The Sarasota Memorial Venice Hospital will break ground in just a few months, and is expected to open its doors in Fall of 2021. The construction for the replacement Venice Regional Hospital will begin this Summer and it should be finished within 3 years.
Florida organ donors could get free decals for their cars, minivans or trucks under a bill filed Wednesday for consideration during the 2019 legislative session.
On Saturday, a source delivered a news tips to ABC7 about a canal filled with brown rusty water in a residential community. The water went from clear, to green, then a coffee color, according to residents along the Bayshore Canal, which leads to the Sarasota Bayfront.
For the first time in U.S. History, Americans are now more likely to die of an accidental opioid overdose than in a motor vehicle accident, according to a new report by the National Safety Council.
At a workshop on Friday morning, Fire Chief Shawn Carvey presented research to council members showing that 66% of the time that an emergency medical service call is placed, the Venice Fire Department arrives before Sarasota County ambulances.
On Friday, a 48-inch diameter pipe burst at a city utility campus on 12th Street. It happened around 9am during the rainstorm and released 900,000 gallons of untreated sewage and wastewater on site. It took crews about an hour to stop the discharges.
After an 8-year-old asked Santa to borrow money for kids with cancer, word spread quickly among family friends and colleagues, and the boy found $1,200 under the tree Christmas morning.
The holiday season is meant to be a time of happiness and celebration, but for many it can be stressful and that stress can lead to depression and arguments.
The study found illicit drugs like fentanyl, heroin and cocaine were the leading causes of unintentional overdoses, and prescription drugs were more likely to be involved in suicidal overdoses.
The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County says the infections were acquired locally and the source has not been identified. The department is now working to identify and notify people who may have been exposed.
The state doesn't require schools to test their supply for water but Sarasota County Schools went ahead and tested 19 schools, finding high concentrations of lead in some buildings and classrooms.
You can’t see it, smell it, or even taste it. The only way to know it’s inside your home is by performing a test with a radon kits. It’s also the second leading cause of Lung Cancer in the United States.
A new report by Georgetown's Center for Children and Families says the number of uninsured children in the United States has increased for the first time in nearly a decade.In Florida, the uninsured rate went from 288,000 in 2016 to 325,000 in 2017. South Dakota, Utah, Texas and Georgia
A recent report released by Genworth Financial said that by the year 2048, a private room at a nursing home in Sarasota is expected to nearly double in price, costing roughly $300,000 per year.
A recent study by Care.com based on statistics from the Center for American Progress shows that the demand for reliable child care continues to grow across the nation.
The FDA advises consumers to continue using the medication until their pharmacist provides a replacement or their doctor provides an alternative treatment option.
You’ve probably heard about the growing effort to ban plastic straws, but according to experts, there’s an even worse pollutant - also made of plastic - that has caused harm to our beaches and our environment for years... cigarette butts.
The F.D.A. has approved a new, powerful opioid to manage pain in adults. Dsuvia is 10 times stronger than fetanyl, and 1,000 more potent than morphine.
The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County (DOH-Pinellas) has identified a positive case of hepatitis A in a food service worker in St. Pete Beach.
A "No Swim Advisory" was issued after tests on Halloween found elevated levels of enterococci bacteria, which may cause human disease, infections or rashes.
Data was collected by the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County and the Manatee County School District between December 1, 2017 and March 31, 2019. In all, 239 responded to the health survey to determine if Bayshore High School is the source of any disease clusters.
(AP) - Insurance shoppers likely will have several choices for individual health coverage this fall. The bad news? There's no guarantee they will cover certain doctors or prescriptions.
"It affects teens by their time management skills, many don't have time to do homework or anything," said Stephanie Hawkins, Student Body President of the senior class at North Port High School. Hawkins is talking about the movie documentary Screenagers which focuses on the excessive use of phones and computers.
The numbers are frightening. There has been a 200 percent increase in opioid overdose deaths in the state of Florida since the year 2000. The Sarasota County School Board gave the green light today to a $7500 grant from the Florida Department of Health that will bring the nasal mister form of Naloxone to the school district.
BRADENTON, FL (WWSB) - Suncoast residents will flock to a free clinic in Manatee County this weekend that's offering dental, vision and medical care to uninsured individuals in the community.
SARASOTA, FL (WWSB) - Starting Monday, Mote Marine, with funding support from the Florida Department of Health, will begin air testing in Sarasota County for red tide toxins.
(WTXL/RNN) - A nationwide recall of 6.5 million pounds of beef products, which officials have identified as the cause of illness in more than 50 people, has been issued due to possible salmonella contamination.
SARASOTA, FL (WWSB) - Sarasota Police Department is showing their support by showing pink on their badges for Breast Cancer Awareness month this October.
SARASOTA, FL (WWSB) - Fighting cancer can be an arduous and overwhelming task. But one Suncoast cancer survivor is trying to make it feel a little more approachable. Tony McEachern from "Team Tony Foundation". And he has some big news about a new cancer center coming here to the Suncoast.
SARASOTA, FL (WWSB) - Weight loss is a very individual journey, with many different options available to help you reach your goals. CoolSculpting is the only FDA cleared non-surgical fat reduction option available, and Dr. Sera Balderston and Nurse Practitioner Erin Alonso from Point Lumineux explain it.
SARASOTA, FL (WWSB) - Many of us suffer from aches and pains in our joints and limbs and lower back as we age and our body deteriorates. And we'd like to solve these problems with as little down time, and almost no pain, with a procedure that really works. We visited Dr. Frank Lanzisera, Director of Total Regenerative Therapy in Tampa. Stem cells can be collected in many ways. Dr. Lanzisera uses stem cells collected from a healthy mother and baby at birth. The cells are injected into a patient in Dr. Lanzisera's office. And you only need one injection. Dr. Lanzisera says they can help people suffering from COPD, arthritis, lower back pain, joint pain in knees, hips and shoulders and many other conditions.
A report in the New England Journal of Medicine said a 55-year-old woman developed the tongue condition as a side-effect to treatment of a wound infection she developed after sustaining severe leg injuries in an auto accident.
BRADENTON, FL (WWSB) - Bradenton based Centerstone is one of the premier mental health facilities on the Suncoast. Two suicides in the past year are raising a lot of questions. They are separate cases, but how were two people able to kill themselves when there are protocols in place in order to prevent instances like these from happening?
TALLAHASSEE, FL (WWSB) - The number of Zika cases continue to inch up in Florida. According to the state Department of Health website, Florida has had 66 reported cases of the mosquito-borne virus this year, with the number increasing slightly during the past three weeks.
Sarasota, FL (WWSB) -- Publix is voluntarily recalling a variety of ground beef and ground chuck products that may be contaminated with E. coli. We often here of it during a recall .. but do you really know what it is or what the symptoms may be?
SARASOTA AND MANATEE COUNTY, FL (WWSB)- While most people throughout Sarasota and Manatee Counties have the luxury to go inside to avoid the red tide effects, lifeguards remain on the beach all day long.
SARASOTA COUNTY, FL (WWSB)- As the red tide still lingers throughout Sarasota County, one local sinus and allergy doctor said more patients are coming through his door.
MANATEE COUNTY, FL (WWSB) - The Florida Department of Health in Manatee County (DOH) has issued a warning for residents following a confirmed human case of West Nile Virus.
TAMPA, FL (WWSB) -- Ready to run across the Skyway again for a good cause? Registration for the second annual Skyway 10K will officially open Thursday, September 13th.
ANNA MARIA ISLAND, FL (WWSB) - 160 tons in the last three weeks. That's the amount of dead fish that has been cleaned up in Manatee County because of red tide. More than half of that came just from Anna Maria Island.
ABC - Stroke is the third leading cause of death for women. And a new study from the American Heart Association has a surprising discovery about something that may be linked to lower stroke risk: breast feeding.
