Chaotic lake getting fence and securityWhat we learned about Cape Coral’s water crisis after a ride along
LEHIGH ACRES Chaotic lake getting fence and security Now, with all the negative attention it has gotten, some think putting up a fence is a great way to keep that bad activity out.
CAPE CORAL What we learned about Cape Coral’s water crisis after a ride along On Friday, WINK News got to ride along to see just what people are doing that could be wasting water.
FORT MYERS Students affected by COVID-19 able to graduate for the first time For many young people, COVID stripped away one of their greatest rites of passage: graduation.
Deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County Authorities are at the scene of a deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County on Friday afternoon.
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day in SWFL JP Sports store manager Jonathan Powell said this is a generational event that brings families together to reminisce on comics and other hobby-related knickknacks.
FORT MYERS Group rescues dogs before getting put down in Lee County Our animal shelters are packed with amazing puppies who have the sole desire to be loved.
FORT MYERS FGCU student beats all odds and is able to graduate Nearly four years ago, Marisa Manning had her heart set on going to Florida Gulf Coast University but never thought she’d find her passion for studying parasites.
FORT MYERS Victim in MLK Blvd. shooting identified as social media influencer The victim of the Martin Luther King Boulevard shooting has been identified as a local social media influencer.
FORT MYERS Could a Ferris wheel in downtown Fort Myers work? Right now, there are talks to bring a Ferris wheel to downtown Fort Myers, but several things are still up in the air.
LITTLE HICKORY BAY Improving ‘Hell’s Gate’ safety, a notoriously dangerous waterway for boaters A push to make an area known as “Hell’s Gate” safer since it’s a dangerous stretch of water with several blind corners within Little Hickory Bay.
Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
WINK NEWS Getting an inside look at the FEMA discount controversy Picking up the pieces after Hurricane Ian has been difficult for many and moving on can impact our wallets.
FGCU FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff playing for hometown team after labrum injury FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff is living the dream playing for the hometown team after he overcame a labrum injury.
LEHIGH ACRES Frustrated Lehigh parents want action after violent school fights go viral online Violence at a Lehigh Acres Middle school was captured and posted online.
Turtle Club beachfront restaurant relaunches in Naples After a series of private friends and family events this week, The Turtle Club will reopen May 5 and begin taking reservations again May 6.
LEHIGH ACRES Chaotic lake getting fence and security Now, with all the negative attention it has gotten, some think putting up a fence is a great way to keep that bad activity out.
CAPE CORAL What we learned about Cape Coral’s water crisis after a ride along On Friday, WINK News got to ride along to see just what people are doing that could be wasting water.
FORT MYERS Students affected by COVID-19 able to graduate for the first time For many young people, COVID stripped away one of their greatest rites of passage: graduation.
Deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County Authorities are at the scene of a deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County on Friday afternoon.
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day in SWFL JP Sports store manager Jonathan Powell said this is a generational event that brings families together to reminisce on comics and other hobby-related knickknacks.
FORT MYERS Group rescues dogs before getting put down in Lee County Our animal shelters are packed with amazing puppies who have the sole desire to be loved.
FORT MYERS FGCU student beats all odds and is able to graduate Nearly four years ago, Marisa Manning had her heart set on going to Florida Gulf Coast University but never thought she’d find her passion for studying parasites.
FORT MYERS Victim in MLK Blvd. shooting identified as social media influencer The victim of the Martin Luther King Boulevard shooting has been identified as a local social media influencer.
FORT MYERS Could a Ferris wheel in downtown Fort Myers work? Right now, there are talks to bring a Ferris wheel to downtown Fort Myers, but several things are still up in the air.
LITTLE HICKORY BAY Improving ‘Hell’s Gate’ safety, a notoriously dangerous waterway for boaters A push to make an area known as “Hell’s Gate” safer since it’s a dangerous stretch of water with several blind corners within Little Hickory Bay.
Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
WINK NEWS Getting an inside look at the FEMA discount controversy Picking up the pieces after Hurricane Ian has been difficult for many and moving on can impact our wallets.
FGCU FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff playing for hometown team after labrum injury FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff is living the dream playing for the hometown team after he overcame a labrum injury.
LEHIGH ACRES Frustrated Lehigh parents want action after violent school fights go viral online Violence at a Lehigh Acres Middle school was captured and posted online.
Turtle Club beachfront restaurant relaunches in Naples After a series of private friends and family events this week, The Turtle Club will reopen May 5 and begin taking reservations again May 6.
Earaches for any child can be painful and parents may worry about what medicine is best to give their kids. Now, a new warning from the FDA claims that some pediatricians and pharmacists are giving out unapproved medicine. Steve Wolf still remembers how his son Dashton Wolf used to howl from the pain of his chronic ear infections. “They’d keep him up all night. He’d be crying all night. We’d be calling the emergency room, calling his doctor,” he said. Steve says the doctor gave him medication including prescription eardrops that silenced the suffering. “We found a combination of remedies worked best, combining antibiotics for infection, pain killers like benzocaine to treat the pain,” said Wolf. But that ingredient is now the target of an FDA warning which says ear drops with benzocaine can lead to dangerous side effects that turned fatal in one severe case when a baby was given the drops despite warnings not to use in infants younger than one year. Benzocaine is one of six drugs that are allowed by regulators for certain medicines but were never evaluated by the FDA for use in ear drops. “Over the years those medicines have been used a lot and the FDA is simply pulling the medical community back in to say, wait a minute, there can be serious complications to these medicines,” said Dr. Jack C Borders, Jr. Doctor Borders, a Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology, supported the FDA clamping down on companies that make and sell 16 different prescription drops for ear pain and swelling that were never approved by the FDA. “There are a lot of pediatricians, a lot of doctors in this country, that will say the medicines on that list have been effective for their patients. the trouble is we don’t really have hard and fast data to prove that,” he explained. Pharmacist Zain Razvi says he has pulled these ear drops from his shelves. “I would say in my own personal opinion, my own clinical judgment, it’s not worth it. it’s not going to help you. Now I can’t even say that it’s not going to harm you,” he said. The pharmacist said he will recommend patients with a prescription for unapproved ear drops switch to over-the-counter pain pills or liquid. “I think if you treat it with an oral medication that you’ve known to be effective for other reasons… it will be as equally effective for ear pain and much more effective than this product,” said Dr. Razvi. But Steve still thinks the unapproved drops offer the best relief for his son’s ear aches, though he is doubtful he will be able to find them for much longer. “As a parent having used these medications, we found them safe and effective,” he said. The FDA says patients should return drops with ingredients on the warning list and ask their doctor for a substitute prescription. Since medicine labels don’t list whether or not they are FDA approved, you can head to the FDA’s website to find out.