Category: Health
Tampa Free Press - Your Source For Tampa Area Local Breaking News, National Stories, Politics, Sports, Florida Agriculture, Legal, Cops and Crime
With Vaccine Delivery Imminent, U.S. Nursing Homes Must Make a Strong Pitch to Residents
Imagine this: Your elderly mother, who has dementia, is in a nursing home and COVID-19 vaccines are due to arrive in a week or two.
You think she [...]
Florida’s First Lady Casey DeSantis, Major Mental Health Accomplishments Achieved in 2020
Florida's First Lady Casey DeSantis reflected on the administration’s mental health accomplishments achieved in 2020. From the beginning of the admin [...]
Citrus Memorial Hospital Receives Moderna Vaccine, Rollout Focused on Healthcare Workers
INVERNESS, Fla. - Citrus Memorial Hospital has received its first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and has begun vaccinating caregivers deeme [...]
James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital & Clinics Begin COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
TAMPA, Fla. - James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital & Clinics began COVID-19 vaccination with the Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday, following VA's announcem [...]
Hillsborough Covid-19 Holiday Testing Schedule
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla.- The holidays will impact schedules at COVID-19 coronavirus public testing locations in Hillsborough County.
All public [...]
Many U.S. Health Experts Underestimated the Coronavirus… Until It Was Too Late
By Liz Szabo
A year ago, while many Americans were finishing their holiday shopping and finalizing travel plans, doctors in Wuhan, China, were bat [...]
Overdose Deaths In The U.S. Accelerating During COVID-19
Over 81,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in the 12 months ending in May 2020, the highest number of overdose deaths ever record [...]
Pinellas County COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Begins Today
ST. PETERSBURG, FL - Pinellas long-term care residents and staff began receiving COVID-19 vaccines on Dec. 16 as part of the Florida Department of He [...]
U.S. Study Shows COVID-19 Masks We Use and Reuse, Could Be Worse Than No Mask At All
Researchers at UMass Lowell and California Baptist University say that re-wearing a dirty mask or wearing it improperly, to stop the spread of COVID- [...]
COVID-19 Testing Site at Tropicana Field Closing for the Day
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla.- Due to the volume of cars waiting in line and forecasted thunderstorms impacting operations later this afternoon, the Tropica [...]