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  • Pop quiz on recognizing mental illness — and reaching out for help

    Pop quiz on recognizing mental illness — and reaching out for help

    Test your knowledge of warning signs and symptoms, plus how to address them THERE’S NO DOUBT that there is a stigma placed on mental health issues in the U.S., so much so that many do not want to even discuss the topic. However, mental health concerns are much more common than people believe. It is…

  • Life after delivery: Q&A with Drs. Peter Alvarez and Diana Wilson on postpartum depression

    Life after delivery: Q&A with Drs. Peter Alvarez and Diana Wilson on postpartum depression

    WHEN A MOTHER brings home a new baby, regardless of whether or not it’s her first child, it is a very special time. Life after delivery is an important phase when mom and baby strengthen the foundation for a bond that lasts a lifetime. But like all phases of life, there are natural stress factors,…

  • Top Docs Feature: Q&A with Delanie and Gordon Watson

    Top Docs Feature: Q&A with Delanie and Gordon Watson

    Patients talk with CFHN about their healthcare provider, Dr. Japinder Singh “MY HUSBAND was very, very sick when I met him,” says Delaine Watson. Gordon had all manner of problems with his spleen and gallbladder, hernias — even throat cancer. A Vietnam veteran, he’d also been exposed to Agent Orange.

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  • Publisher’s Note: Don’t let yourself or someone you know become a stroke victim

    MAY IS NOT ONLY a time we honor our nurses, it’s also National Stroke Awareness Month. Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. That means in the time it takes you to read this column, at least two people will suffer from this life-threatening “brain attack.”

  • Editor’s Dose: Top docs — a call for nominations!

    Editor’s Dose: Top docs — a call for nominations!

    DO YOU KNOW an area doctor who provides exceptional care and service, and has gone above and beyond when it comes to their patients? Tell us more! Top doctors who receive the most nominations will be recognized in the July edition of Central Florida Health News magazine.

  • PCMA Letter: ‘Thank you’ can make all the difference

    PCMA Letter: ‘Thank you’ can make all the difference

    AS WE ENTER the month of May, our thoughts often turn to Mother’s Day, the end of the school year for our children, prom night for our youth, Memorial Day, and the fast-approaching summer break. Perhaps lesser known than these staples of the month, however, is National Nurses Week, which is happening May 6-12. During…

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