May 17, 2016
Okaloosa health department releases water quality results
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County has announced water quality test results for local parks.
No Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, …
May 17, 2016
Northwest Florida hospitals plan May 25 Niceville health fair
NICEVILLE — Fort Walton Beach Medical Center and Twin Cities Hospital are planning their fifth annual Community Health & Fitness Fair.
The fair is 9 a.m. to noon May 25 at the Niceville Community C…
May 14, 2016
Baker mobile dental clinic treats 100+ residents
BAKER — Nathan Merritt saw the dentist Tuesday morning. Several years after he lost a front tooth in an accident, the opportunity to fix the damage at last came up.
The Florida Baptist Convention’s…
May 12, 2016
Low-cost rabies vaccination clinic is May 19 in Baker
BAKER — The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County and the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society are partnering to offer $5 rabies vaccinations.
The clinic — set for 1-4 p.m. May 19 — is at the…
May 12, 2016
The high cost of addiction: Opioid epidemic fueling hospitalizations, healthcare costs
Every day, headlines detail the casualties of the nation’s surge in heroin and prescription painkiller abuse: The funerals, the broken families and the patients cycling in and out of treatment. Now, …
May 12, 2016
As birth rates fall, teens get less sex education
Teenage girls are catching up to teenage boys in one way that does no one any good: Lack of sex education, according to a recent report.
The proportion of teenage girls between the ages of 15 and 1…
May 12, 2016
Niceville posture seminar set May 24
NICEVILLE — Dr. Jean Jacks with Core Chiropractic will present a talk on poor posture and its effect on your body.
The free event is open to the public. Attendees will learn posture exercises they …
May 11, 2016
Crestview health organization provides May 24 Zika virus update
CRESTVIEW — The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County will host a Zika virus community update May 24.
The hour-long presentation — 5:30 p.m. in the Senior Circle classroom at North Okaloo…
May 11, 2016
UF research links delay in concussion treatment to longer recovery
GAINESVILLE — Athletes who wait to report a concussion may experience longer recovery times, say University of Florida researchers who found that college players who delayed treatment or removal from…
May 9, 2016
Covenant Care acquires Peoples Home Health, expands Northwest Florida services
PENSACOLA — Covenant Care can now increase the services it offers in Pensacola with the May 9 acquisition of Pensacola-based Peoples Home Health, a Medicare-certified home health provider serving Esc…