cases to Pinellas County’s total on Oct. 20, bringing the count to 24,327. Two more residents have died as a result of the novel coronavirus, increasing the death toll to 803.
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