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Posted: Sep 28, 2026

GLP-1 Medications and Weight Loss: Building Healthy Habits for Lasting Success

With With Karen Hamad, MD, associate chief medical officer for First Physicians Group Primary Care, and Mikka Ipri, RD, from Sarasota Memorial’s RENEW Program

GLP-1 medications have changed the conversation surrounding weight loss. With appropriate medical guidance, these medications can be a tool in a larger weight-management toolbox - especially for those who have struggled with diet and exercise alone. But ultimately, successful weight loss isn't just about losing pounds. It's about building healthier habits in ways you can sustain.

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Posted: Aug 4, 2026

Protecting Student-Athletes From Sudden Cardiac Arrest

SMH & ACSP partner for Cardiac Athletic Screening for Adolescents

Nearly 2,000 children and adolescents die from sudden cardiac arrest each year, with student-athletes being at particular risk. That's why Sarasota Memorial Hospital and Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital Specialty Physicians team up each year to present Cardiac Athletic Screening for Adolescents, or CASA, as an opportunity for parents to have their children evaluated for risk of sudden cardiac arrest, free of charge, and to schedule whatever follow-up care they may need.

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Posted: Feb 24, 2026

Cardiac Rehab Saves Lives. So Why Aren't Patients Signing Up?

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming nearly 700,000 lives each year, with many of these are due to secondary coronary events. But with proper cardiac rehabilitation, which can reduce risk of death by as much as 47%, many of those could likely have been avoided.

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Posted: Feb 10, 2026

The Florida Sleeve vs The Silent Killer

An innovative approach to aortic aneurysms provides an elegant solution

It killed Albert Einstein and Charles de Gaulle, Lucille Ball and John Ritter. And every year, it claims nearly 200,000 more without symptoms or warning. But at Sarasota Memorial, surgeons are saving lives with a homegrown new approach.

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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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