Another Week’s ACA Enrollment Numbers
A lot of people were tied up in trying to enroll when the Affordable Care Act’s official enrollment period ended in mid-February. judging by a new round of federal government figures In the week of...
View ArticleWhenThe Brain Has Hiccups
As we get older, we worry more about forgetting a phone number, a name or why we went into the kitchen in the first place. We fear Alzheimer’s disease or some other type of dementia is coming. If you...
View ArticleLearn to Manage Diabetes More Successfully
Diabetic education classes provided under the auspices of Polk County’s Indigent Care Health Care Division aren’t limited to people who qualify for its health plan. That’s a little known fact, although...
View ArticleYou Can Attend 1 of 3 Runs This Saturday to Cure Cancer
Some runners have lost parents, children, spouses or friends. Others may just like to run or will be running because they believe in the mission of the American Cancer Society or the research goals of...
View ArticleMovement for More Physical, Mental Health Access
At tonight’s Nehemiah Action, 7pm at the Lakeland Center’s Youkey Theatre, a group of socially active church congregations will press city and county commissioners for additional effort toward...
View ArticleForum on Autoimmune Disease in Tampa Saturday
Patients, their families and anyone who is interested can attend a full-day conference, costing $20 per person, on “What Every American Needs to Know About Autoimmune Disease.” on Saturday, March 28....
View ArticleRising Above Your Diabetes Diagnosis
Carbohydrate counting, blood sugar testing and sometimes insulin shots every day are a lot to absorb for people struggling to live with their diabetes. Chaplain Paul Alley isn’t going to pretend it’s...
View ArticleDoctors Warn of Dangers of Insurance Consolidation
I saw it first in Becker’s Hospital Review, an analysis warning that the health insurance market is going from five market-dominating players to three. Today, the American Medical Association released...
View ArticleRocking for Below the Belt Female Cancer
The Ovarian Cancer Support Group of Polk County and the Watson Clinic Foundation are presenting a movie night for cancer awareness at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at Cinemark Theater, Lakeland Square Mall. This...
View ArticleDuet for Diabetics, Two Free Programs in Lakeland
People who have diabetes have two choice offerings in November to learn more about the disease and how to control it. One is “Taking Control with Curtis,” a 10 a.m. Nov. 10 program at Watson Clinic...
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