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  • Pop Quiz: Cracking the Code on Hunger

    Pop Quiz: Cracking the Code on Hunger

    If you’ve made resolutions this New Year, statistics say that one of those resolutions is likely about losing weight and eating healthier. Unfortunately, reports show that not even 10% of resolutions are kept by the end of January! One reason for giving up on resolutions to lose weight is many people don’t understand the science…

  • Don’t Miss Out on Open Enrollment

    Don’t Miss Out on Open Enrollment

    Time Is Running Out to Make Changes to Your Coverage by REBEKAH PIERCE The end of the year means holidays and open enrollment.  The clock is ticking if you need to sign up for Affordable Care Act health insurance through the marketplace.  In 2022-2023, Florida led the charge with a record-breaking number of marketplace enrollees…

  • BayCare Health System Acquires Winter Haven’s Gessler Clinic

    BayCare Health System Acquires Winter Haven’s Gessler Clinic

    by K. MICHELE TRICE BayCare Health System, Central Florida’s largest non-for-profit healthcare provider, is acquiring Gessler Clinic, Winter Haven’s physician-owned health care clinic, effective December 2. “Gessler’s long-standing dedication and high-quality service to its patients make it a natural fit to expand BayCare’s commitment to the community,” BayCare Co-Chief Operating Officer Lou Galdieri said in…

Columns

  • Medical Advice: National Nutrition Month challenge — ‘Put Your Best Fork Forward’

    Medical Advice: National Nutrition Month challenge — ‘Put Your Best Fork Forward’

    MARCH IS NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH, and The Florida Department of Health in Polk County is bringing awareness to the importance of a nutritious, healthy lifestyle. National Nutrition Month is a nutrition education campaign that was created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to be observed annually in March. The campaign focuses its attention on…

  • Word of Mouth: How to know your mouth — and your mouthwash needs

    Word of Mouth: How to know your mouth — and your mouthwash needs

    NOT ALL MOUTHS are created equal, and not all oral concerns are the same. It’s the reason why there are so many different types of mouthwash available on the market.

  • Family Health: How to beat peak allergy season in Central Florida

    Family Health: How to beat peak allergy season in Central Florida

    SPRINGTIME IN CENTRAL FLORIDA is beautiful. Temperatures are pleasant and the warm breezes carry the sweet scent of the orange blossoms. Unfortunately for some, it also means pollen allergies from blooming flowers, like orange blossoms, and from trees and grasses, like live oaks and rye. That fine dusting of yellow pollen that is released every…

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