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Business Journals
30-05-2025
- Health
- Business Journals
From work/life balance to regular check-ups: 'Super Doctors' discuss staying ahead of good health
It's important to stay ahead of good health, because there's not much happiness and productivity without it, said a panel of the region's female 'Super Doctors' during a wide-ranging discussion of women's health topics and issues. During the discussion, which was part of the morning's events during Kaleida Health's Women's Wellness Summit, May 6 at Kleinhans Music Hall, they provided actionable advice on preventive care and tackling the health issues facing the women in Western New York. Panelists were: Dr. Lachaundra Johnson, obstetrician/gynecologist at Niagara Street OB/GYN, Kaleida Health Dr. Renée Reynolds, neurosurgeon, Oishei Children's Hospital, Kaleida Health Dr. Stuti Tambar, breast surgical oncologist, Kaleida Health Heather Ly Wesolek, marketing relations specialist for Kaleida Health, served as moderator. The doctors agreed that women can't be available for their families if they don't take care of their health — health matters, they said. Make time for it. Creating that elusive work/life balance Reynolds offered advice to women who have a goal of balancing work and home. For her, it's about organization and efficiency. This includes a Sunday ritual of planning meals and writing a schedule for the week so her children are clear on what is happening when for the next seven days. Built into that schedule is an expectation that things could change unexpectedly, so flexibility becomes part of the plan as does the notion that doing something is better than doing nothing. If something interrupts her scheduled plan to get in a 30-minute run, for example, she will take advantage of the time that's left. "I can take a 15-minute run. That's not what I set out to do but it's something. I feel you have to have that mentality," she said. Johnson, a first-time mother with a 9-month-old son, professes to still trying to figure out the balance between work and home. She has allowed herself the grace to accept help from others. "Realize you can ask for help," she said. "You don't have to do it all by yourself. It takes a village to raise a child." Tambar values quality of time over quantity while raising her now nine-year-old triplets with her husband. "I couldn't spend three hours with each of them, so it was usually a collective time. Maybe I didn't feed them the best cooked meal, but while they were eating, I was talking to them. My focus must be on quality time, because I don't think we'll ever have quantity," she said. expand Make time for your personal health The panelists have all experienced patients who are reluctant to avail themselves of medical care. For some, it could be a scheduling issue. For others, perhaps fear is keeping them away. Reynolds has heard of women who say they don't need to go to the gynecologist after seeing their primary physician, saying, "I'm fine. Nothing is wrong" or "I'm afraid of what they're going to tell me." That is misguided thinking, she said. It's better to find any health concern early so it can be fixed, rather than letting it go so it can fester. "We're not looking for something. We're looking at prevention, optimizing their health and them feeling well every day," she said. "Parents are such good advocates for their children. They want them to do well and be healthy, but they don't do that for themselves. You have to realize you are sometimes that important person for the other people in your life, but you want to be that important person for as long as you can, so your health matters." Tambar agreed. Women who complain about being pulled in too many directions by children, aging parents and work, should never be too busy to get an annual mammogram, she said. "At the age of 40 we should start getting mammograms once a year. Starting at age 50 that's when we hit menopause and that's when the risk of breast cancer increases. So it's very important to check your breasts once a month and stay true to that mammogram once a year," she said. expand Mark Mulville Should a diagnosis lead a woman to Tambar, that patient can be assured of being presented with all treatment options. Tambar makes it her mission to keep her patients well informed so they can make the best choice for themselves, not just for their health, but also for their appearance. Understandably, most patients are laser-focused on getting the cancer out of their body. Tamber wants them to consider the long view as well. "It's valid to worry about physical appearance," she said. "In five years when the cancer is behind you and you look in the mirror, I want you to see what you want to see and be happy. My goal is to offer my patients every possibility and make them feel better and look good." Johnson encourages all of her patients to become engaged, be informed and be active in their health care. This might be an even greater concern for Black women facing pregnancy. The statistics are unbelievable for the era: Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To fix that problem, health-care reform is needed on a national level along with improvements to community-based organizations that serve the Black community, experts say. Johnson faces it on a patient-to-patient basis. She finds her own experience with pregnancy to be helpful in relating to her patients and making them comfortable with her. "I know what that's like. You've been working all day, your feet are swollen and you're numb and uncomfortable. To be able to connect with my patients on that level has opened my relationship with them. I can talk with them about it and give them tips, what works and what doesn't," Johnson said. "I'm able to educate patients, make it more relatable and connect with them to open up that dialogue."
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
2001 Odyssey acquires Mons Venus to carry on strip club legacy in Tampa
Full-nude club Mons Venus and its fiery owner Joe Redner helped Tampa earn the reputation as a 'strip club capital of the country." Now, 2001 Odyssey — the strip joint across the street with a spaceship on its roof — plans to carry on its legacy. 2001 Odyssey acquired the 'world-famous' Mons Venus at 2040 N. Dale Mabry Highway in January, owner Don Kleinhans told the Tampa Bay Times on Thursday. 'What's happening is we purchased the business, not the real estate,' said Kleinhans, president of 2001 Inc. 'So we have the business but (Redner) is the landlord.' The goal is to preserve the Mons Venus — with some improvements — instead of seeing an out-of-town company take over. 'For like, the last 15 years, Joe's been a buddy of ours. But it's interesting, because he was also our direct competitor, and we've always kind of worked together instead of against each other,' Kleinhans said. 'And in October, he gave me a call and said, 'Hey, listen, I think the time might be right. And I've always told him I was interested.'' Kleinhans said 2001 Odyssey will pay Redner rent as well as a consulting fee. 'It wasn't a sale. It was a management contract,' Redner said when reached by a reporter over the phone. 'I don't want to talk to you about it.' Before opening the Mons Venus, Redner was credited with launching Tampa's first full-nude club in the 1970s. Some call him the father of the lap dance. In the late '90s, he led a highly-publicized war against the city of Tampa over the 'six-foot rule,' an ordinance that required naked dancers to maintain a distance of six feet from patrons. Kleinhans has been quiet about the new management contract as his team worked to give the Mons a facelift. He wants it to be 'the same club, just refreshed.' 'It really needed modernization, and I think it was one of the last clubs in the U.S. that was operating on a jukebox,' he said. All 2,000 bulbs in the iconic Mons Venus sign have been replaced. Redner famously used the marquee to spread political messages and even chastise former Tampa Mayor Dick Greco. Other upgrades include new upholstery, lighting and sound, plus adding mirrors to 'every flat surface.' There's a private VIP room where full-nude dances will continue. The bathroom will soon get doors on the stalls, after years without them. Redner always had female leadership at the Mons Venus, so Kleinhans hired Bambi Wilde, former Miss Nude World, to be general manager. 'I think Joe Redner has allowed all of the clubs in Tampa to have the success that they have, just due to his morality and his position of fighting for the industry. And I've always looked up to Joe,' Kleinhans said. 'I just think it's very important as a world-renowned place and a Tampa landmark that the legacy continues.'
