South Palm Beach Edition

Brent Myers You’re reading a health and wellness magazine and you’re thinking: that guy can’t spell. But the truth is that you read it correctly: I have a wait problem: I don’t like to wait. But who does? Think about it… do you like to wait? Do you love sitting in the waiting room at the doctor’s office? Do you …

By David A. Goldman MD – Throughout my career I have seen patients come to me for second opinions, and I have also had patients ask me if I would ‘mind’ if they saw another specialist for a second opinion. For the patient, seeking a second opinion is a difficult thing to do. To begin, he or she may not …

Restore Growth with the Season at Bauman Medical by Alan J. Bauman, MD, ABHRS Now that the snowbirds soon begin to flock back up north, we can finally start to see a return to our warm spring days in South Florida. With the change in seasons imminent, I know myself and others are looking forward to springing into longer days. …

The American Cancer Society’s recently released annual report of cancer trends provides a deep dive into cancer incidence, death rates and survival. The publication is a go-to resource and forms the basis for vital, ongoing research into the causes and risk factors of cancer as well as transformational treatment discoveries. Report Summary According to the report, just over 2 million …

The Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton Fund will present the 27th annual Honor Your Doctor luncheon on Tuesday, April 29 at Boca West Country Club. The Fund is the foundation arm of the Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton. The organization honors healthcare professionals including doctors, nurses, and caretakers in all related fields at the event with net proceeds providing scholarships …

Wisdom may come with age but getting older has its set of challenges. People are living longer but not necessarily healthier. From diminished eyesight, arthritis, immobility, to cognitive decline, some conditions make it high-risk and unsafe for seniors living on their own or with limited supervision. Some of the biggest hurdles for seniors are tripping, slips and falls, slippery bathtubs, …

Brent Myers Spring ushers in a new season. It signals the end of “winter” and the beginning of something new. Spring brings new flowers, warmer temperatures, greener grass, and another baseball season. Spring also brings another ritual for many people: cleaning. Yep – good ol’ fashioned spring cleaning. “Out with the old and in with the new.” Perhaps this annual …

By David A. Goldman MD – With every year, advances are made in ophthalmic surgery. While some are relatively insignificant, others can change the entire way we think about surgery. With cataract surgery, the latest development is the use of femtosecond laser to assist with the surgery. While this is a very exciting development for the field, the exact details …

Have you noticed you have difficulty hearing your family and friends in a noisy restaurant? Do you seem to have difficulty understanding certain people? Do you have difficulty concentrating in noisy situations? Even if you have hearing aids, you may need help over and above the hearing aids. You may physically hear what is being said but the brain is …

By Renee Chillcott, LMHC If you’re describing how you feel as: slow, low, tired, lethargic, foggy, depressed, unmotivated, or just plain old “out of sorts” the answer to what is causing it can be just as confusing as the feeling itself. Finding the cause can send you on a virtual road trip searching for the diagnosis and eventually coming to …