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...
Pop quiz on thyroid health and weight
Test your knowledge and understanding of the relationship between your thyroid and weight IT’S NO...
A pop puiz on arthroplasty (knee surgery)
Test your knowledge on the before, during, and after of knee surgery FOR MANY INDIVIDUALS...
The what, when, and how of plastic surgery
A Q&A with Dr. Faeza Kazmier MANY OF US have indulged in reality TV shows...
Family Health: Cold vs. flu
AS WE HEAD INTO the height of flu season, it can be difficult to tell...
Getting a roadmap to clarity on women’s breast health
Local event addresses health concerns for new screening guidelines WHEN NEW GUIDELINES for breast cancer...
Making senior health a walk in the park
A Q&A with Dr. Manuel Jain on prevention and safety as you age CENTRAL FLORIDA...
Pop quiz on palliative care and when it’s needed
Learn more about when and why a patient might benefit from palliative care GOING THROUGH...