Government regulators on Wednesday cleared the way for broader use of a blood test that can spare heart transplant patients the ordeal of repeated biopsies to check if their bodies are rejecting the new organ. ...more

August 28, 2008

Missing Period Cause For Alarm The article in the Health Today section of Hernando Today on Dec. 27 may have given a personal, frightful experience endured by one patient with prostate cancer, but the most important item the writer presented was extremely alarming, considering anyone without knowledge of prostate cancer may find their lives in danger. This is not to criticize Dr. Vikas Malhortar, since his expertise has brought longevity to the life of patient Al Halderman. Mr. Halderman is very fortunate to have the dedication of a professional to assist him through the trauma of this life-threatening disease. ...more

December 28, 2007

It's probably the last place you would look for skin cancer. Your scalp. It never occurred to 43-year-old Karen Shultes of Palmetto. In December, she discovered a patch of discolored skin behind her left ear. She had been absent-mindedly scratching it for several weeks and finally asked her husband to take a look. ...more

October 26, 2007

SEBRING — For two years, Nancy Martin checked in women who came to Seascape Imaging for mammograms, but she never got one herself. ...more

October 11, 2007