collier county

In January, the county launched a program designed to lower the mosquito population by sterilizing male mosquitos with low dose X-rays, rendering them infertile.

The method involves using low-dose X-rays to render male mosquitoes unable to reproduce. Male mosquitoes don't bite and won’t have contact with people or spread disease.

Naples-based NCH may be considered out of network at the end of September if the two parties can’t come to an agreement.

Health experts testify on the importance of keeping the mineral in the water supply, but "health freedom" backers dominate the public discussion before the commission vote.

The Naples United Church of Christ hosted a youth mental health community forum for local health care players and mental health experts to show their progress toward a more well community.

The agitated suspect barged into the North Collier Hospital emergency room, pushed a patient and then pushed a nurse in the head, according to a sheriff's office report.

Shy Wolf Sanctuary is providing members of Home Base Florida, a local nonprofit dedicated to supporting veterans and military families, the opportunity to take part in the sanctuary’s Healing Hearts Program.

In Collier, with a majority white, wealthy population, a stigma remains among many working-class Hispanic Americans regarding the health care system. Still, there are organizations available to help.

Commissioners voted to enact an ordinance that would ban the establishment or location of medical marijuana dispensing facilities in unincorporated parts of the county.

Four months after Hurricane Ian, shards of debris have been washed onto the coast and lawns, and there is a spike in the number of cases of very dangerous flesh-eating bacteria.