The Boca Grande PurpleStride PanCan walk to raise funds for research and treatment of pancreatic cancer that we wrote about last week will be held on April 29, meeting under the sunshade at the Bo…
Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 67 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in nine samples: f…
A team of Boca Grande walkers will be joining a national fundraising and information effort this month. Known as The PurpleStride, it is a walk sponsored by PanCAN, the Pancreatic Action Network, …
If you’re looking for the latest information on issues and conditions affecting your health, the Boca Grande Health Clinic’s website – bghc.org/ – is a great resource.
The goal is to provide p…
Next in the Boca Grande Health Clinic’s web video series, “Secrets to Longevity,” is Robert (Bob) Fletcher, one of the Island’s nonagenarians (those in their 90s). Watch Bob’s secrets to longevity…
Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 75 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in 14 samples from…
In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background to medium concentrations in and offshore of Pinellas County, very low to medium concentrations in Manatee County, back…
Boca Grande Health Clinic is pleased to present the next episode in its “Secrets to Longevity” web video series, where we pay tribute to Boca Grande’s seniors. “We had such a great response to the…
Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 72 samples along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in nine samples: six in Pin…
Donating blood saves lives. We all intrinsically know this. Yet, according to the American Red Cross, less than 3 percent of age-eligible people donate blood annually.
The Boca Grande Health Cl…
