Keeping You Up-to-Date about COVID-19 and Vaccines
Distribution of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has begun in many states. The amount each state has received and the criteria for distribution varies, with nursing home patients and healthcare workers receiving…
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Announcing the 2021 Medical Lecture Series
The Medical Center Lecture Series has five outstanding presentations for the 2021 season. The format will be different than in previous years due to COVID-19 restrictions; however, great speakers and…
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Medical Center Welcomes New Endocrinology Specialist
The Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Heberto Ramon Valdes to our Visiting Specialists program. Dr. Valdes is a board-certified physician with Baptist Health South Florida.…
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Take a Screen Time Break!
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed what we do for entertainment, and if you’re like many people, you’re probably spending more time on a computer, smart phone, tablet or other technology…
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State-of-the-Art CT Scanner Arrives
In keeping with the most advanced technology in diagnostics, the Medical Center has replaced its 13-year-old Philips CT Scanner with a state-of-the-art Philips IQon Elite 256-slice scanner which provides a…
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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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What is “Tech Neck?”
The human head weighs around 10-12 pounds, gracefully balanced on our cervical spine. A tremendous amount of strain is put on this region, especially looking at computers, mobile phones and…
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