Florida Health Care News

02/12/2025

Drug-free treatment program rebuilds damaged nerves

Few were more anxious to ring in 2025 than Guy Baratte, a 73-year-old retiree who has spent the better part of the past two years fighting a variety of health issues. “It all started with a hip replacement in August of 2023,” Guy says. “Then, in January 2024, I had a radical prostatectomy (rem...

02/11/2025

Bariatric surgery is a viable option that can deliver ‘life-changing’ results

The breaking point for Crystal Ensor came one morning about four years ago when the 35-year-old mother of three teenage boys exhausted herself while trying to squeeze into a pair of her favorite pants. “Right then and there, I knew I had to get serious about losing some weight,” Crystal says. It...

02/10/2025

Weight gain is one reason people stop taking antidepressants, even if they’re working

If you’re struggling with depression, the most important question about taking an antidepressant is whether it will work. But another question on your mind may be whether it will fuel weight gain. A recent study provides some context by suggesting how much weight, on average, people taking one of ...

02/09/2025

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02/07/2025

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02/07/2025

Drug-free, nonsurgical spinal decompression restores damaged discs

The theme parks at Walt Disney World are the tip of an ever-bustling network of professionals who are tasked with keeping the parks clean and neat and operating without a hitch. For 32 years, Scoty Parson was a big part of that network. “For most of that time, I ran their mechanical engineering de...

02/06/2025

Patience is required when receiving a full mouth restoration, but the outcome is worth the wait

It was nothing more than a stocking stuffer, a small bag of peanut brittle that her husband tossed into her Christmas stocking along with a new pair of wooly socks, a couple of refrigerator magnets and a few lottery tickets. But boy, did that small bag of peanut brittle ever cause Alaina* big proble...

02/05/2025

How uncorrected hearing loss can lead to rapid cognitive change

Dementia is often seen as an unavoidable part of aging. But recent findings by the American Medical Association (AMA) suggest that its progression can be influenced by factors often overlooked, such as hearing loss. On a personal note, I have written many articles for this newspaper over the past se...

02/04/2025

Advanced treatment protocol eases condition’s disabling pain, burning and numbness

Larry Corl knows a thing or two about energy. A retired nuclear scientist, he spent most of his working career researching nuclear fusion, a process that results in the release or absorption of massive amounts of energy. Now 83, Larry is still bustling with energy himself. The trick to maintaining a...

02/03/2025

Once-a-week, slow-cadence exercise program builds balance and strength; it even alleviates back pain

For hiking enthusiasts such as Kim Russell, it’s hard to top the climb to Observation Point in Utah’s Zion National Park, where the backdrop is a forest of red, pink and cream-colored cliffs that tower toward a heavenly blue sky. “It’s a long hike, about seven to nine miles, but it’s absol...

01/31/2025

Surgery corrects misaligned eyes, improves vision, halts headaches

Jayce Labor is a seventh-grade student at Imagine Schools at North Port, an innovative charter school offering kindergarten through senior high classes. When Jayce isn’t at school or studying, he likes to play virtual reality and video games. Clear vision is needed to follow the action in the vide...

01/30/2025

Learn why replacement surgery is the new gold standard of care

Referred to by some as the “gem of Punta Gorda,” Fisherman’s Village is a waterfront destination that boasts more than 30 unique shops and restaurants, and Diane Massa has been working there for almost as long as it’s been open. “I’ve been working there for 30 years,” Diane says. “I ...

01/29/2025

Natural growth factors rejuvenate damaged joints, eliminate pain and disability

The large-headed golf clubs known as woods are designed to drive the ball far down the fairway. These clubs are now made of metal or composite materials, but they were once made of hardwoods, such as beech, ash, persimmon or maple. For more than two decades, Robert Will handcrafted wood-headed golf....

01/28/2025

Minimally invasive procedures heal venous ulcers, ease leg swelling

Micky Muzevich spent his entire career in the automobile business. While growing up, he worked with his father, who was a mechanic, in various garages fixing cars. Once he was older, he entered the administrative end of the business. “I went to college and got an accounting degree,” Micky expoun...

01/27/2025

The answer is yes, but there’s a caveat

COURTESY PHOTO The question of nature vs. nurture usually refers to a person’s personality and character and asks which is most likely to determine who they will be as an adult. But the question of nature vs. nurture is also relevant to a person’s risk of developing certain diseases. Your geneti...

01/24/2025

New hybrid policies make it possible for retirees to preserve some of their investment

As people live longer and health care costs continue to rise, the need for long-term care (LTC) insurance has become increasingly important in retirement planning. This insurance has evolved significantly in the past decade. Before 2010, LTC policies were largely traditional, with a “use-it-or-los...

01/20/2025

Advanced hearing aid technology delivers natural, effortless sound clarity

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, Frank Aldrich just might make a clock out of it. A retired state trooper who is happily devoting more of his free time to his favorite hobbies nowadays, Frank makes clocks out of slices of fallen trees or stumps. He also makes bracelets....