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

  By Julie Vargo, Editorial Contributor

• Pro Bowler’s Knee Pain Threatens To Derail His Career

  Jason Couch’s father ran bowling centers for a living, starting on the Gulf Coast and then in Central Florida. So it’s no surprise that Couch caught the bowling bug when he was only 4 years old.

• Frozen Shoulder Injury Threatens To Derail Grandmother’s Family Vacation

  Tonya Oxford always looks forward to her annual family vacation, and she was particularly excited this year. She and her husband, Tony, were taking their three daughters and three grandchildren to Bimini in the Bahamas.

• 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.

• New Mural Installed in St. Petersburg’s Innovation District

  St. Petersburg, FL (March 28, 2025) – Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital celebrated the installation of a new mural on its newly expanded ambulance bay, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The ambulance bay, which went from accommodating four ambulances, can now safely hold up to 13 emergency transport vehicles at a time.

• 5 Healthy Habits to Begin Right Now

  By Wendy Bacigalupi-Bednarz, Editorial Contributor

• National CPR and AED Awareness Week builds awareness of simple steps to improve chances of survival after cardiac arrest. Recent research shows increase in bystander CPR rate.

  Orlando, FL (June 4, 2019) – Two steps and one button can turn a deadly statistic into a stronger chance of survival after cardiac arrest. Calling 9-1-1, administering early CPR - cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and rapid defibrillation (with an AED – automated external defibrillator) are key steps to improve chances of survival and recovery after cardiac arrest. 

• Orlando Health Opens Community Grant Program to Central Florida

  Orlando, FL (September 7, 2021) – Orlando Health opened the 2022 cycle of the Orlando Health Community Grant Program on September 7, 2021. As part of its ongoing commitment to Central Florida, the program offers competitive grants to assist local organizations and Orlando Health team members in their efforts to improve health and wellness in the region.

• New Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg

  St. Petersburg, FL (February 15, 2021) – Bayfront Health St. Petersburg’s President, John Moore recently announced the hospital has confirmed Trina Espinola, MD, FACS as Chief Medical Officer, and Lorraine Parker, RN, MSN, CENP as Chief Nursing Officer and Assistant Vice President at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg. Both women were serving in those roles in an interim capacity prior to the announcement.

• Orlando Health further expands COVID-19 vaccination program

  Orlando, FL (January 10, 2021) – Orlando Health remains actively engaged in ensuring the COVID-19 vaccine is available and accessible to the communities it serves.