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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Exercise May Keep Your Brain Younger
We all understand the value of exercise, from improving heart health to boosting your mood.
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LEEP Loop Electrode Excisional Procedure
A LEEP procedure is indicated once moderate to high grade dysplasia (abnormal cells) are confirmed after colposcopic examination. The procedure is both diagnostic (helps to ensure abnormal cells diagnosed are not more worrisome than reported after colposcopic biopsies) and therapeutic (removes the abnormal cells preventing further growth). A loop connected to an electrical generator is used to remove the area on the cervix where the abnormal cells were identified. The Loop gets very hot and is only used to remove a very superficial layer of the cervical tissue/skin. The procedure takes approximately 10 minutes. You will be placed in the same position as you are during a pap smear, another colposcopy is typically performed prior to removing the cells to better identify the area of concern. The procedure is typically performed in the office but may also be performed in the operating room. You will go home the same day. If being performed in the office, only local anesthetic injected into the cervix will be used. You should abstain from placing anything in the vagina or intercourse for at least three days prior to the procedure and for up to four weeks after the procedure. If you start your period prior to the procedure, it should be rescheduled.
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I Don’t Need an Annual Exam (and Why You Really Do)
By Lisa Nickchen, Editorial Contributor
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COVID-19 Survivor Returns to Meet Hospital Staff That Saved Her Life
Ocoee, FL (October 12, 2021) – Today physicians and team members at Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital staged an intimate reunion ceremony for a COVID-19 survivor who spent 40 days in the hospital’s critical care unit. Maureen Woods, 56, returned to the very same patient room to thank the joyous team of healthcare workers who played such vital roles in saving her life.
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I Feel Like I Can Get Out There and Do Anything
When my A1C (blood glucose) levels kept climbing and my doctor told me I needed to do something or I would have to go on insulin, that was a
