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Scientists figured out how to hide a shot inside a pea-sized pill — creating a swallowable gadget, inspired by a tortoise shell, that can inje…
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Feb. 18, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Volunteer Coffee Hour. Bayfront Health Port Charlotte, The Daily Grind, 2500 Harbor Blvd., Port Charlotte. Join us …
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Johnson & Johnson said Thursday it will start giving the list price of its prescription drugs in television ads.
The North Port Branch of Suncoast Technical College recently celebrated its first year by graduating its first seven nursing students. The sch…
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Bayfront Health held its 11th Annual Pantyhose-Free Zone Women’s Expo! at the Charlotte Cultural Center, in Port Charlotte.
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Bayfront Health Port Charlotte and Bayfront Health Punta Gorda have announced their 2018 Employees of the Year. This award is the highest hono…
Future medical breakthroughs will rely less on traditional drug-based therapies but to a greater extent on harnessing the body’s ability to he…
Feb. 5, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Cardiac Diet Nutrition Class. Bayfront Health Wellness & Rehab Center, 733 E. Olympia Ave., Punta Gorda. Learn h…
A new Super Bowl commercial aims to calm frenzied football fans with oddly relaxing images of actress Zoe Kravitz whispering into a pair of mi…
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SKY Family YMCA at Franz Ross in Port Charlotte offers Dance Academy on Mondays and Wednesday evenings for those children ages 2-12, taught by…
Opioid and heart health take center stage Feb. 7 as Brian Hummel, M.D., a surgeon with Lee Health’s Shipley Cardiothoracic Center, joins Brend…
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Jan. 28, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Quit Your Way. Bayfront Health Port Charlotte, Conference Center, 2500 Harbor Blvd., Port Charlotte. Quitting …
It’s a day when ladies can leave their pantyhose in the drawer as they attend Bayfront Health’s 11th Annual Pantyhose-Free Zone Women’s Expo! …
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On March 2, there will be a lively group of Tappercise dancers from Venice, Sarasota and Englewood performing in an annual show to benefit Tid…
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