Super Bowl winner cheers on clinicians
TAMPA – Super Bowl winner Martin Gramática stopped by AdventHealth Tampa on Sept. 8 to greet hundreds of doctors, nurses and clinicians as they kicked off the 2024 football season.
The former Bucs kicker took time to sign autographs, take photos and show his appreciation for the hard work frontline healthcare workers do every day.
AdventHealth is the exclusive hospital of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Embodhi opening Lutz location
LUTZ – Embodhi Integrative Wellness and Medspa, a company specializing in holistic health services, invites the community to a pair of events celebrating the opening of its new Lutz location.
The North Tampa Bay Chamber will celebrate the grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 19. An open house will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 21.
Located at 16007 North Florida Ave., Embodhi Integrative Wellness and Medspa offers medical weight loss, hormone therapy, IV therapy and aesthetic services, such as dermal filler, neuromodulators, microneedling and polydioxanone thread.
On the web: em-bodhi.com
St. Joseph’s Hospital-North promotes breast cancer awareness
LUTZ – St. Joseph’s Hospital-North in Lutz is holding a free, special event for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. In which women of all ages can socialize, shop and learn about wellness services at the hospital.
The event is highlighted by personal breast cancer screenings with St. Joseph’s Hospital-North and BayCare Medical Group breast surgeon Dr. Diane Durgan. She’ll also answer questions about breast health and the latest in breast cancer treatment and detection.
The event includes information about St. Joseph’s Hospital-North’s Shimberg Breast Center, a pop-up shop with breast cancer awareness items, a photo booth, an opportunity to schedule annual mammograms, food, vendors with health products, fitness clothing and other gifts and accessories.
The event takes place from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct 2 in St. Joseph’s Hospital-North Atrium, 4211 Van Dyke Road. Parking is available in the visitor’s lot in front of the Physician Office Building. RSVP at https://bit.ly/3MDiCDH. Call 813-443-7114 for details.
University has innovative brain equipment
TAMPA – The University of South Florida has been breaking in a new functional MRI machine with full research capabilities.
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) secured $1 million in federal community project funding to bring the fMRI to the Tampa Bay area to advance the prevention and treatment of brain disease.
The new fMRI measures activity in different parts of the brain during mental and physical tasks.
Officials say it is the first such machine in the metro area.
BayCare offers health screenings
LAND O’ LAKES – BayCare will offer free health screenings at Land O Lakes Library.
This includes lipid screenings with blood pressure, lipid, BMI and glucose checks (all done via finger sticks). Each screening should take about 10 to 15 minutes per person.
The event takes place from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at 2818 Collier Parkway. Walk-ins are welcome.
‘Denying Gravity’ address aging
NEW PORT RICHEY – SAGES Theater will usher in National Fall Prevention Month with a free performance of “Denying Gravity.”
The play is a collaboration among the theater, local first responders and groups like the AARP and Area Agencies on Aging.
It is a “narrative woven with humor and heartache that resonates profoundly with older adults and their loved ones,” according to a news release.
The play will take place from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Richey Suncoast Theatre, 6237 Grand Blvd.
There also will be resource tables, complimentary goody bags and prize drawings.
Reserve a free seat by visiting MyTBtickets.com or SagesTheater.org (and click on the RED reservation banner). Call 727-692-0902 for more information.
