FDOT asking you if bike and pedestrian lanes should be added to busy roadOverbilled for overflow of water; Residents stuck with hefty water bill
PINE ISLAND FDOT asking you if bike and pedestrian lanes should be added to busy road The Florida Department of Transportation is asking you if bike and pedestrian lanes should be added to the busy road.
Food drive for mental health awareness While someone may look healthy, they may be fighting a real inner battle.
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ESTERO Scoreless Eagle up for award at NIL Summit FGCU’s Brandon Dwyer is one of the big time performers in NIL despite having never scored a single point in his entire Eagle career.
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Exclusive: Interview with woman who shares hope of recovery on National Fentanyl Awareness Day Lee County Sheriff’s Office said that in 2020 they seized nearly two thousand grams of fentanyl. In 2023, that number jumped to over 8,000.
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IRVING, Texas (AP) Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America.
PINE ISLAND FDOT asking you if bike and pedestrian lanes should be added to busy road The Florida Department of Transportation is asking you if bike and pedestrian lanes should be added to the busy road.
Food drive for mental health awareness While someone may look healthy, they may be fighting a real inner battle.
FORT MYERS Overbilled for overflow of water; Residents stuck with hefty water bill The Moore’s make ends meet living at The Cove for almost a year.
ESTERO Scoreless Eagle up for award at NIL Summit FGCU’s Brandon Dwyer is one of the big time performers in NIL despite having never scored a single point in his entire Eagle career.
What happens after a nuisance alligator is captured? For alligators, the month of May means we are in the heart of mating season in the Sunshine State.
Exclusive: Interview with woman who shares hope of recovery on National Fentanyl Awareness Day Lee County Sheriff’s Office said that in 2020 they seized nearly two thousand grams of fentanyl. In 2023, that number jumped to over 8,000.
ESTERO FGCU star in the circle reflects on historical senior season The Eagles’ ace told WINK News she is focused on making every moment count before she hangs up her cleats for the last time.
NAPLES Pastrami Dan’s reopens in Naples after SUV crash Pastrami Dan’s in Naples welcomed customers once again, with people waiting at the door.
FGCU Two FGCU softball players playing for those who impacted their lives Two FGCU softball players, Riley Oakes and Olivia Black, are playing for friends who impacted their lives in a major way.
Police: Cape Coral man breaks into ex-girlfriend’s home, kills fish named ‘Bean’ A man has been arrested after police said he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home, damaged her property and killed her pet fish.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers family blessed with new home In about sixty days, Myrtle Dillard’s home on Lincoln Boulevard went from being run-down and unlivable to brand new.
PORT CHARLOTTE Port Charlotte woman’s student loans forgiveness after consolidation One Port Charlotte woman was skeptical of her student loan consolidation and potential forgiveness but an email over the weekend changed her life.
FORT MYERS Allegations against Lee County animal shelter An animal activist group said a local animal shelter is failing to find homes for stray pets, among other complaints.
PORT CHARLOTTE Court hearing held for Trails End Drive murder suspects Two suspects in the Trails End Drive murders were meant to appear in court on Tuesday.
IRVING, Texas (AP) Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America.
Credit: via WINK News. When it comes to getting tested, experts say, soon, we may not need to visit the doctor’s office or even leave our homes for fast and reliable results. For Caitlin Donovan, it seems like her kids always get sick Friday afternoon. Along with being a mother, Donovan is also the senior director of public relations for National Patient Advocate Foundation. “You then have to go to either urgent care or an ER because your primary care provider is closed, and that costs more money on your copay, and it costs the system more money because they charge more,” Donovan said. Even if symptoms show up during office hours, you’re still looking at taking time off of work, which can mean lost income. But there is one thing that could help ease that burden along with transportation challenges — at-home testing. “If I could have a simple at-home strep test, I’d know it’s strep,” Donovan said. “I could choose to show the provider that it’s strep and then they can just prescribe an antibiotic over the phone. That would be a lot simpler.” It’s simpler and cheaper, said Dr. Michael Mina, an epidemiologist at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “I really do want to see a world where people have access to testing. They don’t have to go through hundreds of dollars of physician bills and hassle with scheduling and everything just to know – does my kid have the flu, can I send him to school?” Mina said. “The average markup is 40-fold of a test. That’s criminal, it’s bankrupting us as an economy, so I would like to see that change.” “It’s almost a pure profit business, and it’s become a very, very lucrative part of the business for most health care providers,” said Jon Hess, the CEO of Athos Health. “It’s a very high fixed cost business, meaning that you have to buy the equipment, but to actually do the test, it costs almost nothing.” Experts such as Hess say one silver lining to the pandemic is that we’re moving closer to that change. “They’ve had to change the part of the payment model for the COVID testing, so we can get reimbursed by the insurance company,” Hess said. “So it’s possible there’s nothing stopping it from happening except for the system and kind of bureaucracy.” “It shouldn’t be having to go to the doctor’s office and bring your kid there when they’re sick, it’s insane. And we have the tools now that could allow us to not have to do that,” Mina said. It’s a change saving families time and money. “This little device has the power to tell some person in the future if their kid has the flu, or, you know, whatever, it can look for all sorts of things,” Mina said. “I really do hope that one of the lasting effects of this pandemic is that we will see a democratization of testing, that people should be allowed to know what’s happening with their body.” Credit: Detect. MORE: Detect – A new molecular test for COVID-19 “Every family would benefit from inexpensive but quality tests for really simple ailments,” Donovan said. Some insurance companies are already using at-home testing models. UnitedHealthcare says its new “Well at Home” program is for people experiencing flu-like symptoms. Credit: UnitedHealthcare. The program sends patients Tamiflu, a COVID-19 test, a thermometer and a free telemedicine appointment. So far 400,000 people have signed up for the program.