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Posted: Sep 28, 2026

GLP-1 Medications and Weight Loss: Building Healthy Habits for Lasting Success

With With Karen Hamad, MD, associate chief medical officer for First Physicians Group Primary Care, and Mikka Ipri, RD, from Sarasota Memorial’s RENEW Program

GLP-1 medications have changed the conversation surrounding weight loss. With appropriate medical guidance, these medications can be a tool in a larger weight-management toolbox - especially for those who have struggled with diet and exercise alone. But ultimately, successful weight loss isn't just about losing pounds. It's about building healthier habits in ways you can sustain.

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Posted: Sep 9, 2026

Seek & Destroy: The New Drug Beating Prostate Cancer

With Urologic Oncology Surgeon Robert Carey, MD, PhD, FACS

In 2025, roughly 313,780 men in the US will learn they have prostate cancer and 35,770 will die from it. Since 2014, that rate has only been increasing. But a new targeted therapy called Pluvicto is changing the game.

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Posted: Sep 1, 2026

Are You Handling Your Food Safely?

Simple Steps for Safer Food with Mikka Ipri, RDN

Fresh fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet, but even the healthiest foods can pose a risk if they aren’t handled, stored or prepared safely. From the grocery store to the kitchen table, a few simple food-safety habits can help protect you and your family from foodborne illness.

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Posted: Aug 11, 2026

A Parents’ Guide to Childhood Obesity

With Pediatrician Susan Mihm, MD

When the American Academy of Pediatrics officially updated its guidelines on the treatment and prevention of childhood obesity in 2023, they did so in the hopes of combating its alarming rise. Still, one in five American children and teenagers today have obesity. We spoke with First Physicians Group pediatrician Dr. Susan Mihm to learn more about how parents can build healthy habits that give their children an advantage in the growing epidemic.

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Posted: Aug 4, 2026

Protecting Student-Athletes From Sudden Cardiac Arrest

SMH & ACSP partner for Cardiac Athletic Screening for Adolescents

Nearly 2,000 children and adolescents die from sudden cardiac arrest each year, with student-athletes being at particular risk. That’s why Sarasota Memorial Hospital and Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Specialty Physicians team up each year to present Cardiac Athletic Screening for Adolescents, or CASA, as an opportunity for parents to have their children evaluated for risk of sudden cardiac arrest, free of charge, and to schedule whatever follow-up care they may need.

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