Healthy Aging
While aging is a fact of life that one cannot escape, there are certain measures...
Getting Back Your Smile
Your smile is one of the first things people notice when they see you and...
Health Hero
Local Firefighter Named EMT of the Year After Heroic Actions by TERESA SCHIFFER Superheroes don’t...
Diverticulosis or Diverticulitis
Diverticulitis is a disease that affects the GI tract, primarily the colon. It increases with...
Common Myths Regarding Oral Health
Oral health is of the utmost importance, but unfortunately, many people don’t understand the link...
Annual Wellness Visit Provides Comprehensive Screening
Your yearly physical is an important part of your health care regimen, but that’s not...
Pop Quiz: Facts and Statistics about Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of dementia, however many people don’t see...
Love at First-Aid
Tips for Keeping Guests Safe and Healthy During Wedding Events by MARY TOOTHMAN Many brides...
Alzheimer’s Awareness
Recognizing Early Warning Signs Can Improve Lives by CHERYL ROGERS Early warning signs can improve...
The Struggle is Part of Their Story
Clay and Beranda Mock Share Their Story as they Continue Their Journey to Parenthood by...
All about Allergies
Whether you call it seasonal allergies, allergic rhinitis or hay fever, it affects millions of...
Lake Wales Medical Center’s Golden Care Unit is filling a need for behavioral health care specifically aimed at seniors.
When an elderly parent starts hearing music that isn’t there, or seeing objects that aren’t...
What is the Annual Wellness Visit?
by DR. JEFFREY EPSTEIN You may be wondering what exactly an Annual Wellness Visit (AWV)...
Benefits of CareCredit
By Heather Hafner, Patient Relations Coordinator, Haines City Dental Most of us have times when...
What Dreams About Your Teeth Falling Out Might Really Mean
by WILLIAM NERESTANT, DDS Dreams can be confusing and intense experiences, and those that involve...
The “Ripe” Time for Cataract Surgery
by William Corkins, O.D. Eye Specialists of Mid-Florida Whenever I tell a patient that he...
Pop Quiz: See How Much You Know About Tooth and Gum Disease
by ERIKA ALDRICH Tooth and gum disease are important health considerations well beyond childhood...
Striking Out Cancer
World Record Attempt at Charity Challenge Helps Raise Cancer Awareness story by MARY TOOTHMAN...
Taking Care of B(us)iness
Highlighting local nurses who go above and beyond every day QUESTION: What actions (big or...
Spreading Smiles
Dental Care Becoming More Accessible For All by CHERYL ROGERS Highlands, and Hardee counties, where...