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Health department confirms locally acquired infection, urges residents to avoid bites.
Health officials step up mosquito surveillance and spraying.
Hospital says operation marks first time the two Edwards Lifesciences implants were used together in one patient.
Device treats narrowing that returns after stent placement.
DOH- Manatee and the Manatee County Mosquito Control District are coordinating surveillance and prevention efforts by source reduction.
“Every two weeks we are spraying with our helicopters all urban areas of Bradenton and Palmetto with each mission covering about 30,000 acres. ”
State health data shows deaths in Bay, Broward, Marion, Palm Beach and Pinellas counties.
Patients in Venice and North Port have had to drive to Sarasota Memorial’s main campus for treatment.
Hillsborough County leads state with 177 cases as of Sept. 23 update.
Hospital board approves outpatient facility on Curry Lane.
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Board OKs nearly $60 million deal for 120 acres near I-75 and SR 64.
Award recognizes evidence-based treatment guidelines for stroke patients.
Health officials call the death wildly unusual as state nears record numbers of the illness this year.
The firefighters were presented with a special plaque by Chief Nursing Officer Todd Cruz
Polk officials increase spraying while Hillsborough deploys helicopters over Tampa neighborhoods.
Sarasota, Manatee counties not listed in latest county totals
Reporting is provisional and subject to change, CDC says.
An injection used in hemodialysis may be contaminated with fiberglass, leading to a recall of two lots of the solution.
Florida reports 486 cases statewide, up from 460.
State reports 22 combined cases through Aug. 15.
Health system ranked No. 17 among Florida employers.
Local total climbs to 16 confirmed or probable cases through Aug. 8.
State program targets rural hospitals, clinics and workforce development.
Health system ranks No. 28 nationally, No. 8 among U.S. health care organizations in 2026 list.
Five people in Louisiana have died so far in 2026 from the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, according to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH).
Florida health officials report 12 confirmed or probable cases in the two-county area; CDC links multistate outbreak to iceberg lettuce recall.
Health officials are urging residents and visitors to stay alert, saying rabies may currently be present in the local wild animal population.
Florida health data show four confirmed or probable cases combined across the two counties.
Latest FLHealthCHARTS data marks a change from previous reporting.
Lee County has the highest listed count in the state report, while Hillsborough has 2 cases and Pinellas has 1.
Taxpayers who paid late penalties or interest between 2020 and 2023 may qualify for money back.
Manatee and Sarasota counties have no reported cases, but a local doctor says the illness is 100% treatable if caught early.
The Suncoast is facing a critical blood shortage heading into the Fourth of July holiday week — a historically difficult stretch for blood donation as people travel and extreme summer heat keeps would-be donors at home.
The event brings together local organizations, service providers, and support networks to connect veterans, first responders, and their families with education and services.
Local blood inventory drops 46% as national shortages limit import options.
Resident who fed stray cats cited after unvaccinated animal bites victims in Glen Road neighborhood.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers held their 12th annual Cut and Color Funds the Cure event to benefit the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation on Thursday.
Milman-Kover Cancer Pavilion brings together outpatient cancer services under one roof.
Rabies advisory issued in Charlotte County after raccoon tests positive.
Sisters with family history among first to test new screening technology designed to detect abnormalities before cancer develops.
Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute installing Edison Histotripsy System.
The CDC has updated guidance for people possibly exposed to hantavirus.
The U.N. health agency says three patients on a cruise ship with suspected hantavirus infections are being flown to the Netherlands.
Sarasota Memorial Hospital uses artificial intelligence to scan hundreds of thousands of radiology reports annually, catching lung cancer early in local patients.
Sarasota Memorial Hospital participates in study targeting irregular heartbeat signals.
Xanax, a popular prescription anxiety medication, has been recalled nationwide, according to the FDA.
The Texas Department of Agriculture is sounding the alarm after New World screwworms were detected just 90 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.
Second Chance Act brings ECG testing to students for $20.