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Achieving an active and healthy lifestyle after an injury, illness or other condition sometimes requires medical rehabilitation. Medical rehabilitation benefits patients with a wide variety of diagnoses including orthopedics, trauma, pediatric, neurologic impairments, arthritic conditions, work-related injuries, sports injuries,…
With the holidays creeping up quickly, finding the perfect gift for each person on your list can be a daunting task. But with the abundance of local shops on the Space Coast, gift buying doesn’t have to be a complicated…
Your bones are living and growing tissue. When you lose too much bone or make too little bone they become weak and may break from even a minor fall. Health First Medical Group’s Dr. Catherine Rossi explains, “Osteoporosis is a…
Audrey Joiner to Lead SCVIM as Executive Director After five years of work organizing, opening and running Space Coast Volunteers in Medicine (SCVIM), Executive Director and Clinic Founder Paul Ringenberger is stepping down. Replacing him will be SCVIM Medical Office…
Breast cancer survivors are as passionate in their survivorship as they are supporting others going through the treatment process and raising money for the cause. This month, we feature some local survivors who shared their journey with the “C” word….
You’ve heard the alarming statistics on breast cancer, read about early detection, genetic risk and mutations. Even movie stars are weighing in. Actress Angelina Jolie publicly revealed in February that she had a double mastectomy after her doctor indicated strong…
Amazingly, the human heart will start beating about four weeks after conception and will beat about 3.5 billion times in a lifetime or about 100,000 times a day. It is a perfect pump with four chambers that allows nutrients, oxygen,…
Sports medicine physicians help athletes maximize function and minimize injuries. Whatever sport is your favorite, staying healthy and on top of your game takes time and dedication, and the unfortunate truth is injuries are a common part of almost every…
Ginger Burton, ARNP-C and Michelle Bartlett team up to beat the odds. At age 38, Michelle Bartlett was doing everything she’d been told to screen for breast cancer. Starting at the young age of 25, when her mother was diagnosed…
“Brotox” the use of Botox by men is gaining in popularity. Men constitute nearly 10 percent of all BOTOX® Cosmetic treatments and that number has grown considerably in the last 5 years. Dubbed “brotox” when used for men, the procedure…
When most people hear the word kidney cancer, they think they might need a transplant, lose a kidney or worse, but there are tools that can actually help save healthy kidneys. Health First Medical Group’s Andrew Zabinski, MD, is Board-certified…
It is true a good night’s sleep is important for your health and well-being, but more than 70 million people in the United States have some type of sleep disorder. They affect children, teens, single adults, parents and seniors. So,…
Physician members of BIMDA pictured above from left to right: Dr. Biju Mathews, cardiologist; Dr. Gobi Balaji, internist; Dr. Ashok Shah, internist; Dr. Jashbhai Patel, general surgeon; Dr. N. Rao Kopuri, orthodontist and president of BIMDA; Dr. Ravi Shankar, radiation…
Health First continues to open new doors for individuals with disabilities By Jaimee Preston Hosting the very first Project SEARCH site in the state of Florida, Health First has reaped the benefits of their trailblazing foresight. By recognizing a need in…