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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

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’

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.…

Halloween Eye Safety

Knock knock…trick or treat… A lot of your neighbors might be tempted to choose trick over treat during COVID Halloween 2020. If you plan to partake in the Halloween festivities of 2020, please do so with a clear vision of safety. The following are some of my pointers to observe good Halloween safety. If you…
A Closer Look at Cryptogenic Stroke

A cryptogenic stroke (CS) is defined as cerebral ischemia of obscure or unknown origin. The cause of CS remains undetermined because the event is transitory or reversible, investigations did not look for all possible causes, or because some causes truly remain unknown. One third of the ischemic strokes are cryptogenic. Cryptogenic stroke is a diagnosis…
HOW DID I GET THIS STYE?

Medically a stye is called a hordeolum. If we look at the eyelid’s anatomy, particularly the lid margin, you will find the lashes, and beside the lashes is the opening of our Meibomian glands. The Meibomian glands are the hard embedded plates that you can feel in both the upper and lower lids. The Meibomian…