By Greg Durette
This is the time of year when you should review your Medicare options and make important decisions about your coverage for 2022.
Right now, we are in the Annual Election Period (AEP) for all Medicare beneficiaries. It is often referred to as the Annual Open Enrollment Period. This...
By Jamie C. Williamson, PhD
Most marital conflicts are unsolvable. In fact, according to renowned relationship researcher John Gottman, 69% of marital conflicts are perpetual problems that couples will never resolve. Only 31% of the problems in marriage are solvable. This is true for both happy couples and unhappy couples.
So,...
By Greg Durette, Florida Health Connector
For those folks new to the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP), the overwhelming volume of mailing pieces, emails and phone calls are dizzying. For those folks more experienced in this time, the sigh of despair and cries of “Oh no, not again!” can be...
By Kay Leaman, Health Architect, HealthyDay HealthyLife
The 4th quarter of 2021 lengthens our ‘To Do’ lists and reminds us how quickly this year has gone by.
The Destin Fishing Rodeo has begun and there are more celebrations on the horizon: The Bloody Mary Festival, Eggs on the Beach, the annual...
By Stacy Kehl, APRN, FNP-BC
COVID-19 dominates the news these days: we haven’t lived a day since January 2020 without being inundated by it, but that doesn’t mean that other diseases no longer exist. In the world of medicine, there is another pandemic that we see every day, however the...
By Dr. Richard Chern, M.D.
One of the most bothersome symptoms women mention at their initial visit is a loss of sex drive. A decline in sex drive is very typical for women as they age. This decline is directly related to the decline of testosterone. Testosterone levels in women...
By James Clauson, Director, Beach Mosquito Control District and President, Florida Mosquito Control Association
Beach Mosquito Control District (BMCD), of Panama City Beach, and the Florida Mosquito Control Association (FMCA), headquarters in Tallahassee, have had something in common this past year. The director of BMCD and the President of FMCA...
Nearly one in 10 Americans age 12 or older struggle with substance abuse involving alcohol or illicit drugs (1). When you look around our community, it’s unfortunately not difficult to wrap your mind around that statistic. Addiction is a bondage that destroys lives, families, and communities and there are...
The Arby’s Foundation has committed $500,000 to support every community where Arby’s has a restaurant, including Northwest Florida. The Northwest Florida-area Arby’s team is proud to have selected Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida (BBBSNWFL) as a recipient of a $13,900 grant to support its mentoring programs from...
