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Dr. Estevan Del Castillo Encourages an All-Encompassing Activity That Has Multiple Benefits Obesity is an epidemic in our country. As a result, more than 2.8 million people die from the ramifications of being overweight. Sadly, it’s not just affecting adults; the statistics are also increasing in young children and teens. The majority of Americans live sedentary lives; we sit in …

By Neetu Malhotra, MD The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed all of our day to day life. There’s no handbook to guide the challenges of living through a pandemic. Pandemics usually last 12 to 18 months. That may not seem like a super long time, but imagine if everyone stopped seeing their doctors for regular checkups or postponed referrals to …

Breast cancer affects both men and women. In the United States, it’s expected that approximately 330,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year. Consequently, breast cancer is the second leading cause of death after heart disease in women. And here locally, in the state of Florida, nearly 16,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year. Screening A small …

By Gerald E. Grubbs, MD, Founder and Medical Director of Sarasota Interventional Radiology No Compression = No Pain; No Callbacks for Additional Views After over three decades of traditional mammography, a better way of breast imaging has finally emerged, and Sarasota  Interventional Radiology (SIR-Florida) is pleased to offer this new technology for your next breast exam. This is an exciting …