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  • Funding the Future of Nursing

    Funding the Future of Nursing

    AdventHealth to Provide $1.7 Million for Polk State Program story and photos by PAUL CATALA Since 1965, Polk State College has instructed, encouraged, and placed about 21,500 students into successful nursing careers. On average, 430 nurses graduate from the school’s nursing college each year. Now that program will have even more to offer thanks to…

  • The New You Experience

    The New You Experience

    Winter Haven IV Bar Goes Far Beyond Hangover Remedies With a Focus on Wellness by TERESA SCHIFFER photos by JESSICA McDONALD There’s a new bar in Winter Haven, and this one won’t have you holding your head with regret in the morning! This bar specializes in wellness and hydration, so after a visit you’ll feel…

  • Let’s Talk About Sickle Cell Disease

    Let’s Talk About Sickle Cell Disease

    by TERESA SCHIFFER Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care Sickle cell disease may be a familiar phrase to many, but most people are still unfamiliar with the condition. “Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited disorders of the red blood cells,” says Dr. Cara Nelson-James of Central Florida Health Care. “It affects close to…

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  • Operative Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease

    Operative Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease

    We’ve talked about what Peripheral Arterial Disease is in previous columns. Now, let’s look at some possible operative treatment options for PAD. When medical management alone has failed to improve symptoms, the possible treatment options include the following: Endovascular treatment with balloon angioplasty:  In this procedure, a catheter is threaded through a blood vessel to…

  • Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung Cancer as Most Common

    Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung Cancer as Most Common

    According to new information released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), breast cancer has now overtaken lung cancer as the world’s most commonly diagnosed cancer, accounting for 12% of all new annual cancer cases worldwide. It’s also now the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women. In 2021, it’s estimated that over…

  • What Is Peripheral Arterial Disease?

    What Is Peripheral Arterial Disease?

    We’ve talked about what Peripheral Arterial Disease is in previous columns. Now, let’s look at some possible operative treatment options for PAD. When medical management alone has failed to improve symptoms, the possible treatment options include the following: 1.) Endovascular treatment with balloon angioplasty:  In this procedure, a catheter is threaded through a blood vessel…

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