Good meeting Editor: I would like to thank city staff and all of those who attended the Oct. 29 special meeting of the New Port Richey City Council. ...more

November 10, 2009

Pinellas County has its first official swine flu-related death. The patient was a 36-year-old man and, as with many of the swine flu fatalities, had an underlying health condition. The health department learned Monday he had tested positive for swine flu, but it has released few other details, including his name or when he died, because of patient privacy concerns. ...more

August 11, 2009

Two men in Hillsborough and one in Hernando have died from swine flu, the first reported deaths attributed to the virus in both counties. ...more

July 23, 2009

A single probable case of whooping cough was observed in Highlands County this year, while the Polk County Health Department reported a dramatic increase, with 23 confirmed cases since Jan. 1. ...more

July 31, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- Health officials are encouraging families to get free immunizations early for their children long before students report for the first day of the new school year on Aug. 20. "If a child is not up to date on immunizations their body may not be strong enough to fight off the encountered disease," the Pasco County Health Department director, Dr. David Johnson, commented in a press release. ...more

June 28, 2008

Hillsborough County Health Department Director Doug Holt said he has noticed a rise in diagnoses of flu, with a variety of areas reporting cases. ...more

February 21, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – As many as 70,000 low-income Pasco residents might be doing without medical care, the Pasco County Health Department director, Dr. David Johnson, told county commissioners today. ...more

January 22, 2008

SEBRING — Superintendent Wally Cox said Friday that "very few" students have contracted the staph infection, but he did not know the exact number or what schools the students attended. A district office secretary said reports of 10 infected students at one school is not even close to being true. Students received a letter in school Friday, to be taken home to their parents, about the staph infection. ...more

October 28, 2007

Flu season has begun, and can continue through February or later. Influenza (the flu) is a contagious and potentially serious illness that can lead to hospitalization and even death. ...more

October 6, 2007