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  • No ‘Bad’ Foods: Understanding the Glycemic Index and How to Use It

    Back in the ’90s there was a lot of scare talk about “deadly whites:” sugar, white flour, rice, potatoes — you get the idea. Today, dietitians reject the notion that there are “good” and “bad” foods.

  • Stay Aware and Get Screened: Learn About Head and Neck Cancer

    Have you been examined for head and neck cancer lately? If you’re like 71 percent of Americans, this exam may have never made it on your to-do list. But since it’s Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week, now is the ideal time to learn how to detect these types of cancers. To raise awareness, Orlando Health Cancer Institute will provide free screenings for head and neck cancers on Friday, April 12. These screenings will be offered at our main campus in downtown Orlando and at our new location in West Orange County so that you can get screened closer to where you live or work.

  • The Hidden Dangers of PAD often Start with Smoking

    Perhaps you’ve been walking all day at a theme park or sight-seeing on a family trip when you experience muscle fatigue and cramping in your calves. The pain forces you to stop and rest, then it subsides. But when you hurry to catch up with your group, the searing muscle cramps return, forcing you to stop once again after just a few minutes. What’s going on? 

  • Advances in Cancer Treatment: Proton Therapy at Orlando Health

    Radiation therapy is one of the many ways we treat cancer. As it’s developed over the years, we’ve been able to target the areas we want to treat while minimizing radiation to other areas in the body.

  • What is Your Headache Telling You (and How You Can Make It Go Away)

    We’ve all heard the old saying, “A bad headache can ruin a good day.” Enter any pharmacy and you’ll find aisle after aisle lined with over-the-counter pain medications designed to ease headaches of every kind. But what happens when these medications don’t work the way you want them to or when the level of headache pain you are feeling becomes too much to bear? 

  • What You Need to Know About End of Life Care and Advance Directives

    No one likes to talk about death, but it’s an important conversation to have with your loved ones.

  • SADI-S: Newest Weight Loss Surgery Explained

    If you are morbidly obese and have health problems like Type 2 diabetes or heart disease, there is a type of bariatric surgery that might be worth exploring.

  • 5 Things Your Radiologist Wants You to Know About Medical Imaging 

    Medical imaging is critical in the diagnostic and treatment process. Imaging studies including X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, PET scans, nuclear medicine and ultrasounds use various technologies to see below the skin's surface. These technologies are an important part of disease detection, monitoring existing conditions and determining treatment response.

  • Headaches, Heartburn, Hip Pain? It Could Be Your Posture

    Are you standing up straight? Are you sitting correctly? We’ve all heard about the importance of good posture, but most of us eventually forget or dismiss the advice. Poor posture can affect our wellbeing in a variety of ways — from pronated feet and collapsed knees to depressed or elevated shoulders and muscle imbalances. A clinical evaluation of your posture can detect problems and help determine ways to make corrections.

  • Colon Cancer in Young Adults: Risk & Prevention

    While actor Chadwick Boseman’s untimely death at age 43 was surprising to most, it wasn’t as uncommon as you might think. In recent years, rates of colon and rectal cancer have been increasing in Americans under 50, one study has found.