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Posted: Apr 16, 2024

Nothing To Sneeze At

The latest in allergy testing and immunotherapy cures

From peanuts and pollen to housecats and bee stings, allergies of all sorts affect millions of people every day. We talked with Dr. Alicia Alvarez about how to diagnose allergies and how immunotherapy can be as good as a cure.

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Posted: Apr 9, 2024

Treating the Whole Patient with Integrative Care Services

Complementary therapies and assistance are just a simple ask away.

Nausea, pain, insomnia, and anxiety can all be distressing side effects of necessary medical care. That’s why Sarasota Memorial’s Integrative Care Program provides a wide-ranging array of complementary therapies and tools to promote comfort and help patients manage these side effects during their hospital stay.

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Posted: Apr 2, 2024

Knee Replacement Recovery: What to Expect

Written by SMH Copywriter Phil Lederer

Total knee replacement surgery is becoming more and more common. And thanks to advances in technology and technique recovery times for these procedures have been drastically reduced. If you’re thinking about it, here’s what to expect.

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Posted: Mar 26, 2024

What Is A “Tumor Board”?

How multidisciplinary care conferences engineer better outcomes for cancer patients

Cancer is a complex disease. In fact, it’s not one disease at all, but many different diseases grouped under one umbrella term. To treat the most difficult cancers, the best physicians work as part of a much wider team.

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Posted: Mar 19, 2024

Ask An Expert: The Basics of Heart Failure

With Sarasota Memorial Cardiologist Thomas Archer, MD

Nearly 6.5 million adults in the United States are living with heart failure. And it contributes to nearly 400,000 deaths every year. But as widespread as this condition is, heart failure is also very preventable and highly treatable. We asked an expert to learn more.

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