Palm Beach County

TGH expands its Treasure Coast footprint through a five-year deal with the Palm Beach County Health Care District to manage Lakeside Medical Center. The district's board approved the arrangement Dec. 11.

Settlement from the opioid distributors will cover $7.7 million a year toward "‘person-centered, recovery-oriented care."

Between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, the FLASH exchange program served more than 250 clients and reduced its overall syringe count by nearly 8,000.

The state health department says it is treating the affected area for mosquitoes, though it did not specify where in the county the case was reported.

Officials say water used by Bedner Growers of Boynton Beach matched a strain of the bacteria that caused some of the illnesses in more than 30 states and Washington, D.C., from late March through early June.

The recommendation on spending nearly $150 million in opioid settlement money over 20 years received a warm — and sympathetic — reaction from the County Commission.

Two professors from the nursing college are leading a team of investigators from four other institutions to evaluate how factors like social isolation and intermittent sugar cane burning affect brain health.

After years of work, a little-known advisory committee has submitted its recommendation to county commissioners on how to spend $148 million over 20 years from opioid lawsuit settlements.

The app promotes tips and guidance to avoid dangerous falls, including guidance on decluttering the home.

An FSU study released this year concluded that air pollution from the burns can cause premature deaths. Some protestors are calling on the sugar industry to focus on greener methods of harvesting.