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  • Choosing Smart Snacks

    Snacks are an important part of smart nutrition for your child. Small stomachs make it difficult to get all the nutrition needed at a mealtime. Snacks serve as a great way to provide energy for activities and learning.

  • Osteoarthritis Threatens Diehard Fan’s Baseball Dreams

    “Oh my gosh, I’m really here,” thought Sal Riccobene as he stepped onto the emerald green field, a grin stretching from ear to ear. It was the first day of fantasy baseball camp for the lifelong fan from Baltimore. He could scarcely believe he was wearing an MLB uniform, sharing the field with former greats and playing the game.

  • Implant derived from coral material offers new treatment for patients suffering from knee pain

    Orlando, FL (November 15, 2024) – An Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute surgeon is the first in Florida to implant new technology that utilizes a natural compound found in coral to heal cartilage injuries. Dr. Abhishek Kannan completed the procedure to treat a patient suffering from chronic knee pain on November 11.

  • Shoulder Injury Threatens To Keep Athlete from Activity He Loves

    Scott Starr has been a competitive athlete for decades, playing soccer in high school and — for a short time — in a British professional league. Later, he discovered CrossFit, the popular high-intensity strength and conditioning training regimen. He loved it so much he and his wife, Marisol, opened a CrossFit gym in Eustis.

  • Groundbreaking Cancer Treatment Gives Grandmother New Chance at Life

    A woman of strong religious faith, Toni English is not a worrier by nature. After getting a severe nosebleed, she was concerned but not alarmed. It was probably a reaction to some nasal sprays she was taking for allergies, she told herself. 

  • 3-Year-Old with Sickle Cell Disease Finds Miracle Close to Home

    Julian Jarvis has been in danger since the day he was born. Diagnosed with sickle cell disease, he faced a life overshadowed by constant pain, isolation, hospital visits and the potential of life-threatening strokes.

  • Aphasia took his speech. Hard work is giving it back

    “Shut up has never been in my vocabulary,” says David Keffler with a laugh. And even though it takes him a little longer these days to get the words out, they are as true as they’ve ever been.

  • Study Finds Clues In Your Blood Could Help Assess Traumatic Brain Injuries Within Minutes Of Impact

    Orlando, FL (Sept. 4, 2024) – Groundbreaking research published on Wednesday shows that clues in your blood could help assess traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) within 30 minutes of impact, much sooner than previously known. The first-of-its-kind study, published in JAMA Network Open, marks a significant milestone that could inform how TBIs are treated in multiple areas including on the sidelines of sporting events, in military settings and in the field when ambulance crews respond to a patient before transporting them to a hospital. The study builds on decades of research by Dr. Linda Papa, lead author of the study and Director of Academic Clinical Research at Orlando Health.

  • You Shouldn’t Skip Your Colonoscopy. Here’s Why

    Misleading news stories about a study on the effectiveness of colonoscopies in screening for cancer might prompt some people to skip the procedure.

  • Just Before Wedding, Cancer Diagnosis Threatens Future

    Banker, pastor, grandmother, widow — all respectable hallmarks of a full life.