Collier Edition

By Colin E. Champ, MD, CSCS – Radiation Oncologist It’s the most wonderful time of the year again! Can you believe we are already nearing the end of 2022? Soon we will enjoy Thanksgiving, then we rush into Christmas, and before we know it, we’re ringing in another year. It is a busy time filled with family get-togethers, office parties, …

Jose M. Baez, M.D., F.A.C.P., Board Certified by American Board of Internal Medicine Formerly known as “adult-onset diabetes mellitus”, Type 2 Diabetes is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and a lack of insulin. As its former name suggests, Type 2 diabetes was once mostly only found to occur in adults over the age of 45. However, nowadays, with …

Sarah Sesslar, Au.D. – Doctor of Audiology Studies show that people with diabetes are twice as likely to experience hearing loss as non-diabetics. The relationship between the two is unclear. There are a number of factors at play. However, it is clear that diabetics are at a greater risk and should be vigilant in monitoring their hearing so that measures …

Physicians Regional Heart Center has earned a distinguished three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures. The three-star rating, which denotes the highest category of quality, places Physicians Regional Heart Center among the elite for heart bypass surgery in the United States and Canada. The Society …

November has been designated as National Caregiver’s Month. What better way to celebrate than to take a look at all the ways care-givers make our life or the life of our loved one better! The Role of a Caregiver A caregiver is a person who takes care of someone who, because of an illness, disability, or injury, is experiencing difficulty …

We know what you are thinking: “Hospice” is “the H word” – that kind of care you hope you never need. It is easy not to think about hospice until circumstances force you to consider whether now might be the right time for you or someone you love to think about end-of-life care. That is understandable: for many seriously ill …

Here we are again running headlong into the holiday season and, unfortunately, into cold and flu season as well. It seems in the last couple of years that the common cold has been forgotten and everything has been attributed to Covid-19, but the truth is, the cold is alive and…well. One of the worst parts of the cold is the …

By Hans Doherty – Growing in Health Florida Cannabis has been used as medicine for thousands of years. Samples of the plant have been discovered in the ancient tombs of the Egyptian pharos. It is believed the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung was the first to describe its therapeutic affects in 2737B.C.E. It was uses to relieve the symptoms of malaria, …

By Lenore T. Brakefield, Naples Construction Law Attorney Hurricane Ian was strong, but Southwest Florida is stronger. Look almost anywhere in Collier and Lee Counties, and you will see the recovery efforts of many as we rebuild and repair homes, buildings, docks, pools, decks, and other structures throughout our community. However, many construction projects run into contractor payment issues which …

Laser is an acronym for “Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation” The first laser was built in 1960 by Theodore H Maiman based on theoretical work by Charles Townes (Nobel prize in 1964), and Arthur Schawlow, (Nobel prize in 1981). Laser is using light that is COHERENT, identical wavelength with special coherence, the light is all parallel. This allows …