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  • Pop Quiz: With COVID-19 Vaccines Now Widely Available, Don’t Let Myths Deter You

    Pop Quiz: With COVID-19 Vaccines Now Widely Available, Don’t Let Myths Deter You

    COVID vaccines are being administered all over the country and the world as quickly as possible in an effort to halt the COVID-19 pandemic in its tracks. While vaccinations are our best bet to allow us to “get back to normal” as soon as possible, there are many myths and a lot of misinformation about…

  • Sharing Is Caring

    Sharing Is Caring

    Central Florida Health Care Explains the Importance of the Health Information Exchange  by TERESA SCHIFFER We are living in an age of miracles when it comes to medical science. Modern healthcare professionals have a wealth of tools at their disposal to help patients recover from diseases that were once almost always fatal and improve the…

  • No Regrets

    No Regrets

    Gessler Clinic’s Dr. Alan Gasner Approaches 50 Years of Medical Service by PAUL CATALA From his first internship in May 1972 to his most recent patient visit in his clinic office in 2021, Dr. Alan Gasner has literally had a pulse on his patients and his career. Now in his 46th year of professional practice,…

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  • What is Bell’s Palsy?

    What is Bell’s Palsy?

    By: Edward Attaway, O.D. Bell’s Palsy is a condition in which one side of the face typically experiences temporary paralysis, often lasting from 3-6 months. It results from a dysfunction of the 7th cranial nerve, also referred to as the facial nerve, which controls the muscles on the side of your face. Affected muscles include…

  • When Do You Visit the Doctor for Hives?

    When Do You Visit the Doctor for Hives?

    Hives are itchy patches of skin that turn into swollen, itchy welts. They can vary in size. Chronic hives are defined as hives that last for more than six weeks and return over the course of months or years. The cause of chronic hives is often unknown.  These welts are caused by some reaction that…

  • A Closer Look at the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lymphedema

    A Closer Look at the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lymphedema

    Lymphedema is largely a clinical diagnosis. When you see a vascular surgeon for the first time with this condition, they will order tests to make sure no underlying coexisting diseases are present. For example, they will order tests to rule out peripheral arterial disease (blockages in the arterial circulation), chronic venous insufficiency (vein blockages or…

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