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TikTok ‘Challenges’ Dangerous, Orlando Health Doctor Warns
By Alan Schmadtke, Editorial Contributor
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8 Tips To Prevent Seniors from Falling at Home
A fall can be life-changing, especially for seniors.
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Orlando Health helps patients understand medical bills
Understanding how to decode and interpret medical bills is akin to learning a new language — or several at once.
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Alligator Attack: ‘I Was Just in the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time’
As the emergency room doctors eased him to sleep, Carsten Kieffer was convinced he’d wake up the next morning without his right arm.
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6 Surprising Stroke Risks
There are many lifestyle changes you can make to lower your risk of stroke – and some surprising things that put you at risk that you might not even know about.
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Does Your Son Have Severe Testicle Pain? Go Straight to the ER
If your son complains of severe pain in one of his testicles or his scrotum, don’t take a wait-and-see approach. You might only have hours to get treatment to save the testicle.
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Preventing Heart Attacks: Is it Time to Learn Your Calcium Score?
If you’re wondering about your chances of having a heart attack over the next five years, a calcium score screening test could offer important insights.
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Pregnant? Stay Safe in High Summer Temperatures
When you’re pregnant, your body works harder to cool down both you and the baby. That’s why you need to take extra precautions in the summer heat. You don’t want your core body temp higher than 102 degrees, which can lead to heat stroke or heat exhaustion.
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Why Annual Checkups are Now Wellness Checkups
Americans don’t like visiting the doctor. According to The Commonwealth Fund, we only visit the doctor four times a year. This supports previous Census data that indicates Americans are seeing a physician less frequently year-over-year.
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Cancer Rates are Rising Worldwide
A new report from the Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration published in JAMA Oncology indicates cancer rates have risen 33 percent worldwide in the last 10 years. Last year, there were an estimated 17.5 million cancer cases and 8.7 million deaths globally, the study found.
