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  • Lessons from a Father’s Unexpected Death

    When it comes to prioritizing his health, Zach Hoover is an outlier. At a time when more than half the men in America find excuses to avoid the doctor’s office, the Central Florida father religiously schedules his annual physicals and routine screenings – then actually shows up.

  • 5 Easy Swaps for Cleaner Eating

    The old refrain of “Clean your plate” is being replaced with the healthier mantra of “Clean up your diet.”

  • Repairing an Enlarged Prostate

    For aging men, a diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is as common as going gray. BPH, a non-cancerous enlarged prostate, afflicts nearly 40 million American men and 500 million worldwide.

  • 5 Heart-Healthy Habits for Kids

    When it comes to teaching children the heart-healthy lifestyle behaviors they will need as adults, the homeschooling can’t start soon enough.

  • Straight Talk on Taboo Topics

    Women's general health is a topic discussed daily. Casual conversation about female sexual health, however, appears more taboo.

  • How Pregnancy Affects a Mother’s Heart

    When pregnant, a woman’s body undergoes dramatic changes. Some, like swollen feet and protruding stomachs, are obvious. But changes to the heart and blood vessels? You can’t see them, but they’re happening too.

  • Getting Back on His Feet Again

    For more than 40 years, Jim Mathis has made his living walking the stage and working the room.  

  • Taking Your Heart Pills. New Bedtime Routine?

    If you are among the 75 million Americans who routinely take blood pressure medicine every morning, it’s time to consider switching it up. Taking your pills before bedtime may actually be better for you, according to new research published in the European Heart Journal.

  • Orlando Health helps educate COVID-19 recovered patients and community members on ways to donate convalescent plasma

    ORLANDO, Fla. (April 20, 2020) --- Orlando Health is working to educate patients and community members about ways they may be able to help make COVID-19 convalescent plasma a treatment option for others.

  • St. Petersburg City Council approves Bayfront Health land lease agreement with Orlando Health

    St. Petersburg, FL (July 9, 2020) – Today, Orlando Health received approval from the St. Petersburg City Council on a 50-year agreement to lease the land on which Bayfront Health is located. City approval of the land lease was required in order for Orlando Health to move forward with its acquisition of the hospital. In June, the healthcare organization signed a definitive agreement with Community Health Systems (CHS) to purchase Bayfront Health St. Petersburg.