Belk Winter Haven at Citi Centre will be holding their 9th Annual Pampering Event to fight cancer in September and are looking for vendors and sponsors to come out and help join the fight against cancer. The annual event features exciting activities and special events along with vendors and prizes…
How weight-loss surgery helps control chronic conditions like diabetes and hypertension is a complex subject.
Having a vastly smaller stomach obviously makes overeating undesirable and uncomfortable. The surgery also affects metabolism: how the body turns food into energy.
Researchers spent a great deal of time debating what was metabolic surgery and what was bariatric surgery, sometimes to the frustration of doctors who see them as intertwined.
“Actually, we use them interchangeably,” said Dr. Sanjiv Gray, bariatric surgeon with Lakeland Regional Health’s Institute for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Medicine.
“It’s not just about weight loss for us. It’s about improving the patient’s life.”
LAKELAND – More than 4,000 people were scheduled to receive their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday at Polk County s largest clinic to date.
The Florida Department of Health in Polk County held its first mega POD at the RP Funding Center in downtown Lakeland. The event kicked off at 7 a.m. offering immunization by appointment-only to those who had registered for Polk s vaccine waiting list. I think they have this event organized really well, Roxy Hoover, 74, of Winter Haven said. There was absolutely no wait.
A POD, or Point of Dispensing, is a site used in the event of a public health emergency to mass distribute vaccines, medications or medical supplies.