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Masks are optional (well, really, they always have been)

May 23, 2021
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – Last week the Center for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance that says “fully vaccinated” Americans do not need to follow precautions a…

Boca Grande hits major COVID-19 milestone: Vaccine update

May 23, 2021
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – A monumental milestone has been reached in our Island’s fight against COVID-19 as the Boca Grande Health Clinic has now vaccinated more than 3,100 patie…

Why we need to talk about non-communicable diseases

April 24, 2021
BY DR LAUREN HANA MD, BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – With so much attention over the past year-plus focused on COVID-19, there was little time to discuss one of the largest killers: non-communicable o…

Boca Grande Health Clinic vaccination update

April 16, 2021
SUBMITTED BY MARK DRISCOLL OF THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC   By the end of this week, the Boca Grande Health Clinic will have vaccinated 1,471 patients and members of the Island community wit…

Getting back to normal: It’s not just COVID any more

March 28, 2021
BY DR THOMAS ERVIN, BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – It was brought to my attention that March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, not to be confused with National Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer,…

The Boca Grande Health Clinic explains a little about a commonly asked question: What does fully vaccinated mean?

March 21, 2021
BY MARK DRISCOLL, CEO OF THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued interim public health recommendations for fully vaccinated people in no…

Happiness and the heart

February 27, 2021
BY DR RAYMOND JAMES, D.O. – This month the Boca Grande Health Clinic has focused on heart disease – its causes and symptoms and ways to prevent it through healthy choices. In addition to the warnin…

Upcoming webinar to tackle stress in the age of the coronavirus

February 20, 2021
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – The Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Foundation are proud to welcome Alexander P. Miano, MD to speak on coping during the pandemic. …

COVID-19 vaccine update from the Boca Grande Health Clinic

February 20, 2021
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – Efforts to meet the on-island demand for the COVID-19 vaccine continue in earnest at the Boca Grande Health Clinic.  COVID-19 Vaccine Facts (as of …

COVID-19 vaccination options

February 6, 2021
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – Submission Note: The COVID-19 situation remains fluid. This article reflects information known at the time it was submitted to The Boca Beacon. Like the…