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  • Where AI Meets Awareness

    Where AI Meets Awareness

    AdventHealth’s GRACE Helps With Early Detection of Breast Cancer  by REBEKAH PIERCE October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and while we’ve known for many years that awareness and early detection can help save lives, it’s always been an “easier said than done” situation. Like many cancers, breast cancer is notoriously hard to detect and can…

  • The Journey of a Lifetime

    The Journey of a Lifetime

    Bo Boyte’s T1D Experience Turned Him From a Boy Who Hid His Disease to Outspoken Advocate by RYAN MILEJCZAK For many, being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes before you can even walk might seem like a monumental life change. But for Bo Boyte of Lake Wales, who was diagnosed when he was only 13 months…

  • Endocrinologists Are the First Line of Defense for Diabetics

    Endocrinologists Are the First Line of Defense for Diabetics

    by RYAN MILEJCZAK Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care When something goes wrong with your car, a general mechanic can often address the issue. However, for more complex problems, like transmission or engine issues, a specialist mechanic is better equipped to solve the problems. Similarly, in health care, primary care physicians handle routine and preventive…

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  • Your Skin Type Can Offer Clues for Care

    Your Skin Type Can Offer Clues for Care

    Knowing your skin type isn’t always easy, but it is essential knowledge to have when seeking out solutions, skin-care products, or dermatology services. There are four main skin types: oily, dry, combination, and sensitive. While a dermatologist can help you determine your skin type, there are some simple tests you can do at home to…

  • Risk Factors for Deep Vein Thrombosis

    Risk Factors for Deep Vein Thrombosis

    Deep vein thrombosis is a serious medical condition that affects millions of people but thankfully is preventable. This is a condition in which a blood clot forms in a deep vein of the body, usually the thigh, leg, and rarely the arm. The worst complication is that the blood clot can break off and travel…

  • Kybella Injections Target Fat in Chin, Neck 

    Kybella Injections Target Fat in Chin, Neck 

    If you’re self-conscious about the appearance of your chin and neck area, Kybella might be for you. Kybella is the commercial name for deoxycholic acid, a product that kills fat cells. This acid actually already exists in our bodies, just in the digestive system. It breaks down fats so they’re more easily digested. It can…

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