Sarasota Edition

Melanoma is the sixth most common fatal malignancy in the United States. We are seeing a record number of newly diagnosed skin cancers worldwide, with the incidence of melanoma increasing at a faster rate than almost all other cancers. Due to the focus on early detection, despite the rapid increase in melanoma incidence, we have seen a significant reduction in …

Sarasota Interventional Radiology (SIR-Florida), now at its new location in Lakewood Ranch, is the area’s full-service, comprehensive radiology center that features the most advanced medical technology available today. Our equipment was thoroughly researched and carefully selected to provide the ultimate in performance and patient experience, with patient comfort and safety as our top priorities. Featured below are two of our …

Gerry Letendre, RPh, MBA, CHt Compounding medications combines an ageless art with the latest medical knowledge and state-of-the-art technology, allowing specially trained professionals to prepare customized medications to meet each patient’s specific needs. Compounding is fundamental to the profession of pharmacy and was a standard means of providing prescription medications before drugs began to be produced in mass quantities by …

“Blindness separates us from things, but deafness separates us from people” – Helen Keller Communication is always vital and even more so in this pandemic time. It represents many challenges, particularly for those with hearing impairment. Lip reading is an unconscious help in communicating for everyone, but very important to those with hearing issues. Hence, another roadblock arises with the …

Submitted by SunCoast Blood Centers SunCoast Blood Centers has unveiled the “first of its kind” donate “At-home” Concierge Program. If you want to donate blood but want to stay social distanced, than this Concierge Donor Program is for you. This “At-home” donation program is 1 to 1 interaction, which keeps you as save as possible and lets you save lives …

Did you know that 40 Million people in the United States are suffering from stress, depression and anxiety? If you’re one of them, leaving your disorder untreated can cause significant physical health disorders and diseases to develop, as well as cognitive decline. Stress leads to other health disorders From migraines to becoming physically ill. Holding onto stressful thoughts manifests with …

If there has ever been a time to give gifts to help you or your loved ones to relax – 2020 is undoubtedly it. It’s been a crazy year that has felt like it will never end. We’ve been consumed by the headlines in the midst of a global pandemic, natural disasters, economic instability and overall unrest. To think of …

Bed rest serves as a time-honored recommendation for both injury and illness, and it is prescribed more often around flu season (the peak of which ends in March). One of the drawbacks of bed rest is the way it can weaken a patient, especially a geriatric patient. A normal muscle, at complete rest, in the absence of illness, loses up …