SARASOTA — While not every team has been decided for the trip to Super Bowl LV in Tampa, one has been.
Vaccine doses that came to Charlotte County this past week had to be distributed without a registration system for several reasons.
SARASOTA — Proof of Florida residency is now required to get a COVID-19 vaccination in the state.
Publix will be taking appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine again on Wednesday, Jan. 27, according to the supermarket chain’s website.
Many senior citizens are frustrated at being unable to get the COVID-19 vaccines as new cases and deaths from the virus continue to surge.
SARASOTA — About 1,100 area residents received COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday with another 1,800 scheduled to receive them today at Twin Lakes…
VENICE — Seema Yasmin grew up in a conspiracy-believing family in the United Kingdom, so she understands the mindset of someone who believes t…
The number everyone is waiting for is 1,600 for the next installment of Moderna vaccine for Charlotte County senior citizens.
Elizabeth Brust was recently named executive director at Life Care Center of Punta Gorda, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility.
SARASOTA — Area hospitals are “holding their own” but Health Officer Chuck Henry admits to being somewhat worried cases of COVID-19, and the p…
VENICE — There will be no vaccination clinics in Sarasota County this week because the state didn't allocate any vaccine.
SARASOTA — Sarasota Memorial Hospital is stepping up to meet some of the need for COVID-19 vaccinations of people 65 and older with a communit…
SARASOTA - Sarasota Memorial Hospital and the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota announced Wednesday that they will be working together …
SARASOTA — Sarasota Memorial Hospital is stepping up to meet some of the need for COVID-19 vaccinations of people 65 and older with a communit…
For the past three decades, Venice surgeon Dr. Beth Hart has treated women, and some men, for breast cancer.
PUNTA GORDA — To combat isolation during the pandemic, the Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association has gone virtual with its Educational and Welln…
VENICE — As the first COVID-19 vaccine is being administered, experts say there are two things to keep in mind: first, you need to be patient;…
SOUTH VENICE — Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office — and a few officers in particular — have one reason to celebrate the holidays.
SARASOTA — Sarasota Memorial Hospital has received its first batch of Moderna vaccine to fight COVID-19.
The mystery of a COVID-19 outbreak that caused more than 200 infections in DeSoto County on Nov. 18 has been solved — at least partially.
VENICE — A longtime nurse at Venice Regional Bayfront Health is one of the latest local victims of COVID-19.
Florida should be getting 367,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine next week, according to state and local officials — but not all local hospitals…
The need for blood plasma donations from COVID-19 survivors isn’t going away any time soon as coronavirus cases continue to rise.
VENICE — Venice Regional Bayfront Health has confirmed the death Tuesday of a nurse recently diagnosed with COVID-19.
Charlotte County hospitals currently lack the ultra-cold storage for the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, but they’ll likely receive the Moderna va…
The Leapfrog Group released its hospital grades Monday for fall 2020.
With three deaths reported in Charlotte County and 13 in Sarasota County on Monday, coronavirus vaccines had not shown up in either place desp…
VENICE — As Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccination enters the final stage of approval, the state now knows how many doses its initial shipment will be:…