Listen Up! Untreated Hearing Disorders Pose Serious Health Risk

Hearing loss and communication disorders affect nearly 48 million Americans and can affect people of all ages. So for more than 90 years, healthcare professionals have celebrated Better Hearing and Speech Month each May to promote understanding about speech and hearing disorders, as well as encourage people to seek treatment.

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

The Roadmap to Recovery from Spinal Injury

Jerry Bouche was standing in the shower when he first felt the pain shooting through his legs in 2017. “Well,” the 47-year-old thought, “it sucks getting old.” Little did he know, this was only the beginning of a long battle with degenerative disc disease. But a battle he would win with a little help from the surgeons at Sarasota Memorial.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Sarasota’s Babymoon Boom

Planning a last minute getaway before the due date? Healthcare professionals warn that this may cause more stress than it relieves, especially if that little bundle of joy decides to make an early arrival. At the very least, choose your babymoon destination wisely.

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

The Surgeons With X-Ray Eyes

What if your surgeon had x-ray vision? It’s long been the dream for surgeons and now it’s a reality, thanks to the new xvision-spine augmented reality surgical navigation system. Created by Augmedics, the xvision system allows orthopedic surgeons to “see” through skin, muscle and even scar tissue as they perform delicate surgeries.

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Mechanics of the Heart

The human heart beats about 100,000 times a day. Atria pumping, ventricles contracting, valves popping open and slamming shut. It’s a lot of hard work. And a lot of room for something to go wrong. At the Sarasota Memorial Outpatient Valve Clinic, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is one of the many techniques used to keep hearts healthy.

Tuesday, April 18, 2023