To help determine how digital care can best meet health care needs during quarantine and beyond, here are the facts behind four common misconceptions about telehealth:
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Helping Caregivers Care for Themselves
Caring for a loved one with a chronic illness is something millions of Americans do every day. Whether it is a parent, spouse, extended family member or friend, the stress of caring for another adult can take a toll.
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Welcoming 2020
As we have just entered 2020, let’s introspect on both our personal and work lives to improve our inner beings for a better present and future.
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E-Cigarettes
Clinical and public health agencies around the U.S have been busy investigating and trying to control the outbreak of vaping-use-associated lung injuries and deaths.
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Managing Grief With Grace This Holiday Season
Holidays are filled with traditions, but when someone you used to share those moments with has died, managing grief during the holiday season can be particularly challenging.
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Hear to Stay!
Southwest Orlando resident Gene Columbus regains his hearing through the use of cochlear implants.
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The Many Benefits of Exercise
Everyone knows exercise is good for you, but not many people know just how beneficial it can be for overall health.
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Understanding AFib
The first step toward managing AFib and preventing serious health complications is gaining knowledge about the condition.
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Mental Health Tips
As we enter 2019, it would be a good idea to reflect on your life and its related medical and mental health status. We make it a point to get a yearly physical from our family physician but have we ever thought of getting a yearly mental health exam?
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Remix Your Routine
Stretching for pain-free movement. Cardio for a healthier heart. Weights for stronger muscles. A well-rounded routine doesn’t have to be complicated — plus, it’s more fun!
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Drugs & Kids
Parents should beware of kids having problems with mood, behavioral issues and poor grades in school. The majority of children get exposed to drugs in middle school, and many get addicted to them in high school.
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Fall Into a Fitness Routine
This year, take advantage of the winds of change when the seasons switch and commit to smart habits for a healthy fall.
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Young Athletes & Major Injuries
The number of young athletes getting hurt today is increasing at an alarming rate. There are a multitude of factors that play into this, but I’ll just touch on a few.
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Cyperbullying … A Menace of All Time
Bullying is a behavioral problem that has been studied in both humans and animals. It is classified into several categories, including physical, emotional, verbal and cyber. Although tools and methods have changed throughout the years, the impact of bullying is still the same — leading to lifelong trauma-related problems in the victim’s life.
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What is Vaginal Rejuvenation?
Childbirth, menopause, certain skin conditions like vulvar dystrophy and lichen sclerosis, cancer treatment and aging can cause thinning of the vagina, called vaginal atrophy, or vulvovaginal atrophy (involving the vulva and vagina).
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The Importance of Annual Checkups
As the famous quote by Benjamin Franklin goes, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” which is true for your annual physical exam, as well. Most common medical problems don’t present with any symptoms until after a serious event occurs, like a heart attack, stroke or complications from diabetes.
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An Inconvenient Pressure
If getting through your day includes bouts with pressure on your lower regions, you may be experiencing pelvic organ prolapse, a type of pelvic floor disorder. Pelvic floor disorders or similar conditions affect about one-third of all women throughout their lifetimes.
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Help for Hernias
Hernias are common — and often extremely uncomfortable — ailments that affect people of all ages. Though there are several types of hernias, they generally occur when part of an organ, usually the intestines, sticks through a weak point or tear in the thin muscular wall that holds the abdominal organs in place.
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Colorectal Cancer Screenings Save Lives
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May Is Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Skin cancer rates are skyrocketing, both in the U.S., where more than 3.5 million skin cancers are diagnosed annually, and around the world. In fact, one in five Americans is diagnosed with skin cancer at some point in their lives. It is the most common form of cancer in the U.S., with more new cases than the combined incidences of cancers of the breast, prostate, lung and colon.
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Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
by Marissa Magsino, M.D., FAABFM
7450 Dr. Phillips Blvd., Suite 204, Orlando
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Platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, is composed of concentrated, autologous platelets suspended in a small amount of plasma after centrifugation. More simply put, PRP comes from a patient’s own blood. It is unique to them and is therefore more easily assimilated by the body after being prepared through a centrifuge and injected into the patient’s target area.
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Healing Properties of Adipose Derived Stem Cells
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Damage to the body typically results in inflammation. This could be in the form of redness, raised or bumpy skin, blisters, rashes, itching, burning, etc. This is the body’s natural reaction; it is part of an automatic immune response to identify and assess the extent of the damage, to stop any bleeding or immediate threat to the body (such as infection), and ultimately to heal and repair the damage caused to restore proper function.
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The Vampire FaceLift … Not As Scary As You Think
by Marissa Magsino, M.D., FAABFM
The Vampire FaceLift is a minimally invasive facial that brings about a more youthful appearance. Growing in popularity, many people first heard of the procedure when celebrities Kim Kardashian and Gisele Bündchen openly talked about theirs. The term “vampire” was inspired by how this facial uses the patient’s platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to stimulate …
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Bladder Security After Menopause
– by John C. Carrozzella, M.D., FAARFM
There you are, out with your husband at the latest Broadway show at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. You’re having a wonderful date night. Then it happens, you sneeze and feel warm fluid flow down between your legs. Stunned and surprised, you look down and there it is — a big embarrassing wet spot. Date night over. Future engagements in doubt. You’ve just discovered that you are the latest victim of a common …