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  • Pediatric unit opens at Winter Haven Women’s Hospital

    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 unit is now extending care and accepting patients as an added benefit to the community — providing the same quality of care to children that residents have always relied on at Winter Haven Hospital.

  • Q&A on stopping dental problems before they start

    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 picture of oral health FIRST IMPRESSIONS are the currency of our culture, and you want yours to be worth a million bucks, right? But we all need a little help sometimes keeping our pearly whites in tip-top condition. Central Florida…

  • Reason to say ‘Cheese’

    Reason to say ‘Cheese’

    Technological advances and affordability give local patients more options in dental care DIANNE TANNER was wearing dentures at 21. Her family couldn’t afford regular dental visits when she was growing up — and her teeth suffered. By the time she was working and able to afford it, she was ready for false teeth. The “regular…

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  • Is an urgent illness or injury always an emergency?

    Is an urgent illness or injury always an emergency?

    Whether you’re suddenly stricken with a migraine or fever, a visit to your primary- care doctor is not always an option. Due to a reduction in available primary-care appointments and limited office hours, you may need to decide between enduring the emergency room or walking into an urgent-care center. Do your research now so you…

  • Word of Mouth: Facts and myths about wisdom teeth— What you need to know

    Word of Mouth: Facts and myths about wisdom teeth— What you need to know

    When it comes to wisdom teeth and myths, the tall tales rank right up there with toads causing warts! You’ll hear a lot of information about wisdom teeth, but not all of it is true. Wisdom teeth myths The first myth—it’s a doozy—is that wisdom teeth contain wisdom or make you smarter. If only! In…

  • The secret to age reversal may be hiding in our blood

    Could the fountain of youth be flowing through the veins of our youth?  Dr. Amy Wagers and Dr. Richard Lee suspect that it is.

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