Submitted by Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care Traditional Holiday Celebrations and get-togethers offer times with family and friends, decorations, religious services, and festive parties, but for those of you that are going through the devastation of saying goodbye to a loved one, this time of year can be painful and …

Coughing? Wheezing? Gasping for air? Allergies can affect your COPD November is National COPD Awareness Month. At AllergywoRx, we strive to educate our patients on mindfulness of their bodies and its functions. Our mission is to make a difference by providing the best care possible with breakthrough therapies and attentive …

Tampa’s Bay’s largest provider of children’s health services is taking its commitment to kids to the next level by offering a new pediatrics residency program based at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital. The three-year BayCare Pediatrics Residency is now accepting applications and will welcome its first class of eight residents on …

During sleep, our body and brain goes through an intense and critical “housecleaning” process. This includes memory restoration, muscle repair, and immune system modulation, to name a few. During the night, we go in and out of sleep stages. Deep sleep, known as REM (rapid eye movement), is the final …

It’s hard to believe that it will soon be 2022. While many of us are looking forward to waving goodbye to 2021, there are things that you can and should do now to prepare for the new year ahead. Start scheduling your medical appointments now. Florida is booming, and with …

By Rajiv K. Sharma, M.D. Globally, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death. In medical care, cardiac risk stratification is essential. Understanding your risk level is imperative to making sure you are receiving appropriate risk reducing therapies, diagnostic testing, and furthermore allows individuals to be informed about …

More than 7.5 million people in the United States have psoriasis. It ranges from mild to severe and is a lifelong disorder. The effects of psoriasis are both physical and emotional, as individuals are usually in a great deal of discomfort and may also be embarrassed by the way their …

Whether it’s for you or someone you love, facial plastics and aesthetic procedures can improve confidence, motivation, and well-being. Age, stress, toxins, overindulging, getting off track on your fitness journey—These things can contribute to us not feeling so good about ourselves. If you are concerned about the appearance of dull …

The Answer is—a resounding YES, you need sunscreen. One in five people develop skin cancer, and it doesn’t matter what time of year it is. The reason we hear so much advice on wearing sunscreen, sunglasses, and avoiding over sun exposure between 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, is due in …

BayCare hospitals, including Morton Plant North Bay Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital-North, are performing TransCarotid Artery Revascularizations (TCAR), an innovative surgical procedure that is less invasive for patients with carotid artery disease. Carotid arteries are the blood vessels on the side of the neck. The disease happens when fatty, waxy …