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Melinda and Paxton’s Journey to Becoming a Pet Therapy Team

My journey to becoming a Pet Therapy Team started after I began volunteering at Orlando Health. I decided to donate my time to the organization because it was close to home, and I had family members who had been patients at Orlando Regional Medical Center. I knew that one day I would want to work at Orlando Health so I thought volunteering would give me a better idea of what the organization is like.

What to Do When Back Pain Sneaks Up on You

Stretch often. Stay limber by keeping your stomach and back muscles strong. Exercises such as planks and push-ups or e stretches such as Cat-Cow or Bridge Pose can bring flexibility and strength to your spine and muscles. 

On the Spiritual Care Team, No 2 Days Are the Same

To be a chaplain at Orlando Health is to have a job filled with amazing experiences almost every day. One of the most memorable experiences I've ever had as a chaplain was when I got to spend time with a Holocaust survivor during the final few weeks of her life. She told me stories about her experience in concentration camps, stories she had never shared with her family or close friends because she felt it would be a burden. As she was facing the end of her life, however, she told me she felt the need to tell someone.

New NIH-Funded Initiative Will Help ORMC Advance Emergency Medicine Research

Trauma is the leading cause of death for people between the ages of 1 to 46, and on average there are about 141 million visits to the emergency room, 40 million of which are injury-related.

What You Need to Know about the New Blood Pressure Guidelines

The American Heart Association (AHA) recently updated blood pressure guidelines, a change that means more Americans will now be classified as having high blood pressure.

What is "Go Red for Women" all about?

What is Go Red for Women Month?

Ditch Working From the Couch — Your Spine Will Thank You

Have 2020 and the pandemic taught you a new appreciation for back pain? Are you ending your home-based work days fighting off aches and spasms that weren’t there in the good old days of working in the office? If so, you’re not alone. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced droves of workers to set up shop at home. More than 32 million Americans reported in November 2020 that they were working remotely because of the virus, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

1 in 3 Athletes Returns to Sports Same Day as Concussion

Concussion protocols for youth sports in all states discourage athletes from returning to the game if they show signs of a concussion after a head hit, but a recent study indicates that most youth athletes, their coaches and the leagues in which they play aren’t exactly following these protocols.

Blood Cancers: Steps for Prevention

Cancer can develop anywhere in the body, with most blood cancers developing in the bone marrow, which is the soft fatty cavity of the bone where blood cells are produced. Almost 10 percent of all new cancer cases in the United States are blood cancers.

Study Finds Cancer Rates Differ Within Certain Racial Groups

People of African descent make up 12 percent of the U.S. population, totaling more than 42 million people.