Red tide is on the rise in Sarasota County, leaving dead fish and marine life littering beaches and carrying foul-smelling breezes up to a mile inland. The return of the Karenia brevis red tide has certainly put a damper on summer plans for beach days and boating. But what are red tide's health effects? Should we skip the beach during blooms? Is it safe to swim in red tide waters? SMH Pulmonary Disease Specialist Kirk Voelker, MD, offers answers.
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
“For almost a third of Newtown’s 100-year history, the African American community supplied most of their own medical care using cobwebs, cotton balls, turpentine, and castor oil as internal and external cure-alls.
Midwives helped pregnant women to give birth.” -- Newtown Historic Marker
Monday, February 24, 2025