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  • Vaginal Rejuvenation: What Is It, and Why Women Have It Done

    “I just had plastic surgery — and not on my face,” one of your female friends might whisper. With the help of gynecologists or plastic surgeons, women are changing what their vaginal areas look like. Some involve surgery, others don’t; all come under the umbrella of “vaginal rejuvenation” or “vaginal reconstruction.”

  • When Doctors and Surrogates Disagree on Time Left

    According to the Pew Research Center, 42 percent of Americans have had a friend or relative suffer from a terminal illness.

  • A Study to Compare Blinatumomab Alone to Blinatumomab With Nivolumab in Patients Diagnosed With First Relapse B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL)

    A Phase 2 Study of Blinatumomab (NSC# 765986) in Combination With Nivolumab (NSC # 748726), a Checkpoint Inhibitor of PD-1, in B-ALL Patients Aged ≥1 to <31 Years Old With First Relapse

  • Kidney Stones: How to Avoid Them and What to Do If You Get One

    The pain from a kidney stone can start abruptly and be intense. It’s been described as more painful than labor, excruciating and sharp. If you have a kidney stone, your first concern is to get relief. Once the stone passes, your next concern may be how to avoid the condition from developing again.

  • Is Late-Night Smartphone Use Lowering Your Sperm Count?

    It’s a half-hour before bedtime and you’re scrolling through your smartphone. You check the outside security cameras, ensure the garage door is closed, check on locked doors, enable your alarm and dim the lights in the kids’ rooms … doing it all through the apps on your cell phone. In between, you scroll a few more times through your social media feeds. The routine is familiar for many, but this nightly habit may have unintended consequences for male fertility. 

  • Is it Time for Surgery To Repair Your Rotator Cuff?

     

  • Orlando Regional Medical Center in the top one percent nationwide

    Orlando, FL (August 17, 2018) – Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) has been recognized by U. S. News & World Report as one of the highest performing hospitals nationwide in nine essential clinical areas. Out of 4,500 hospitals, ORMC is one of only 18 to be rated “high performing” for two consecutive years in two chronic conditions – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart failure – and seven surgical procedures; abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic valve surgery, colon cancer surgery, heart bypass surgery, hip replacement, knee replacement and lung cancer surgery.

  • 5 Ways You Can Support a Loved One Going Through Cancer Treatment

    When a friend or family member is diagnosed with cancer, you want to help, but may not know how. The last thing you want to is to say or do the wrong thing. As a result, you may end up avoiding the person. Even if you’re not helping with day-to-day care, or if you’re not in the same state as the person, there are many ways you can provide support.

  • Smoking Cessation Classes

    Quitting tobacco isn't easy. Finding help should be. Tobacco Free Florida offers free tools and services to help you get started.

  • Graduating Teens, The Time to Get Healthy is Now!

    When you’re 18 years old and you’ve just graduated from high school, it’s easy to feel like you’re invincible. You can run down to the park and play basketball for hours and you only need a couple hours of rest before you’re ready to do it again. That’s why, for teens, “now” is the best time to start developing healthy lifestyle habits. In fact, “now” is the easiest time in your life to start a fitness regimen because, at this age, you don’t get that sore to begin with and you recover quickly.