FORT MYERS, Fla. – Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States, but did you know that women and men can experience symptoms differently?
February is National Heart Month and Cathy Murtagh-Schaffer, a physician assistant at the Shipley Cardiothoracic Center is stopped by the WINK News studio to share some tips on how women can listen to their bodies for better heart health.
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NCH receives third $20M donation for new heart and stroke institute
Naples Community Hospital received a $20 million donation from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation for the health care system’s five-story cardiovascular institute. The $200 million facility, planned to replace the existing three-story Telford building, just south of the Downtown Baker Hospital building, will house all of NCH’s vascular-related specialties, such as heart care, stroke […]

2 women accused of abuse at a North Port day care
Two women have been arrested after police said one of them abused children at a North Port day care and the other, the day care director, protected the abuser.

Mental Health Monday: Pediatric mental health care shortage
Children who need to see a mental health professional in Southwest Florida can face a weeks- to monthlong wait for help. But the group Kids Minds Matter is working to lower that wait and is calling on you to help.

Emergency C-section after 25 weeks leads to smallest baby born at HealthPark Medical Center
Darionna, a newborn baby weighing just 9 1/2 ounces, less than a Coke can, is the smallest baby ever born at HealthPark Medical Center.
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Tom Allen Memorial Butterfly House
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Mother speaks after jury recommends death for daughter’s killer
Jan Cornell came close to peace after Joseph Zieler was convicted of murdering her eleven-year-old Robin Cornell and family friend Lisa Story and again days later when the jury recommended the death penalty.

Car catches fire, crashing into 2 other vehicles and Lehigh Acres home, 1 hurt
Fire bursts from a car after slamming into a home in Lehigh Acres Monday afternoon.

Report: Southwest Florida renter salaries should be $93,000 not to be ‘rent burdened’
For renters, finding a place to live in Southwest Florida that fits in their budget can feel like looking for gold at the end of a rainbow. “Rent’s terrible,” one resident told WINK News. A report from Florida Atlantic University, University of Alabama and Florida Gulf Coast University shows rent in the Fort Myers-Cape Coral […]