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Meet Your Bariatric Weight Loss Team

The bariatric surgeon who performs your weight-loss procedure will be key to your success, but several other team members will be at your side through this life-changing journey. Here’s what to expect:

Childhood Diabetes: What Parents Need To Know

Like adults, children can experience two types of diabetes, and unfortunately they are becoming more common. Type 1 diabetes -- which has nothing to do with your child’s diet, sugar consumption or level of activity -- is by far more prevalent than Type 2 in children.

Childhood Depression: What Parents Need To Know

Children today are under so much stress — from academics and sports to how they look — and all of it is magnified by social media. So it’s no surprise that about 20 percent of all teens experience depression. But only fewer than a third of depressed kids are treated for their symptoms. And many parents may not realize their children are suffering.

Cervical Cancer: What You Need to Know

Kelly Pozzoli was in her early 30s and in the process of moving from Chicago to Florida when she got news that no young woman wants to hear: she had cancer.

Summer Heat & Your Feet: Preventing ‘Summer Spread’

Central Floridians often try to beat the heat with light clothing and sandals and flip-flops that give their feet room to breath.

Anal Sex: What Women Need To Know

Anal sex is becoming more popular with heterosexual couples in the United States. About 30 percent to 44 percent of men and women have had anal intercourse, research shows.

Leaving the ER? Keep Your Wound Clean

Each year, more than 130 million Americans visit emergency rooms at hospitals around the country. Often these visits involve injuries with open wounds. 

Herniated Disc? You Likely Won’t Need Surgery

You can get a herniated disc while playing sports or moving furniture around your house. You could be injured while picking up your grandchild. And it could even happen for reasons you will never know.

Childhood Vaccinations: Everything You Need To Know

Vaccines help keep your child healthy and safe from serious diseases. They also protect your family and keep your community healthier for everyone. This is especially true for the frailest among us, such as babies, sick kids and adults, and the elderly.

Breast Cancer: Will You Need Chemo?