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• Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center researchers show a blood test for traumatic brain injury performs just as well as clinical guidelines, may reduce the need for computed tomography scans

  Orlando, Fla. (March 14, 2022) --- A new study by researchers at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) found a blood test for traumatic brain injury performs just as well as the clinical guidelines emergency medicine physicians use to decide if a patient with a mild traumatic brain injury or concussion needs a computed tomography (CT) scan. The discovery of the high performance TBI biomarkers blood test may improve the detection of brain injuries on CT, while reducing the need for CT scans. The study was recently published in JAMA Network Open, an international, peer-reviewed, open access, general medical journal.

• High Blood Pressure’s Hidden Risk: Memory Loss

  As you get older, it’s inevitable that you’ll experience a bit of memory loss. The brain, just like every other part of your body, will lose some of its ability to function at peak levels. Your full range of cognitive functions – the inner workings of the brain – can begin to slip a little as the years roll by. 

• New Blood Test Could Make Cancer Detection Easier

  Today, the primary way we diagnose cancer is through tissue sampling. Testing the cells’ proteins, DNA and RNA also can detect cancer in some patients.

• 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.

• Sweeping study goes further than ever in detecting concussion and subconcussive injuries in children and adults using a blood test

  Orlando, FL (August 26, 2019) -- In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers at Orlando Health are making new progress in finding ways to detect a traumatic yet sinister brain injury -- and getting closer to preventing further damage.

• You Can Treat Menopause Symptoms with Testosterone Pellets

  Going through menopause can be tough as you suffer through hot flashes and other unpleasant symptoms. Testosterone pellets are one of the best ways to curb menopause symptoms, yet few women know about or use them.

• 'Get Up’ Became Egamer’s Mantra After First Blood Clot

  Egamer and esports commentator Geoff "iNControl" Robinson died in July 2019 at the age of 33 from a blood clot in his lungs. Six years earlier he had been hospitalized for a blood clot in his leg. That event turned him into a vocal advocate for getting gamers up and moving in order to prevent the condition.

• At-Home HPV Test: What You Should Know

  You can now find out if you have HPV – which is responsible for more than 99% of cervical cancer cases -- by taking a test at home and mailing a sample to check for the human papillomavirus,

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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.