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  • Pop Quiz: What’s your Medicare IQ?

    Pop Quiz: What’s your Medicare IQ?

    A Test that Will Help You Get Smarter About Your Coverage For youngsters, autumn means going back to school. For seniors and those who qualify, fall signals that it’s Medicare enrollment and renewal time. The Medicare Fall Open Enrollment Period is specially geared towards choosing Medicare Advantage Plans and Prescription Drug Plans, and it lasts…

  • Approaching health care with dignity, concern, and compassion

    Approaching health care with dignity, concern, and compassion

    How the Central Florida Physician’s Alliance Serves Patients Spending more time in the waiting room than with the doctor… not having questions fully answered… finding no help with medical insurance… these are just a few of the patient complaints that plague healthcare, and many of us have likely experienced similarly frustrating interactions at the doctor’s…

  • Bringing hunger awareness to the table

    Bringing hunger awareness to the table

    The staggering facts on food insecurity among our fellow neighbors September and Hunger Awareness Month is especially important in Polk County, where food scarcity plagues nearly 17.9 percent of the population.

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  • Love Your Oral Hygiene This Valentine’s Day

    Love Your Oral Hygiene This Valentine’s Day

    Investing in your personal health should always be one of your top priorities. For this reason alone, you should always maintain healthy oral hygiene routines to help maintain your physical and mental health. If that isn’t motivation enough, consider your significant other this Valentine’s Day when you’re out on the town enjoying your evening. No…

  • Persistent Stomach Aches? You May Have Gallstones

    Persistent Stomach Aches? You May Have Gallstones

    In previous columns we explored the gallbladder and its role in digestion. What we have not yet talked about are the symptoms that gallstones can cause and the management options available. Gallbladder disease affects roughly 20% of people at some point in their lives and over 700,000 gallbladders are removed annually in the U.S. Gallstones…

  • Are Dental Problems Hindering Your Weight Loss?

    Are Dental Problems Hindering Your Weight Loss?

    by GERALD V. CERDAN, DMD It’s the New Year and I’ve already spoken with many friends and patients who want to lose some weight in 2019.  Every year I hear about worthy weight loss goals, but little consideration is given to how dental health can impact (and yes, even hinder!) your progress, or ultimately stop…

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