Dr. Lani Braun Offers a Refreshing Alternative to Traditional Healthcare

Traditional medical insurance, which is called fee for service, in the 21st century is a frustrating maze of high deductibles and premiums, preauthorizations for necessary procedures and tests, limited appointment availability and unkind claim denials. Many Americans don’t realize that health insurance has changed drastically since the 1970-1980s, when HMO policies offered $100 deductibles and […]

Institute for Optimal Healing and Aesthetics: A Care Center You Can Trust

Oakland Park is home to the Institute for Optimal Healing and Aesthetics, a holistic care center that goes above and beyond to prioritize the well-being of its clients. Led by the passionate founder, Bertha Osorio-Campbell, this business is built on her personal holistic journey and experiences, enabling her to guide others on their own transformative […]

Kendra’s Kisses: A Lasting Legacy for a Loving Girl, Gone Too Soon

Kendra’s Kisses Foundation raises money to offer monetary grants given to children’s families whose kids are battling cancer. The foundation, which takes no profits or paid positions so they can place 100% of their fundraising into the grants, was named after a loving, young girl who passed away too soon. A Legacy Left by Kendra […]

Getting the Jump on Breast Cancer with Donna Tomey Barahona, Breast Thermographer

Malcolm Gladwell once said “If everyone has to think outside the box, maybe it is the box that needs fixing.” Do mammograms show breast cancer at its earliest possible stage of inception? You may be surprised at the answer. Mammograms are the gold standard for breast cancer screenings, but did you know that they only […]

A Different Way of Looking at the Covid Vaccine

Misinformation will always be an issue we have to contend with in society. How many Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners broke out in heated arguments over politics this past year? Families who came together are divided based on the information they are getting online, on television, from friends and newspapers. Social media sites give us information […]

Free Webinars Help Provide Answers Regarding Health Insurance and Medicare

The start of 2021 finds itself riddled with questions as we try to catch up to what’s going on in our country. Investors with years of experience don’t even know what to do right now as stocks like AMC Theaters and GameStop are dominating the headlines and cryptocurrency has banks and governments rethinking their stances […]

Be Better Than Yesterday at Battlefitted Gym

At a Big Box Gym, a person is “just a number”; a faceless member. Some members pay for the convenience of location, being able to come and go on one’s own time, and perhaps for anonymity. But if a person is looking for more than being an anonymous number and for a workout  experience that is designed specifically for them, then a small gym, like Battlefitted, is the better choice.

City of Oakland Park Shows Exemplary Leadership in Vaccine Distribution

Since the COVID vaccine arrived in the United States, its distribution around the country, has been plagued with problems. Wilton Manors resident, Joseph Fernandez, shared his experience trying to get an appointment when Broward first launched its website to take appointments. Trying to get the appointment on the Broward website was very touch and go. […]

Chen Medical Center: Where Seniors Come First

“My doctor seems rushed and doesn’t have time for me” is a common complaint in today’s American health care model. But Chen Senior Medical Center takes a more caring, time sensitive and personal approach with its patients. The company started in 1985 by Dr. James Chen after he was diagnosed with a curable type of […]

Garden Drug: Oakland Park’s Hometown Pharmacy

“The greatest medicine of all is to teach people how not to need it”. This quote seems contradictory to the basis of pharmacology, yet Garden Drug owner Aneesh Lakhani embraces a mindset of “the less medication the better”. Lakhani owns Garden Drug and Garden Restaurant, nestled on the northeast corner of Andrews Ave and Prospect […]