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FORT MYERS Lowered age limits for colonoscopy paying off It’s a topic of concern for doctors. Younger people being diagnosed with colorectal cancers. While researchers try to pinpoint a cause, the next best thing is to start screening at a younger age.
Liquid biopsy gives new method of diagnosing brain cancer Malignant brain cancer is aggressive, and biopsies are invasive and painful, but now, some doctors have developed a new method of confirming a diagnosis: a liquid biopsy.
Toss the cuff: A new patch to check blood pressure In the Biobeat Skin Patch, light bounces from a sensor to the heart, measuring heart rate, blood oxygen and blood pressure without you even knowing.
Ahchoo! High pollen levels are peaking across Southwest Florida If you are sneezing more than usual lately and your car hasn’t been able to stay clean, you are not the only one. High and very high pollen levels are having an impact on the Sunshine State and across other locations across the Southeastern United States. Typically, Southwest Florida sees elevated tree pollen levels from […]
New treatment helps kidney cancer patients live longer A decade ago, advanced kidney cancer was a death sentence. Now, new therapies are helping people live longer.
Mitigating menopause bone loss and weight gain The change in hormones that go along with the ‘change of life’ brings with it tangible health shifts. We’ve all heard about hot flashes and hair loss, but it also has more serious impacts.
FORT MYERS Effectiveness concerns raised over Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill Contraceptives are becoming more accessible after the first over-the-counter birth control pill is on its way to shelves in Southwest Florida and the rest of the country. The so-called Opill has been making national headlines.
FORT MYERS Getting a read on your medical tests For better or worse, we have a wealth of information at our fingertips. When it comes to health, it can be overwhelming, especially when our medical records are saved electronically.
New device destroys brain aneurysms More than six million Americans are living with what may be a ticking time-bomb in the form of an unruptured brain aneurysm. Most people don’t know they have one until it’s too late. A brain aneurysm ruptures every 18 minutes. Now there’s a new device that is helping to destroy them before it causes a stroke or worse.
Dementia and cognitive impairment News that celebrity Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with aphasia and dementia is putting these conditions in the spotlight. Dementia and Aphasia are both forms of cognitive decline. “The expectation as we age is either you need to remember everything or you have a problem,” said Dr. Amberrose Reale, “or we also jumped to conclusions […]