Health News
Features
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Hail to the Chief Nursing Officer
Kristen Smith Talks About Her Plans for BayCare Polk and Why Nurses Are Indispensable
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Pop Quiz!
What’s the Root Cause of Your Back Pain?
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Making Mental Health Matter
Peace River Center Teams With Polk Vision to Host Panel Discussions
Columns
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Body, Mind & Spirit: Restoring confidence while reconstructing the breast
Reconstruction of a breast that has been removed due to cancer or other disease, in my experience, is one of the most rewarding surgical procedures. New medical techniques have made it possible for us to create a breast that can come close in form and appearance to matching a natural breast. Frequently, reconstruction is possible…
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Beyond breast cancer: Looking after your health
You’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer and undergone the first phase of treatment: surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or hormone therapy. Now comes the next step in your journey: taking good care of yourself, monitoring your health, and learning habits to promote good health for the long run. As a breast cancer survivor, healthy habits and…
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Publisher’s Note: Will the Medicaid overhaul favor certain FL-based HMOs?
It seems only yesterday it was August 2, when hundreds of pages describing the Florida Medicaid overhaul were released. The goal of this overhaul is to shift Medicaid beneficiaries into “managed-care plans” by 2013 while using a heavily debated pilot program until then to set the wheels in motion. But which companies stand to benefit most…