More Secrets to Longevity: Edith (Edie) Gardner
As part of our year-long celebration of the Boca Grande Health Clinic’s 75th anniversary, the Clinic is pleased to launch a short series of web videos that capture some of the “secrets” to having a long, productive life – told by some of the Island’s elders. In the second episode of the series, we hear […]
COVID-19 Booster Update
On March 28, 2022, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the administration of a second COVID-19 booster shot for persons over the age of 50. Additionally, persons over the age of 18 with compromised immune systems are also eligible for a second booster shot. Both Pfizer and Moderna mRNA shots have been granted […]
Boca Grande’s Secrets to Longevity: John Hillenbrand
As part of our year-long celebration of the Boca Grande Health Clinic’s 75th anniversary, the Clinic is pleased to launch a short series of web videos that capture some of the “secrets” to having a long, productive life – told by some of the Island’s elders. Human beings are living longer than ever before … […]
Ask a Doc: Hives
Raised, red, itchy, and painful welts or bumps. Hives. They happen when a chemical called histamine is released in your body. Anyone who has had them knows how annoying hives can be. In this instalment of “Ask a Doc,” Bret Kueber, M.D. answers questions about what makes hives so itchy – and mysterious. What are […]
Ask a Doc: Hip surgery – what to expect
With more than half of the population of Boca Grande at 65 years and older, it’s no surprise that patients needing – or recovering from – hip surgery is something we’re used to dealing with at the Clinic. In this instalment of “Ask a Doc,” Raymond A. James, D.O. answers questions about what to expect […]
Deborah Hahn to retire
From the time she was a young girl, Deborah “Debby” Hahn always knew she wanted to be a nurse. After earning her nursing degree from the Hawkeye Institute in Waterloo, Iowa, Debby joined the ranks of America’s nurses in a time when women were fighting for equal rights, antiwar sentiments were high, and the Beatles […]
Heart Healthy Living – Island Style
Back in 2009 a study was completed on the people who lived on Ikaria Island off the coast of Greece. It was known that people lived longer there than on the mainland, and researchers wanted to find out why. There are some lessons in this study, especially with respect to cardiovascular health, that we can […]
Becoming a centenarian
If you’re looking to have a long, productive life, there’s a lot to be learned from the lifestyle choices made by people in the world’s “Blue Zones” – places where people live the longest and are healthiest. These “secrets to longevity” were discussed in the January 25 Grande Rounds virtual event, “How to Live to […]
Ask a Doc: What do I do about COVID-19?
Being asked “What do I do about COVID?” is a complicated question for anyone in clinical medicine to answer. If the COVID-19 pandemic was an elephant (it is large), it’s description would depend on which part of the anatomy was being viewed or described. The pandemic experience, and the choices for the management of COVID-19 […]
Next Grande Rounds will examine the secrets to longevity
The Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Foundation are teaming up once again with the Healthnetwork Foundation to bring esteemed health education to the Island. “How to Live to be 100 … Lessons Learned from Indians and Italians” is the next lecture in the Grande Rounds series, set for Tuesday, January 25, […]