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  • Stopping Birth Control Linked to Lower Vitamin D Levels

    Birth control is a critical part of family planning for many women and taking contraceptives can lead to less painful periods, fewer migraines and headaches during your cycle and potentially reduce your risk for ovarian cancer.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Christopher Lee, PT

  • Stop Coughing - Here Are Some Possible Solutions

    The good news is, you’re feeling better after a bout with a cold, flu or pneumonia. The bad news is that your hacking cough just won’t go away. It may be even worse when you go to bed, making it difficult to sleep. After a few nights of trying to sleep sitting up, you know you need help.

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

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

  • 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.

  • Sandra D. Morales, MD

    Sandra Morales, MD, joined Orlando Health Physician Associates in 2009. Board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, Dr. Morales specializes in providing comprehensive care — from the assessment of childhood development to the treatment of common and complex illnesses — for newborns, children and adolescents.

  • Aura Melissa Urquia-Robles, DO

    Aura Urquia-Robles, DO, is a board-certified family medicine physician with Orlando Health Physician Associates Family Medicine. From infants to seniors, she provides care for the entire family, including annual health evaluations and screenings, wellness care, routine care for women, treatment and management of complex and chronic medical conditions and more.

  • Charles N. Witten, MD

    Dr. Charles Witten is a board-certified urologist with Orlando Health Medical Group Urology. He cares for patients with diseases and conditions of the male and female urinary tract and male reproductive system, using both surgical and nonsurgical treatments.