Area Health News Press Releases

LAKELAND, Fla.— Watson Clinic is pleased to announce the following upcoming lecture scheduled for the month of April. This event is free of charge, but seating is limited. Light refreshments will be provided. Please reserve your spot in advance by using the RSVP phone number as noted below or by visiting www.WatsonClinic.com/Events. Date: Thursday, April 24 […]

by MEREDITH BAUER, UF/IFAS Getting to a specialist for a doctor’s appointment can be tough in the best of circumstances. But what if you live two hours away from the nearest one? UF/IFAS is studying how telehealth can expand healthcare access in rural communities, especially when it comes to medical specialist appointments. A recent study

Match Day 2025 made one thing clear: New residents want to be part of BayCare’s pursuit of clinical excellence. All our BayCare-sponsored Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs received a 100% match for Match Day. More than 170 health care leaders of the future, including resident physicians and fellows, have joined us to make BayCare their

SEBRING, Fla. — 90-year-old Nancy Macklin of Avon Park said it was a regularly scheduled echocardiogram of her heart at AdventHealth Sebring that led her to be diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis, a little-known but potentially deadly condition that can lead to congestive heart failure. Now, she’s working to make sure other people know about the condition, so they

DAVENPORT, Fla. — AdventHealth Heart of Florida in Davenport was thrilled to unveil its newly renovated Cath lab, featuring new leading-edge technology to offer even better care to patients. More than two dozen community leaders joined hospital leaders and team members for the special ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, March 18.  “This is a $2.5

by MEGAN WINSLOW March is National Nutrition Month, an opportunity to reflect on diet and its impact on overall health. A powerful but often-overlooked contributor to diet’s effect on wellness is dental health. “Sometimes we silo our health and think about nutrition in one place and dental health and overall wellness in other places,” said Laura

The Patel Children’s Heart Institute at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital is the first in the southeastern United States and one of only a handful of programs in the world to implant a new stent specifically created to enlarge narrowed blood vessels in the hearts of newborns and babies. The Renata Minima stent is the first

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (February 27, 2025) — BayCare, West Central Florida’s leader in behavioral health services, celebrated the opening of its behavioral health urgent care center, the first of its kind in Florida. The new outpatient facility, which offers walk-in and same-day appointments for Pasco-area adults in urgent need of mental health and substance