Submitted by Hospice of Marion County As of 2021 data collected by the CDC, Florida had 3,816 deaths from falls by older adults, which was a death rate of 87.3 per 100,000 from falls among adults age 65 and older. According to the CDC website, the adjusted death rate across …

Feeling short of breath, heart palpitations, chest pain and tightness? Do you know the signs of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)? And if you’re experiencing them, are you taking steps to see your cardiologist to find out what’s the cause? For many people, that have CAD symptoms, they, unfortunately, ignore their …

For more than two decades, U.S. regulators cautioned both women and men that hormones might quietly court catastrophe. Every estrogen carton carried a stark black rectangle about clots, cancer, stroke and dementia; every testosterone insert warned of deadly cardiovascular events. In 2025—first in February and again in July—those old messages …

By Elizabeth Dosoretz, LCSW Not all trauma is loud. Some of it is carried quietly. When most people think about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), they picture panic attacks, flashbacks, emotional outbursts or someone who is visibly struggling. But trauma does not always present that way. Many people with PTSD are …

Two years ago this very month I found myself in what was seemingly a perpetual series of events that turned our world upside down. It was one of the most difficult times of my life. In a very short span of a couple of weeks I found myself having been …

By The Vein Center of North Florida Spider veins and varicose veins are often dismissed as minor cosmetic nuisances, the faint blue webs behind a knee, or the bulging cords along a calf. Many people cover them up with pants or makeup and move on. But for a significant number …

By David Kosiorek, PA-C Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) is one of the most common types of skin cancer, affecting millions of people worldwide each year. At Lumen Dermatology, our experienced team encounters this condition frequently and wants to ensure patients understand the importance of early detection and proper treatment. What …

“You can’t tell a book by looking at its cover.” Many women are concerned about the appearance of spider veins and varicose veins. These veins, which can cause a spider web appearance in the skin, or big, unsightly bulges underneath the skin, can also cause a person to have symptoms …

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is one of the methods used to increase oxygen throughout the tissues cells to destroy anaerobic bacteria, which cannot exist in an oxygenated area. It is also touted as having the ability to improve immune function and repair damaged tissues. Many researchers purport that HBOT can …

When most people decide to “get healthy,” they jump on the scale, download a fitness app, or start counting calories. Yet the single strongest predictor of future heart attack, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and even certain cancers sits silently behind the abdominal wall, invisible to the mirror and ignored by …