Summer Means Skin Cancer Awareness Time
With summer approaching and national Skin Cancer Awareness Month just having passed, the summer months are a good time to take stock of your sunscreen supplies. You may also shop…
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Eye Care in the Summer Sun
The sun’s angle in relation to the earth varies according to the season, and during the summer months the sun shines on us more directly, resulting in a greater amount…
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Physical Therapy: Keep Moving this Summer
Though this has been a challenging season for many, the Medical Center’s Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Department has had a very successful season. Through teamwork, compassion, and their multifaceted…
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Changing of the Guard at Medical Center, Foundation
Medical Center Elects New Chairman The Medical Center extends its sincere appreciation to retiring Chairman Ken Karl. Mr. Karl served as chairman of the Medical Center Board of Directors from…
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Departing? Here are Some “Health-Keeping” Reminders
Automatic Pharmacy Refills Please provide new instructions to Public Safety for your automatically refilled pharmacy prescriptions that are picked up by Public Safety from a Key Largo pharmacy. Once picked…
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Lecture Series: Stem Cell & Immunotherapy
Please join us on April 7 for the final lecture of the season: “Stem Cell & Immunotherapy: Miami Cancer Institute’s Global Journey,” presented by Guenther Koehne, M.D., Ph.D., of Miami…
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The Important Role of Kidney Health
March is National Kidney Month and therefore a reminder of how important this hard-working organ is. Kidneys remove waste products and excess water, help to maintain blood pressure and red…
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Lecture Series: Longevity and Healthy Aging
Please join us at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, for “Human Longevity & Healthy Aging,” a presentation by Baljash Cheema, M.D., Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist at Chicago’s Northwestern…
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Lifestyle Changes and Blood Pressure
There are several lifestyle changes that can help in lowering blood pressure and also be beneficial to other aspects of your physical and mental health well-being. “Normalizing blood pressure is…
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Seasonal Allergies, Blepharitis & Dry Eyes
Together, seasonal allergies, blepharitis and dryness can make for some very unhappy eyes. Blepharitis (pronounced blef-uh-RYE-tis) is a chronic condition that causes the eyelids to become swollen, irritated and sometimes…
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