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  • Pop Quiz: Test Your Knowledge About the Flu Shot

    Pop Quiz: Test Your Knowledge About the Flu Shot

    It’s that time of the year when the flu starts to rear its ugly head, and it’s time to get a flu shot to keep the virus at bay. The typical flu season starts around October and can last into May. You may have a lot of questions concerning the flu vaccination, especially if you’ve…

  • Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

    Winter Haven’s Chris Lonton Describes Her Journey With Breast Cancer and the People Who Keep Her Going by TIM CRAIG photos by JOE DELUC When Chris Lonton checked into Gessler Clinic in Winter Haven for her regular mammogram in December 2015, she didn’t think twice. She would go in, get the exam, then leave. Little…

  • Prepped for the Future

    Prepped for the Future

     Danielle Drummond’s Accomplishments Precede Her Term as Head of Lakeland Regional by MARY TOOTHMAN photo provided by LAKELAND REGIONAL HEALTH Danielle Drummond won’t officially become head of Lakeland Regional Health until January 1 of 2021, but she will certainly be ready. She has already been serving as vice-president and chief operating officer of the nonprofit…

Columns

  • Ask a Nurse: A closer look at Vitamin D deficiencies

    Ask a Nurse: A closer look at Vitamin D deficiencies

    As many of us swallow down one, two, three, or even four vitamins and supplements every morning, do you ever stop and think, “Do I really need to take all these vitamins?” Well, more research is being conducted for this very reason. In this column, I’d like to focus on vitamin D. Do you know…

  • Editor’s Dose: An important update on the Affordable Care Act

    Editor’s Dose: An important update on the Affordable Care Act

    Like an afternoon soap opera we love to hate, we just can’t seem to stop watching the drama unfold in relation to the Affordable Care Act.  Whether you’re in favor or opposed to the ACA (commonly known as ObamaCare), I think we can all agree that it’s important to stay informed and remember that whether…

  • Publisher’s Note: The method behind the magazine

    Publisher’s Note: The method behind the magazine

    Last edition, we featured an extensive article on how our region is working towards tackling the issue of obesity in our neighborhoods.  On the surface, it might have seemed like we were celebrating the long upheld New Year’s Resolution to shed a few pounds, but there’s really much more to it than that. You see,…

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