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  • Orlando Health Introduces New Spine Center

    Orlando, FL (March 24, 2025) – Today, Orlando Health is debuting the Orlando Health Spine Center, built on the expertise of Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute and Orlando Health Neuroscience Institute. The new multidisciplinary center will focus on providing prompt diagnosis and treatment for patients with back and spine concerns. It will be the only program in Florida to bring together orthopedic and neurosurgical physicians who specialize in spine surgery.

  • Understanding and Preventing Heart Disease in Women

    Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, causing more deaths than all forms of cancer combined. “But the signs of heart disease in women can differ from those in men, so many women do not recognize when their heart is in danger,” says Maria Demori, MD, a cardiologist with Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute. Although chest pain is still the main symptom, women more often than men experience atypical symptoms such as:

  • Recognizing and Treating Autism

    “I didn’t want to hear it, I didn’t want to know. 

  • New Treatments for Lung Cancer

    Harnessing the body’s immune system to help destroy lung cancer cells is the goal of new therapies being developed at Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among both men and women, causing more deaths every year than breast, prostate, and colon cancers combined, according to the Cancer Research Institute. Cigarette smoking is responsible for nearly 80 percent of lung cancers.

  • Redefining herself – and her lifestyle

    For years, no decades, Michelle Milliner walked through department stores and dress shops admiring the designer labels and their elegant styling. She looked but never for very long. She knew her size 30 body was not going to fit into any of those clothes.

  • Spring Allergy Alert

    Springtime is here — and so is allergy season.  Allergic rhinitis, also known as hay fever, is marked by a sensitive reaction to things in the environment, such as pollen, dust mites or pet dander. If you suffer from a runny or stuffy nose and watery, itchy eyes around this time of year, it’s likely that you have seasonal allergic rhinitis. And in spring, pollen is the main culprit.

  • A New Treatment Option for Knee and Hip Replacement

    Your joints are involved in almost every daily activity. For those with osteoarthritis, the condition over time may wear away at your cartilage and cause pain, as bone rubs against bone. Knees and hips are most frequently affected by this condition. When pain medication and other treatments no longer work, you may face the option of joint replacement surgery.

  • Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital Performs Next Generation Ablation Procedure Expanding Cardiac Care

    Lake Mary, FL (June 12, 2025) – Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital’s cardiac care team recently performed its first catheter ablation procedure. The procedure is a significant milestone for Orlando Health, expanding the hospital system’s cardiac capabilities in the region and bringing care closer to where patients live. Orlando Health Lake Mary hospital is the first community hospital within the Orlando Health system to perform the procedure.

  • Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital Expands Cancer Care

    Orlando, FL (January 20, 2025) – Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital is continuing to bring specialized health services to the community with the addition of new surgeons who are seeing patients inside the hospital’s oncology suite. The cancer program was initially launched with colorectal cancer services last year in partnership with the Orlando Health Cancer Institute, bringing cancer care closer to home for people in West Orange County.

  • Orlando Health Announces Plans to Build Regional Weight Loss & Bariatric Surgery Institute

    Orlando, FL (Feb. 6, 2025) – On Thursday, Orlando Health submitted plans to the City of Orlando to build a state-of-the-art Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Institute that will serve patients throughout the southeastern United States. The two-story, 28,000-square-foot medical office building will be the new home of Orlando Health bariatric service lines including weight- loss surgery, endoscopic procedures, obesity medicine, revision and conversion procedures, robotic procedures and surgical body contouring. The Institute will dedicate space to its psychiatry and nutrition programs, including group meeting spaces and a demonstration kitchen. The Institute will also house an advanced training environment known as a Bioskills Lab.