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  • Serving the Underserved

    Serving the Underserved

    Diabetes Center of Excellence to Provide Multidisciplinary Approach by K. MICHELE TRICE With more than 15 percent of Polk County residents having been diagnosed with diabetes, there is a distinct need for quality health care that focuses on the illness. Central Florida Health Care is working to address that need by creating a Diabetes Center…

  • Determined to Live: ‘Anything Else Isn’t an Option’

    Determined to Live: ‘Anything Else Isn’t an Option’

    Lakeland Community, Family Support 9-Year-Old Warrior in Fight Against Cancer by PAUL CATALA photos provided by HUTSON FAMILY Aubrey Hutson’s health journey began at 7 years old in 2021 with knee pain that led to doctor’s office visits and trips to the emergency room. Eventually, the young Lakeland girl and her family received the diagnosis:…

  • Changing the Face of Survivorship

    Changing the Face of Survivorship

    Workshop Series to Help Women Navigate the New Normal After Beating Breast Cancer by K. MICHELE TRICE For cancer patients, there is nothing like making it to the end of treatment and ringing that celebratory bell. Some patients, however, find an uncertainty and unease they hadn’t anticipated once on the other side of that celebration.…

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  • Word of Mouth: How cavities develop

    Word of Mouth: How cavities develop

    Cavities are one of the most common issues affecting our teeth. A mainstay of childhood dental concerns, cavities can also affect adults. Knowing how cavities develop is vital to protecting your teeth.

  • Does your child’s diet need to diversify?

    Does your child’s diet need to diversify?

    Our Food Editor, Trent Rowe, makes a great point about carrots. Kids do love them, and I’ve got four little hungry mouths at my house to prove it. When I want my kids — who are all six years old and under — to eat everything off of their plate without a big production (including…

  • Publisher’s Note: Where Florida stands on getting healthcare through the ACA marketplace

    By the time this magazine hits the streets, we will be less than two weeks from the deadline to sign up or renew your healthcare insurance plan at healthcare.gov — the only marketplace in Florida for selecting a healthcare plan and (if qualified) getting a subsidy to help pay for that plan — under the…

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