Health
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Man goes home after months-long COVID-19 fight
After being hospitalized since February with COVID-19 complications, the one...
COVID-19 cases and vaccinations on the rise
Marion County saw a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases over...
Governor to bar schools from requiring masks
FORT LAUDERDALE — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he...
Food allergy or food sensitivity?
A growing number of individuals suffer with digestive problems and...
Marion reopens COVID-19 test site amid surge
As cases of COVID-19 in Marion County and Florida continue...
Orange, Leon requiring employees get vaccine
Citing a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases because of the...
COVID-19 surge continues in Marion
For a fourth straight week, COVID-19 cases nearly doubled in...
AdventHealth Ocala maintains current COVID-19 p...
While the Central Florida division of AdventHealth announced limits to...
County seeks to offset hospital Medicaid shortfall
The Marion County Commission unanimously approved an ordinance earlier this...
Heart of Florida to build free-standing clinic ...
Fresh off the sale of its former dental building, The...
COVID Update
The number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Marion County were up sharply last...
Ocala Health names Eric Schuck, MD as Chief Me...
Ocala Health, part of HCA Healthcare, announces the appointment of...
Marion COVID-19 uptick continues, delta variant...
For the second week in a row, Marion County experienced...
Opioid settlement approved by county commission
The Marion County Commission unanimously accepted the Purdue Pharma L.C....
Marion County sees uptick in COVID-19 cases
The county saw an uptick in the number of COVID-19...
Marion hits 50% COVID-19 vaccination rate
Marion County recently achieved a 50% vaccination rate among all...
Study on violence and children nears halfway p...
Nearly a year into a two-year study to better understand...
$7.8 million for CF health programs survives De...
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a record $100 billion...
Marion County shifting gears on COVID-19
Mark Lander, the administrator for the Florida Department of Health...
Marion Senior Services launches mental health ...
The launch of a new Human Services department at Marion...
Health is where the Heart is
Editor’s Note: Sadie Fitzpatrick uses this space to explore the...
ORMC seeks permit for $19 million expansion
Ocala Regional Medical Center is planning a $19 million project...
COVID-19 vaccine available for those 12 and up
Those 12 and older can now receive the Pfizer COVID-19...
DeSantis suspends COVID-19 emergency orders
TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended all local-government coronavirus emergency...
Vaccination efforts move to smaller, pop-up events
With the demand for COVID-19 vaccinations waning the Florida Department...
Marion County completes list of vaccine appoint...
COVID-19 vaccines are available to all adults, but the Department...
Vaccine appointments plummet in Marion County
COVID-19 vaccines are available to all adults, but the Department...
Team delivers vaccines to homebound residents
The Florida Department of Health in Marion County prides itself...
Florida halts Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Gov. Ron DeSantis, who was recently vaccinated with the single-dose...
Gallery: COVID-19 Vaccinations At The Florida H...
COVID-19 Vaccinations At The Florida Horse Park.
COVID cases crater among seniors in Marion County
Mark Lander, administrator of the Florida Department of Health in...
DeSantis nixes COVID-19 passport idea
Florida Governor pushes for Legislature to impose a permanent ban...
Beacon Point adds program for drug exposed babies
The Marion County Hospital District will provide space at its...
Marion County approaches 100,000 vaccinated
On Friday, the Florida Department of Health reported giving out...
All adults eligible for vaccines starting April 5
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced on Twitter that all...
Marion’s COVID death rate ranks ninth in the State
While Marion County ranks 48th for COVID-19 cases per 100,000...
Educator dies of COVID-19
After more than a month in the hospital battling COVID-19,...
Legislature looks to cap insulin cost
In an attempt to limit high out-of-pocket costs for people...
Marion County starts administrating 50-plus va...
The drop in age came on Monday after the initial...
Vaping regulations eyed by Legislature
TALLAHASSEE – More than two years after the U.S. surgeon...
Vaccines coming for all; Marion inmates also el...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Twitter Thursday morning that all Florida residents who...
DeSantis: Vaccine age drops to 50 on Monday
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that Florida will start offering...
A Defining Time
It respected no border, changed how we lived and left...
Coming Soon: Vaccines for 55 and older
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that he will soon lower...
COVID-19 vaccines up, cases down in Marion County
At Tuesday’s county commission meeting, Emergency Management director Preston Bowlin...
Some schools crowded despite COVID-19
Despite coronavirus protocols and quarantines, some Marion County schools are...
Gallery: Vaccine push
Two recent vaccination events in Marion County brought an extra...
School employees will get five extra days of CO...
The Marion County School Board unanimously approved five additional days...
Health official: Johnson & Johnson vaccine...
Marion County has surpassed 65,000 people vaccinated with more...