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In her Nov. 15 weekly email, Dr. Karen Chapman, director of the Florida Department of Health-Okaloosa County, said the county was experiencing a “serious…
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With four inmate deaths due to coronavirus and more than confirmed 50 cases, Blackwater River Correctional Facility in Santa Rosa County has been the…
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OneBlood, a not-for-profit blood center that serves Florida, has announced plans to begin collecting plasma to be used as a potential treatment option for…
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The beginning of the new school year means parents need to check and see if their young scholars are up to date with their immunizations. In all 50 states…
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Tobacco Free Florida Week is taking place through this Sunday, April 8.The 2018 observance marks the tenth anniversary of the Florida Department of…
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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is held annually on Feb. 7. The theme for 2017 is “I am my Brother’s and Sister’s Keeper.”According to the Center…
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In 2015, smoking among adults in Florida dropped to 15.8 percent, the lowest it has ever been. State health officials are celebrating the decline and…
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Researchers at the University of West Florida are out with a first-of-its-kind study, assessing the health effects of the major flood that hit the…
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Escambia County Health Director Dr. John Lanza spoke to the Pensacola Rotary Club Tuesday on the Zika virus and the fight against it. Lanza began his…