Sepsis: What You Need to Know About this Emergent Condition
Sepsis is a life-threatening disease that arises when the body's response to infection injures its own tissue and organs. It affects nearly 750,000 Americans each year, and every case of sepsis adds s...
23 Apr 20170s
What is Sports Medicine?
According to the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, a sports medicine specialist is a physician that has specific specialized training in both the prevention and treatment of illness and in...
4 Apr 20170s
Gluten Awareness & Food Sensitivity
It may seem more and more common for people to have food sensitivities. You might notice a reaction to a certain food, but in many cases it may be an intolerance rather than a true allergy. We are als...
20 Jan 20170s
Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB): What You Need To Know
Over the past two decades, death rates from atrial fibrillation – either as the main or underlying cause – have doubled. Detecting and treating this potentially fatal condition is a priority at Florid...
4 Des 20160s
Are You A Candidate For Surgical Weight Loss?
For severely obese patients, weight loss surgery or bariatric surgery may be an option when non-surgical treatments fail. With dietary changes and an active lifestyle, bariatric surgery helps patients...
20 Nov 20160s
Management of Vascular Disease
According to the Center for Disease Control, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing more than 600,000 people each year.The physicians at the Florida Hospital Cardiov...
13 Nov 20160s
Are You at Risk for Diabetes?
According to the CDC, More than 29 million Americans are living with diabetes, and 86 million are living with prediabetes, a serious health condition that increases a person's risk of type 2 diabetes ...
1 Nov 20160s
