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Austria L Rodriguez, MD

Learning a Lifesaving Skill: How the ISR Program Teaches Infants and Children How to Swim

Every day, two children under age 14 die as the result of accidental drowning.

Dr. Higgins Goes Home

Growing up in the Bahamas, Jonathan Higgins saw his share of strong hurricanes — from Andrew in 1992 to Charley, Frances and Jeanne in 2004. But those storms didn’t compare in ferocity to Hurricane Dorian, a Category 5 storm, as it ripped through the northern Bahamas in early September, leaving 70,000 people without food or shelter and reducing buildings to rubble.

Andrey Rupasov, DO

Dr. Andrey Rupasov is a board-certified diagnostic radiologist at Orlando Health Medical Group Radiology, specializing in emergency radiology. He uses medical imaging devices such as X-rays, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to look inside the body to diagnose illnesses and conditions and recommend treatment for trauma patients.

Andrew B. Nye, DO

Andrew Nye, DO, is a family practice physician with Orlando Health Physicians Family Medicine Group, where he provides preventive care and manages complex and chronic conditions. Board certified in family medicine, Dr. Nye specializes in providing comprehensive care to patients of all ages and levels of health.

Alexander Dru, MD

Dr. Alexander Dru is a neurosurgeon with the Orlando Health Spine Center, a multidisciplinary collaboration between Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute and Orlando Health Neuroscience Institute. He diagnoses and treats conditions that affect the brain, spinal cord and nerves. He has a special clinical interest in the surgical management of traumatic and degenerative changes to the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. Dr. Dru’s expertise includes:

How Drug Resistance Could Affect the Prevalence of HIV/AIDS

More than 1.1 million people in the country are living with HIV and more than 18,000 people were diagnosed with AIDS in 2015, according to the most recently available data.

‘Veep’ Star Julia Louis-Dreyfus Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

An estimated 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed this year, affecting thousands of women and their families.

Why Some Women Aren’t Taking a Key Breast Cancer Prevention Drug

About 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, but according to one recent study, women who are high risk for breast cancer may not be taking medication that could reduce their risk for the disease.

Recognizing the Signs of Drowning

Drowning is the second-leading cause of injury-related deaths in children between 1 and 14 years old in the United States, and it is the third-leading cause of unintentional death worldwide.