By Parveen Vahora, M.D. As a woman in the prime of your life, prioritizing health is crucial to maintaining overall well-being and preventing potential health complications. Annual wellness exams tailored to your age group, specifically between the ages of 40 and 60, serve as a cornerstone in safeguarding your health. …
Read More »What If We Could Change Your Mind
Transforming Brains… And Lives Through Advanced Regenerative Medicine Leading Alzheimer’s Dementia Out of the Shadows and Into the Light… Naturally! By William J. Cole Jr., D.O. Double Board Certified in PM&R Interventional Medicine and Regenerative Medicine Here is the moment that “Changed My Mind”… And became very personal. It was …
Read More »One Place, Complete Care: UF Health’s New Primary Care and Multispecialty Location Brings Expert Care Close to Home
When it comes to managing your health, convenient access to care matters. That’s why UF Health continues to expand services in the Mount Dora community and beyond with a new primary care and multispecialty location, now open and ready to serve patients. The new site brings even more options closer …
Read More »Healthy Ears: Hearing, Balance & Tinnitus
Understanding Ringing, Dizziness, Earwax, and the Surprising Ways Your Ears Affect Everyday Life Most people think of their ears as something that simply helps them hear, but your ears actually do much more than that. They play an important role in balance, communication, and how you experience the world around …
Read More »HOW TO KNOW IF MEMORY CARE IS RIGHT FOR YOUR LOVED ONE
As your loved one with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia needs more care at home, you might find each day more challenging than the last. While these changes are difficult for everyone, memory care communities can give both you and your loved one the support you need to maintain …
Read More »Developing Social Communication in Children
Innovative Therapies Group A child’s expressive vocabulary grows rapidly from the time of his first word at approximately 12 months, through first grade. Did you know that the average 2 year old uses over 200 words growing to 1000 words by age 3 years to over 1600 words by age …
Read More »Discover Superior Pain Management at The Interventional Pain Institute with Dr. Brent Compton in The Villages and Ocala, Florida
When it comes to pain management, The Interventional Pain Institute (IPI) is the new name creating waves in The Villages and Ocala, Florida. Led by Dr. Brent Compton, the institute offers a comprehensive array of interventional pain services designed to alleviate chronic and acute pain, thereby enhancing patients’ quality of …
Read More »Preventing Falls in Older Adults Saves Lives
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 …
Read More »Coronary Artery Disease: putting the pieces together
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 …
Read More »Goodbye to the Black Box — How Two FDA Decisions Are Re-writing Mid-Life Hormone Care
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 …
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