Funeral held for Kayla Rincon-Miller, teen killed in Cape CoralBigger bottles of wine hitting the shelves after DeSantis signs new bill
FORT MYERS Group will clear medical debt for around 4,000 people in SWFL A local group is buying medical debt and spreading the surprise to recipients using one yellow envelope at a time. The wife of one of those recipients, Merina, said her husband Derrick was chronically ill for an extended period. The medical bills were “huge” because almost every day, they called the paramedics, included an airlift […]
SOUTH FORT MYERS Graduates in physician assistant program at FGCU in high demand Primary care physicians are in short supply, so schools across the country, including Florida Gulf Coast University in south Fort Myers, are looking to fill the gap. For Michelle Goble, this moment is the realization of a life-long dream. “I got hurt when I was in high school and throughout my whole process of the […]
COLLIER COUNTY The power of music for seniors in Collier County battling loneliness Can loneliness kill you? Research says yes and the number of adults feeling isolated is increasing. WINK News health and medical reporter Veronica Marshall, shows you a local musical group who aims to take that on. Watch in the full story above.
Coronavirus cases on the rise in US, experts say not to worry There are now 13 cases of coronavirus here in the U.S. but despite the new diagnosis, experts don’t want you to panic. We spoke to CBS Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jon Lapook and he really put the outbreak into perspective. We may have hit the double digits for coronavirus cases here, but 42,000 are infected […]
NAPLES $1 million in grants to detect dementia through voice assistant systems Becky Doane and her husband, Rick, loved traveling. The pair said making memories together has kept their marriage strong. But, when Rick was diagnosed with dementia, it was devastating. “We were too far along in the process,” Becky said, “before it was diagnosed.” But there is a new effort underway that could help families diagnose […]
FORT MYERS Coronavirus causes mask shortage at SWFL pharmacies, but is there a reason to worry? The coronavirus has killed more than 630 people, the majority in China. Globally, it has infected over 31,400 people across 25 countries and territories. More flights from China arrived in the U.S. Friday carrying American evacuees and Royal Caribbean is now banning anyone who has traveled through China in the last 15 days. Here in […]
NAPLES Meet the new superbug killing robot at Naples Community Hospital Wendy, the Xenex UV robot, is the next step in the fight to keep you healthy in the hospital as she goes around Naples Community Hospital Healthcare System with a UV light that kills things like MRSA and the Coronavirus. All over the country, you can find horror stories about drug-resistant superbugs. C-Diff is just […]
NAPLES Caregiver Bootcamp helps care for those who are caring for others It starts with a diagnosis. “All of the people you know and love still know and love you, but they really cannot understand what’s happening,” said Diane Goldstein. After that, daily life becomes a struggle. “It’s very easy to get very depressed and lonely when you’re a caregiver to an Alzheimer’s patient,” Goldstein said. While […]
WINK NEWS Health experts say no immediate concern for coronavirus in SWFL Images of people wearing face masks in China trying to prevent from getting the coronavirus have made the news across the globe. Hundreds of people have contracted the disease worldwide. In fact, a possible case of the respiratory virus is now under investigation in United States. We spoke to experts at Lee Health about how […]