Buddy Check 12 is a breast self-examination awareness program created through a partnership between First Coast News anchor, Jeannie Blaylock and Baptist Medical Center. It launched in 1992 after ...

One self-exam saved Christie Lesser’s life — and gave her 30 more years with her husband, kids and mom. More than 30 years ago, Christie was watching First Coast News when she heard about Buddy Check.

Becky Jammes is a woman with spunk; you can see it instantly in the photo of her riding her bright-red motorcycle. She is happy, confident, and full of fire. But after a fight she never expected, she ...

Buddy Check 12, an educational and prevention program developed by Baptist Health in partnership with First Coast News, is celebrating our 20th anniversary of Buddy Check 12. The program was founded ...