COVID CREEPS BACK INTO THE HEADLINES WITH DELTA VARIANT
Health officials growing concerned over COVID-19 case spikes in the U.S. are blaming a delta variant and a population of citizens who haven’t received a vaccine. No...
KEYS HEALTH: DON’T BE SCARED OF THE SUN – PRO & CONS TO UV...
As the 4th of July fades into the long days of summer, it’s appropriate that July is the UV Safety Awareness Month. Like most things in life,...
HYPERTENSION IS LIKE A PLUMBING PIPE UNDER TOO MUCH PRESSURE
Recently, a patient and I were discussing blood pressure and medications to treat it. At the end of the visit, the person mentioned reading my columns in...
STUDY SAYS IT’S POSSIBLE TO REVERSE AGING IN JUST A FEW WEEKS
Recently I came across a study, published in aging-us.com, that had some pretty impressive findings. In a nutshell, it stated that an eight-week period of dietary, supplement,...
UNDERSTANDING & APPRECIATING TIME
Do you ever get impatient and wish to speed up time?
It can kind of suck when you are working so hard for something, and then it feels...
DEMAND FOR VACCINE IS DROPPING IN THE KEYS
Two. That’s the new number of COVID-19 cases reported by the state Department of Health in Monroe County on May 18. And as the county’s cases fall,...
An anchor for the heart of the Keys
On Monday, June 7, the brand new Fishermen’s Community Hospital will open to the public. The 37,000-square-foot, $43.7 million facility is nearing completion and the Keys Weekly...
NEW FISHERMEN’S HOSPITAL HAS ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES
Naturally, the brand-new hospital is equipped with brand new equipment. In fact, many of the machines still have the cling of blue film to keep them from...
COUNTY LOOKS TO LIGHTEN COVID PROTOCOLS FOR SUMMER
A lot can happen in 411 days.
For example, during the April 21 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, emergency management director Shannon Weiner said that Monroe...
DIET OR REGULAR SODA? TRY WATER INSTEAD
What effect do artificial sweeteners have on our weight? Since the mid-’70s, artificial sweetener consumption in the U.S. has doubled. Since the 1990s, new products have exploded,...
