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From Seeing Stars to Running Marathons
Rachel Robbins was attending nursing school in Alabama when some strange things started happening to her last fall. First, the 27-year-old avid runner began seeing “stars” and developing migraines. Then, her vision got worse — people’s faces were fuzzy and letters on the left side of signs were missing.
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Eating Your Way to a Healthier Heart
Effective weapons for fighting cardiovascular disease may be as close as your kitchen. Two popular food plans — the Mediterranean and the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) — are recognized for keeping your heart well while promoting overall health.
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Orlando Health Network helps save Medicare and commercial insurers almost $20 million in 2020
Now in its tenth year of existence, Orlando Health Network’s accountable care organization (ACO) achieved success once more by saving the
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From Drips to Drug Interactions: 5 Things to Know About Vitamins
Do you need vitamin supplements? Sometimes yes and other times no. Three Orlando Health experts help sort it out.
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Topping Off Ceremony Marks Major Milestone In Health Central Hospital Expansion
Construction continues on project to increase bed count, expand specialized care areas and convert hospital to all private rooms.
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Male and female differences in concussion blood test: New research shows males have a higher elevation of a biomarker used to detect mild traumatic brain injury compared to females
Orlando, Fla. (September 21, 2023) – New research shows male patients with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), or concussion have a higher elevation of a biomarker used to detect the condition, compared to female patients with the injury. The study, led by researchers at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) and recently published in Nature Journal, is among the first and largest studies to compare the two biomarkers between sexes among trauma patients at the time of diagnosis and over time. The findings will help the diagnosis and treatment of patients with concussion.
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Restoring Hope for an Active Life
For Will Whitlock, life in Central Florida always had meant enjoying the outdoors and his favorite pastimes of hunting and fishing. But over the past three years, he spent more and more of his spare time sidelined on the sofa with chronic back pain. Some days it was an ache, other days it felt like somebody was “putting a screwdriver in my back,” he says. And then there were the multiple back spasms each day.
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Stretches Help Prevent Sports Injuries
By Elizabeth Davis, MD, Pediatric Sports Medicine Specialist
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Congratulations to Units Performing Best in Patient Experience
Orlando Health congratulates our units that perform at the top 10% for patient experience, but special congratulations goes to those units performing
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Orlando Health Awards $1.1 Million in Grants, Completes Community Health Needs Assessment
Orlando, FL (Oct. 10, 2025) – Orlando Health has awarded $1.1 million in grants to nonprofit organizations across Central Florida and Pinellas County as part of its annual community grant program and in line with the recent completion of the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment.
