Category: health-fitness

NICEVILLE — Dr. Jean Jacks with Core Chiropractic will present a talk on poor posture and its effect on your body.
The free event is open to the public. Attendees will learn posture exercises they …

CRESTVIEW — The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County will host a Zika virus community update May 24.
The hour-long presentation — 5:30 p.m. in the Senior Circle classroom at North Okaloo…

GAINESVILLE — Athletes who wait to report a concussion may experience longer recovery times, say University of Florida researchers who found that college players who delayed treatment or removal from…

PENSACOLA — Covenant Care can now increase the services it offers in Pensacola with the May 9 acquisition of Pensacola-based Peoples Home Health, a Medicare-certified home health provider serving Esc…

FORT WALTON BEACH — The Florida Department of Health’s Tobacco Free Florida program and the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County (DOH-Okaloosa) are launching a new initiative, Secondhand S…

GAINESVILLE — When older relatives complain about their pains, show a little empathy, because new research suggests that as we age, we may all become more sensitive to pain. A small, preliminary Univ…

LAUREL HILL — Many couples say theirs is a “match made in heaven.” There’s no doubt in Andrew and Jessica Twitty’s minds that God matched them up — heart, soul and now, a kidney.
Jessica was diagno…

CRESTVIEW — After more than a year of often painful surgeries and physical therapy, Davidson Middle School student Drew Barefield will share his positive attitude to encourage other kids who also fac…

CRESTVIEW — The North Okaloosa Medical Center offers the health-related tips below for when you go on vacation.
Whether your plan is to play tourist in your hometown, travel overseas or something i…

CRESTVIEW — Trauma survivor Drew Barefield of Crestview has been named this year’s Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Florida Champion.
Drew, 14, will serve as a fundraising and awareness ambassa…