HEALTH

February turns red—not only for Valentine’s Day, but also because it marks American Heart Month, a national effort to raise awareness about cardiovascular health. It is a timely reminder to focus not only on prevention, but also on knowing when to act.

what happens when those extra pounds that piled up over the years stayed and the efforts to shed them are not effective? 

Fraud is a big and negatively impactful reality for too many South Florida seniors and it has many faces. One of the most common form of fraud is that seniors are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans without their consent. 

Hearts abound around as February approaches, but not only due to Valentines’ Day. Since 1964, February is recognized as National Heart Health Month, to raise awareness and promote preventive measures to combat heart disease.

Every day over 100,000 men, women, and children in the United States are waiting for a transplant that will give them a second chance at life. In the state of Florida, more than 5,000 people are on the waiting list for a life-saving organ.