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  • Keeping Retirement Real

    Keeping Retirement Real

    Local Physicians Weigh-In On How to Stay Healthy During Your Golden Years by MARY TOOTHMAN Once upon a time, the generally accepted picture of retirement featured hammocks, tennis rackets, sandy beaches, and happy, able-bodied couples smiling adoringly at each other. And yet, in reality, many seniors find that once they leave the workplace — and…

  • Writing a Will: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Estate

    Writing a Will: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Estate

    Helpful Tips from an Elder Law Attorney by CHERYL ROGERS It’s easy to postpone making that Last Will and Testament, especially when we believe we’re not going anywhere anytime soon.  But avoiding it too long can land all or part of your estate in probate, leaving it to the state to decide who gets your…

  • Senior Strong: Local Powerlifter Shares Her Story

    Senior Strong: Local Powerlifter Shares Her Story

    Local Powerlifter Yvette Fox is Not Your Typical Grandma by TERESA SCHIFFER Some people spend their senior years slowing down and doing less, physically.  Yvette Fox is heading in the opposite direction, and smashing records on her way.  The 60-year-old grandmother of six is turning heads and taking home wins at powerlifting competitions and running…

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  • Revision Surgery After Total Joint Replacement

    Revision Surgery After Total Joint Replacement

    Pain and loss of mobility in the joints of the leg due to arthritis can be debilitating. Hip or knee replacement surgery can alleviate this pain and restore function. However, there are replaced knee or hip joints that eventually fail, causing problems. Infection, wear and tear, and injury can result in the need for revision…

  • Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Skin Cancer

    Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Skin Cancer

    There are few things in life as scary as learning that you have cancer. At Lakeside Dermatology, we’ve had to help our fair share of patients through this frightening diagnosis. As dermatologists, we deal with skin cancers. There are many different types of skin cancer, but the three major types of skin cancer are basal…

  • Contact Lens Care

    Contact Lens Care

    Contact lenses may look like simple pieces of plastic, but actually, they are medical devices.  As medical devices, they require a prescription, even when not used for vision correction. It is essential to care for your contact lenses properly to prevent eye infections and other adverse reactions. It is also important to adhere to the…

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