New in healthcare around Polk County
Facility openings, expansions, and new staff physician provides more medical care options for residents POLK...
Keeping the golden years fresh
The art of preserving quality of life as we age CATHY THORNHILL always considered herself...
Fall 2016 healthcare coverage update
What you need to know about healthcare plan changes affecting your coverage MEDICAL CARE is...
Mental health on the brain: Recent mental health reform brings more awareness
Plus: Local resources for depression, bipolar disorders, suicide prevention, and more INCARCERATION, VIOLENCE, HOMELESSNESS, suicide;...
The importance of UV-blocking sunglasses
American Academy of Ophthalmology survey confirms need for more eye protection BEACH, THE POOL, the...
Parker plays his part to help his fellow man
Raising awareness at Walk to Cure Arthritis Tampa event, and beyond PARKER LENTINI, a local...
A survivor’s take on prostate cancer
New technologies, support, and awareness give hope ONCE A MONTH, a small group of men...
Mental Health Moment: Isolation is alienation
Get out and about or stay in and be grim! WE USE SOLITARY CONFINEMENT to...
Ask a PA Who Knows!: Indoor tanning myths debunked
… and why you should consider an alternate tanning method EVERYONE LIKES to look good...
Growing young with grandchildren
How interaction with children can keep you sharp as you age “AN HOUR with your...
Take it from a patient who knows: Learning healthy habits in the classroom of life
MIKE NOLAND has been through the school of hard knocks. He has survived heart disease...
Pediatric unit opens at Winter Haven Women’s Hospital
WINTER HAVEN WOMEN’S HOSPITAL announces the opening of its new pediatric unit. The new pediatric...
Q&A on stopping dental problems before they start
Doug Harvey, dental program manager at FDOH-Polk, talks preventive care to help you remain the...
Reason to say ‘Cheese’
Technological advances and affordability give local patients more options in dental care DIANNE TANNER was...
Chat and Chew group meets to address heart health and diet
Cookbook authors offer wisdom to attendees over Skype at this free event IF YOU THINK...
How Joan and Robert are conquering cardiac distress
One couple shares their patient-doctor relationship and its role in their quality of life THERE...
Have a Heart Gala to support free clinic for indigent care
Event will raise funds for the continued efforts of Parkview Medical Center FOR A FORTUNATE...
Mental health moment: Meditation is medication
IT’S TRUE. Certain kinds of meditation may work better for you than others. If you’re...
More than dieting and exercise: How Maryemma made a lifestyle change
MAKING LIFESTYLE CHANGES that result in a healthier weight is never easy to do. Many...
Common dieting pitfalls along the path to healthy weight loss
ASK A PHYSICIAN WHO KNOWS! WEIGHT LOSS IS NEVER an easy prospect, but oftentimes it’s...
