Health News

As darkness fell along the beach behind the Marriott Crystal Shores, Melissa Felice and Dr. Loan Lam were busy. Along with a group of volunteers led by logistics chairman Raul Medina, both Felice, the executive director for the Marco Island ...

Exercise classes often employ music as an assist in the workout. How about drums?

Susan Alderman, 40, was diagnosed in November but couldn't start treatment for a month. Financial instability and a lack of insurance meant the South Fort Myers mom had to make choices — pay rent or receive treatment. There aren't countywide ...

Jessica Stevens, 23, suffered in her hospital room from horrendous pain and open lesions on arms, legs and torso. Her prognosis was bleak; a lifetime of neurological malfunction and searing pain. Her malady resulted from the tiniest of creatures; a ...

Sometimes feeling a lump in the throat is cause for concern, and sometimes it’s not.

Advances in technology have created new levels of precision for knee replacement, Dr. Frederick Buechel told a group Tuesday at Iberia Bank’s “Health Plus” lecture series.

Healthcare-related providers and businesses got a chance to talk to a lot of prospective customers all at once, when Mackle Park hosted the Marco Island Community Health Fair on Saturday. Companies and organizations from massage therapists to tai chi classes, ...

E-mails fly about less expensive north-of-the-border drugs, but on Wednesday, what Canadians learned regarding Collier County’s pre-hospital and medical services made them ooh and aah. Dr. Allen Weiss, president and CEO of Naples Community Healthcare Systems, painted a rosy picture ...

Doggie breath is no joke. It may be the first symptom that could lead to a more serious health problem. The American Veterinary Dental Society says more than 80 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats develop gum disease ...

Forget making house calls, the doctors of Physician’s Regional Healthcare System are making bank calls. And just because your meeting your doctor at the bank, doesn’t mean you’ll need to take out a loan while you’re there. In fact, unlike ...

The removal of some equipment at Marco Island Medical Center prompted Collier EMS officials to tell staff this week to treat the center like a walk-in clinic or doctor's office, but doctors said the effect of the change in the ...

Hormones, or the lack of them, drew a packed house Wednesday evening for the Iberia Bank “In the Round” presentation. The 39th in the long-running series drew what might have been a record crowd, said host Keith Dameron, with 92 ...

Testosterone has something of a wicked reputation, and often gets the blame for crazy stunts perpetrated by boys of all ages. Wednesday evening, Oct. 12, it gets put under the microscope. Iberia Bank’s “In the Round” community forums have covered ...

Self Help: Support groups in Lee and Collier counties for Sept. 16

Health Briefs: news from the community for Lee and Collier counties for Aug. 30.