Health News
Features
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Battling Obesity
Lakeland Regional Health Unveils New Weight Loss Institute
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Fact From Fiction
Dr. Haight Dispels COVID-19 Myths and Explains Why He Trusts the Vaccine
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Healing Paws
A Service Dog, A Veteran, and the Journey Back From the Edge
Columns
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Publisher’s Note: The importance of relay for life
There’s no doubt about it: when fighting a disease as devastating and life-threatening as cancer, it can wreak havoc on your daily life. At the diagnosis and throughout the painful surgery and treatment process, the patient’s stress level (as well as his or her friend’s and family’s) can go through the roof. I’ve personally lost…
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Editor’s Dose: Lookin’ out for new moms with my tips for the baby blues
If you’re a lucky woman who has just recently had a new baby, you might be suffering from severe mood swings commonly known as the “baby blues.” These extreme fluctuations (highs and lows) in temperament are very real… don’t fall for that trick that “it’s just you imagination!” As a mom of four children who are all…
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PCMA Letter: Zooming in on your mental health
Mental illness, be it depression or any other behavioral disorder, effects millions of Americans daily. It is real, and if not addressed in the early stages, these health ailments can be devastating to a person’s physical health in addition to being detrimental to their state of mind. Because of their nature, the conditions of the mind…
