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  • Lung Nodules

    Learn more about diagnosing and treating lung nodules at the Rod Taylor Thoracic Center at Orlando Health Cancer Institute.

  • Marlena Fox, Pharm.D., BCCCP, FCCM

    Education: Pharm.D., Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (2006)

  • Checking Your Cholesterol - Is it Really Necessary?

    According to the AHA, nearly 95 million Americans have a total cholesterol above the normal rate of 200 mg/dL. Approximately 10 million Americans have a total cholesterol over 240 mg/dL, which is considered very high. High cholesterol increases your risk for heart disease and stroke, chronic conditions that kill about 2.6 million people every year and are among the top three causes of preventable death in the country.

  • Leslie Clark, MSN, APRN, AANP-CE

    Leslie Clark, MSN, APRN, AANP-CE, is a board-certified senior nurse practitioner with Orlando Health Women's Institute Center for Urogynecology. She diagnoses and treats acute and chronic gynecological conditions, performs annual gynecological and breast examinations, provides patient education with an emphasis on prevention and early detection of disease and more.

  • 10 Common Myths About Measles—and the Real Facts

    Measles cases in the U.S. climbed to a 25-year high in April, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 704 confirmed cases of measles so far this year have affected 22 states, including Florida. Although the viral infection was declared “eliminated” from the U.S. in 2000, this year’s rapid spread of measles has become a serious public health concern. Increasing numbers of travelers catch the viral infection abroad and bring it into the U.S., spreading it among pockets of people who are unvaccinated.

  • Charles S Thompson, MD

    Charles is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana and a graduate of the University of Florida.

  • Veteran's Services in Seminole County

    Our mission is to stimulate social and neighborhood revitalization efforts by increasing affordable housing opportunities and community development

  • Veteran's Services in Seminole County

    Our mission is to stimulate social and neighborhood revitalization efforts by increasing affordable housing opportunities and community development

  • Avoid Shingles With the Shingrix Vaccine

    If you had chickenpox when you were young, you may think that after the intense itching and blistering passed,  you were done with the disease. But the same virus — varicella-zoster — that causes chickenpox stays dormant inside you even after the symptoms pass. And years later, that virus can reactivate as shingles.

  • In the Future, Hepatitis B and C May Be Less of Public Health Problem

    As many as six million Americans have chronic hepatitis B and C, two viral infections that affect the liver.