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Posted: Dec 12, 2023

Tips For A Happy, Hazard-Free Holiday

With SMH Emergency Care & Injury Prevention Specialists

From button batteries and baking ingredients to botanical bothers, holiday hazards abound. Keep the merry in your holiday with these safety tips from Sarasota Memorial emergency care and injury prevention specialists

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Posted: Dec 5, 2023

Urgent Care Center or Emergency Room?

Knowing the difference can make all the difference.

If you’ve suffered an accident or sustained an injury, it’s important to know that you can find medical help at one of Sarasota Memorial’s seven Urgent Care Centers and three Emergency Rooms spread throughout the county. But it’s important to know the difference between an Urgent Care Center and an Emergency Room because they’re not quite the same thing.

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Posted: Nov 14, 2023

The Great American Smokeout Is Here!

Kick the habit with a little help from the experts.

As of the latest FDA studies, tobacco use remains the #1 cause of preventable death in the US. And each day, roughly 1,600 youth smoke their first cigarette. Fortunately, studies also show that smoking cessation programs work, which is why Sarasota Memorial partners with the Gulfcoast South Area Health Education Center to promote The Great American Smokeout every year.

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Posted: Sep 19, 2023

How to Recognize and Prevent Malnutrition

With Clinical Dietitian Gemady Langfelder, MS, RD, LDN, CPT

Proper nutrition through a balanced and varied diet is a central part of maintaining good health, improving quality of life on a day-to-day basis and even helping manage symptoms of chronic disease. But maintaining proper nutrition can be difficult, and malnutrition can affect anyone, especially adults ages 65 years and above.

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Posted: Aug 22, 2023

Ask An Expert: Addressing Childhood Obesity

With Pediatrician Susan Mihm, MD

In response to a rise in childhood obesity, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its guidelines on the treatment and prevention of childhood obesity for the first time in 15 years. We spoke with First Physicians Group pediatrician Dr. Susan Mihm to learn more.

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