The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) reported today on the suicide of Deputy Christopher Former, 49. According to HCSO, on December 29, 2021, just after 7 p.m., Hillsborough County’s 911 center received a call from a family member of Former. The caller said that he made suicidal threats to aContinue Reading
Officials with the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) in Cebu City, Philippines reported the suicide of a coronavirus patient Tuesday. The 48-year-old male patient from Tres de Abril was admitted due to COVID-19 pneumonia on Monday and was staying in a room at the third level of theContinue Reading
A national panel of health experts is for the first time recommending that clinicians screen all adults for unhealthy drug use. From the abstract, under Importance: An estimated 12% of adults 18 years or older and 8% of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years report unhealthy use of prescription orContinue Reading
Doctors are encouraging parents to better understand the mental health risks associated with children and adolescents diagnosed with scoliosis. In addition to physical pain and discomfort, having an abnormality like scoliosis at a sensitive age can take an emotional toll. Some effects of scoliosis include relationship issues, low self-esteem andContinue Reading
The body of 80-year-old Edwin Barthold was found outside his Oldsmar home Saturday night. Deputies say a neighbor shot him six times and then turned the gun on himself. Deputies say there was a history of the two arguing. Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office report that Steven Larson, 75, was found deadContinue Reading
