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Posted: Apr 21, 2026

Limitations of the 23andMe BRCA1/2 Test

Why prognosis via postcard can’t replace the real deal.

As the accessibility of genetic testing expands, companies like 23andMe sell tests claiming to identify increased risk of breast, ovarian and other cancers. But it's crucial to understand the very real limitations of these direct-to-consumer tests and why a certified genetic counselor is the gold standard.

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Posted: Apr 1, 2026

Ask An Expert: The Connection Between HPV and Throat Cancer

With Head & Neck Surgeon and Cancer Specialist Peter Vosler, MD

HPV is a common sexually transmitted disease that has long been connected with increased chance of cervical cancer in women. But it's only more recently that connections between HPV and certain throat cancers have been discovered and studied. Learn more with Dr. Peter Vosler.

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Posted: Jan 27, 2026

The Truth About Alternative Tobacco Products (It’s Worse Than You Think)

With SMH Comprehensive Lung Care Center Program Leader Amie J. Miller, APRN

Though marketed as healthier alternatives to the traditional cigarette, popular e-cigarettes, vape pens, and nicotine pouches are all potently addictive and deceptively harmful—especially for teens and adolescents, who are becoming hooked on nicotine products at alarming levels.

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Posted: Jan 5, 2026

Quit Smoking in 2026 | New Year, Healthier You

With the Lung Health Experts at Sarasota Memorial

If you smoke tobacco, the greatest change you can make for your health this year is to quit. Here are some tips and resources to get you started, straight from the healthcare professionals who see the impact of smoking-and quitting-firsthand.

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Posted: Dec 16, 2025

Medical Myths: Food & Nutrition Edition

Swimming after eating, berries fighting cancer, and healing hearts with healthy eating.

Is sourdough a superfood? Can you really reverse heart disease with what's on your plate? Are you throwing away the most nutritious part of your produce and did carrots really help the Allies defeat the Nazis? Separating fact from fiction and seeing what science actually says about the medical myths that refuse to die.

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