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• 5 Ways to Avoid Getting Sick

  Whether it’s a summer cold or the start of school and then flu season, germs are lurking out there. Following a few good habits can help ward off illness, says Dr. Robert Olson, a family medicine physician with Orlando Health Physician Associates. Here are five of his top picks.

• Five Ways to Improve Your Diet (Before It Kills You)

  Are you ready to kiss that killer diet goodbye?

• Visit Orlando partners with Orlando Health to launch health and wellness support for travel and tourism industry

  Orlando, FL (August 23, 2022) – Visit Orlando, the Official Tourism Association® for Orlando, and Orlando Health, a private, not-for-profit healthcare organization that serves the southeastern United States, have joined forces to create a unique partnership. The new alliance designates Orlando Health as the Official Health and Wellness Partner of Visit Orlando and offers health-related benefits for the millions of visitors who help make Orlando the most visited destination in the United States and Theme Park Capital of the World.

• Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital Helps to Extend the Fort Frasier Trail Along the Holloway Family Trail in Lakeland

  LAKELAND  –– Polk County, the City of Lakeland and Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital officially opened the 2 1/2- mile extension of Polk County's Fort Frasier Trail recently through property donated by the hospital and the Holloway family.

• Bodybuilder Shows the Way to Post-Ostomy Life

  Take a peek at Jim McCarty’s Instagram, and the man makes a big first impression. Followers and visitors alike will find weightlifting videos that showcase his 6’2”, 260-pound frame. McCarty didn’t always look – or feel – that big.

• Orlando Health Unveils Name for Highly Anticipated Proton Therapy Center

  ORLANDO, FL. (March 8, 2016) – In just a matter of weeks Orlando Health will open the first proton therapy center in Central Florida, providing patients with a valuable new tool in the fight against cancer. Now, that center has a name, and one with special meaning - The Marjorie and Leonard Williams Center for Proton Therapy. Marjorie Williams, a patient at UF Health Cancer Center - Orlando Health, passed away in September of 2015 following a courageous battle with cancer. In her memory, her husband, Leonard, and the Williams Family Foundation is providing a leadership gift in her name to Orlando Health to support proton therapy treatment.

• Orlando Health First in the World to Use Abbotts New Blood Test for Traumatic Brain Injuries

  Orlando, FL (Aug. 13, 2024) – Today, Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) is the first hospital in the world to use a new, groundbreaking blood test to help assess patients with suspected mild traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), or concussions. The rapid TBI blood test provides results in just 15 minutes and was developed by Abbott, in collaboration with the Department of Defense, and built upon innovative research that Orlando Health’s Dr. Linda Papa and others helped pioneer over 20 years ago.

• Orlando Health Joins Medical Platoon for Preparedness Training

  On Saturday, May 20, Orlando Health joined a Florida Army National Guard medical platoon for special training exercises to prepare for the unexpected

• CareSpot Urgent Care, in Partnership with Orlando Health, Announces New East Kissimmee Center Opening February 2026.

  KISSIMMEE, FL — February 2, 2026. CareSpot Urgent Care, in partnership with Orlando Health, is pleased to announce the upcoming opening of its newest center at 2306 East Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, FL 34744. Opening February 2, 2026, this expansion marks CareSpot’s growth to 46 urgent care centers statewide and represents the second location serving the Kissimmee community.

• New Mail-Away DNA Test for Breast Cancer Worries Experts

  By Julie Vargo, Editorial Contributor