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  • 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…

  • From Rejuvenation to ‘Prejuvenation’

    From Rejuvenation to ‘Prejuvenation’

    Younger Generations Focusing on Preventive Over Reparative Cosmetic Procedures  by RYAN MILEJCZAK Cosmetic procedures have become increasingly common during the past decade. Procedures like botox treatment, hyaluronic acid fillers, and intense pulsed light (IPL) therapy are more popular than ever, and more and more young people are choosing to get cosmetic procedures than ever before.…

Columns

  • Editor’s Dose: All I Want for Christmas is… Less Stress!

    Editor’s Dose: All I Want for Christmas is… Less Stress!

    Well, the Christmas season is here. Another year has come and gone, and we’re staring down the future at the threshold of 2015. But, before I get too far ahead of myself, I try to spend the last month of the year focusing on living in the moment and not getting too caught up in…

  • Protect you and your loved ones this flu season

    The Influenza virus causes symptoms such as fever, body aches, sneezing, and coughing. The flu can last for weeks and can lead to hospitalization from complications. Protect your family this flu season!

  • Healthy Cook: Fad foods that are actually good for you

    Healthy Cook: Fad foods that are actually good for you

    Step right up ladies and gents and see what Dr. Doodad’s miracle elixir can do. This one bottle cures pimples and piles, aches and acne, cancer and calluses, and makes you irresistible to the opposite sex. And all for just a dollar.

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