November 4 Flu Clinic
The Boca Grande Health Clinic is conducting drive-thru flu shot clinics for our registered patients. The flu shots will be offered under the Clinic Annex carport. please call the Clinic at 941-964-2276 to register for a flu shot time slot. In addition to the first clinic completed October 21, a second drive-thru flu shot […]
Ask a Doc: Mental Health
Mental health plays a major role in people’s ability to maintain good physical health. In this week’s “Ask a Doc,” Raymond A. James, D.O. answers questions about mental health. Do you have a question for us? If so, click here to send questions to the Clinic and we will answer them monthly. What mental illness […]
Breast Cancer Awareness: A 50 Year Perspective
October is again Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Articles and programs will appear in the media emphasizing an awareness of the incidence of the disease and the treatment of breast cancer in our society. As male breast cancer is unusual, the media effort is often presented in literature and programming focused on women’s health. Yet as […]
Ask a Doc: The Flu
The Boca Grande Health Clinic is honored to bring back a favorite Boca Beacon column started in the early 2000s by Dr. Hank Wright, called “Curbstone Consult.” For 17 years, Dr. Wright, who passed in 2016, was the only doctor at the Clinic. The column resulted from the innocent questions people would ask when he […]
The Case of an Open Mind
A cardinal prerequisite for a successful career in science is the willingness to be willing to change one’s mind as to the answer to a hypothesis based on the scientific results of the experiment. For investigations and observations of the pandemic and the COVID-19 virus, continued scientific analysis has resulted in different medical recommendations and […]
The Age of (Mis)information
During this pandemic I have been surprised by the amount of misinformation regarding COVID-19, and amazed that intelligent people have supported treatments or misinformation without scientific support. How does this happen? Researchers have found that we tend to believe what we hear or read, and only about 30 percent of Americans are able to recognize […]
Preparing for a Healthy 2021-2022 Season
COVID-19 Delta cases continue to rise across the country, in Florida, and right here on our own Island. Throughout the pandemic, the Boca Grande Health Clinic has taken conservative measures to protect its patients and staff as well as the Island’s businesses and visitors, maintaining the precautions spelled out in the Boca Grande Pledge. The […]
Florida is First . . . in COVID-19 Cases: The Delta variant now on island
The Delta variant of the coronavirus has arrived on island with the Clinic seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases this past week including symptomatic infections in those fully vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) put forth new face mask guidelines in response to surging COVID-19 cases across the nation. Florida is leading […]
Are you interested in receiving a flu shot and/or COVID-19 booster in the fall?
The Boca Grande Health Clinic is running a survey to identify interest in receiving a flu shot, or a COVID-19 booster shot (if these become available) at the Clinic. “Last year’s drive-through flu clinic was a big success, and we hope to replicate it this coming flu season,” said Mark Driscoll, Boca Grande Health Clinic […]
The Summer Solstice is Here! 5 tips for a healthy summer
Sunday, June 20, marks the official start to summer for all of us that live north of the equator. The June solstice is when Earth arrives at the point in its orbit where the North Pole is at its maximum tilt (about 23.5 degrees) toward the Sun, resulting in the longest day and shortest night […]