This is one of my favorite editions of Central Florida Health News. After all, I’m a huge dog lover, so any time I get to write about the undeniably positive bond between humans and their pets, I’m thrilled. In this edition, we explore the benefits pets have on our lives, and we go even further […]
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We want to thank all of the exhibitors who joined us for the Central Florida Health Expo at International Market World in Auburndale on February 10. The weather was mild and traffic through the marketplace was exceptional! Exhibitors included: Wellcare, InCare, Trulieve, Spine Correction, VeriMed Health, Orchid Cleaning Services, Humana, Palm Medical Center, CarePlus, and
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Lakeland, FL – Patrick Francois, MD, a Nephrology specialist who treats patients from the Watson Clinic Highlands facility at 2300 E. County Road 540A in south Lakeland, recently received a board-certification in Nephrology from the American Board of Internal Medicine, the same organization where he had previously earned a board-certification in Internal Medicine. Dr. Francois received his
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Watson Clinic recognizes one outstanding employee every month as part of their Program for Employee Excellence and Recognition (PEER) award. The PEER Award is given to an employee who best exemplifies the patient-focused customer service standards that Watson Clinic strives to excel at every day. The following employee was recognized for this current month: Amanda
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Lakeland, FL – Watson Clinic is the only medical facility in the area to offer the highly advanced imaging capabilities of the Siemens Biograph Vision™, a next-generation PET/CT scanner that produces cardiac imaging with greater efficiency, accuracy and less radiation exposure than ever before. “By combining the best of two separate imaging systems – the PET
Comprehensive center combines subspecialty areas to help patients with ear abnormalities and hearing loss Orlando, Fla. (Jan. 23, 2023) Nemours Children’s Health announces a new interdisciplinary center that will aid patients dealing with a range of issues around deafness and ear reconstruction, specifically those with ear differences, hearing loss and communications needs. This new center at
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University Students Learn to Use Puppetry for Occupational Therapy by KRISTEN GUEVARA “Everyone loves puppets!” exclaims Angela Sampson. She should know. Sampson uses them not only in her job as a pediatric occupational therapist but also as she and other professors equip the next generation of occupational therapy assistants at AdventHealth University in Orlando. Each
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Heart-Healthy Recipes to Incorporate Your Favorites in Your Meal by CAROL CORLEY Eating nuts is a healthy and tasty way to increase protein while remaining heart-healthy.Even the peanut, which is technically a legume that often gets grouped in with the others, is very high in protein, antioxidants, and flavonoids.While the American Heart Association says most
by MARY JOYE, LMHC Codependency, broadly defined, is a loss of self while caring for others. A codependent person will give out until they burn out or become physically ill. Codependency is not a formal disorder included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-5). One team of researchers (Barbara Oakley,
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Cryosurgery is the use of extreme cold to treat medical conditions. It works by freezing off harmful cells or skin tags, leaving room for new cells to grow. It can be used to treat a variety of conditions, from warts to early-stage skin cancers, as well as some internal conditions and cancers. It doesn’t have
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