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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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Posted: Jul 28, 2026

The Primacy of Primary Care

Four ways a primary care provider helps your health.

Having a primary care doctor to help guide you through medical issues that come up through the years is critical to taking the best care of yourself. A good primary care doctor provides not only routine care but a medical home and safe harbor whenever life confronts you with health scares or overwhelming diagnoses.

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Posted: Jul 21, 2026

Cyclosporiasis: What You Need to Know

How to spot it and how to stop it.

Reported cases of cyclospora infection – or cyclosporiasis – have skyrocketed across the nation, resulting in an outbreak that has sickened thousands and affected communities in at least 34 states, so far. Here’s what you need to know to keep you and your family healthy and well.

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Posted: Jul 13, 2026

Protect Yourself From Heat Stroke & Heat Exhaustion

How to recognize and respond to heat-related health emergencies

Every year, more than 1,200 people in the United States die due to intense heat and heat-related conditions such as heat stroke. So remember to stay cool, stay hydrated and look out for warning signs of heat stroke and heat exhaustion.

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