Health & Wellness
Ask A Doc: Managing stress in a stressful world
April 10, 2025
BY DR. ALEXANDER P. MIANO, M.D.
Lately, it feels like stress is simmering just below the surface for many of us. Whether it’s navigating the long road of post-hurricane recovery or simply t…
Big Red Bus arrives in Boca Grande April 24
April 3, 2025
Donating blood saves lives. We all intrinsically know this. However, according to the American Red Cross, less than three percent of age-eligible individuals donate blood each year.
The Boca Gran…
Health Clinic celebrates Doctors Day with health recommendations
March 27, 2025
Most prescriptions are designed to address specific issues – a fever, a sore knee, high blood pressure – you get the idea. But not everything worth prescribing comes in pill form.
To celebrate Do…
Food for thought: Eating well this Nutrition Month?
March 13, 2025
BY DR. BRET KUEBER, M.D. BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC
Have you ever eaten a light salad for lunch only to raid the cookie jar by 3 p.m.? Have you convinced yourself that coffee counts as breakfast…
Heart disease awareness for this February
February 13, 2025
Heart disease is serious, but the good news is that it’s preventable. Making small but meaningful lifestyle changes can protect your heart and improve your overall well-being.
This Heart Month, t…
Ask a Doc: Let’s get to the heart of the matter
February 6, 2025
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. According to the American Heart Association, someone dies of heart disease every 34 seconds. That’s nearly 2,500 people every d…
Lee County discontinues adding fluoride to water
February 6, 2025
The Lee Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to discontinue adding fluoride to Lee County Utilities drinking water.
Lee County Utilities (LCU) is one of about 10 utility providers…
Lee Commissioners’ item to address parking minimums
January 30, 2025
The Lee Board of County Commissioners will hold a regular meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4. On the agenda is an item to authorize land development code amendments for parking requirements in…
Lee staff proactively working on Clinic parking issue, Ruane says
January 23, 2025
Lee County Commissioner Kevin Ruane raised a commissioner’s item during the regular Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21, regarding an upcoming Boca Grande Health Clinic zoning…
Boca Grande Health Clinic letter: Reflecting on a year of resilience and progress
January 23, 2025
BY MARK DRISCOLL, CEO BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC
As we step into the new year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the incredible strides we made together in 2024. This past year tested our resili…