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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.
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Mom Fights Cancer – Twice. ‘I Was Absolutely Terrified’
As a busy working mom of three kids, Barbara Kramer didn’t have time to worry about herself. So, when she noticed a grape-sized lump in her breast, she didn’t get it checked out right away.
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Pro Bowler’s Knee Pain Threatens To Derail His Career
Jason Couch’s father ran bowling centers for a living, starting on the Gulf Coast and then in Central Florida. So it’s no surprise that Couch caught the bowling bug when he was only 4 years old.
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From Seeing Stars to Running Marathons
Rachel Robbins was attending nursing school in Alabama when some strange things started happening to her last fall. First, the 27-year-old avid runner began seeing “stars” and developing migraines. Then, her vision got worse — people’s faces were fuzzy and letters on the left side of signs were missing.
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Balancing Act
When we think of exercise, we tend to think of sweating on the treadmill or doing that third set of bicep curls.
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Could My Picky Eater Have a Feeding Disorder?
If you have a picky eater, you’ve probably experienced some stressful mealtimes.
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High school students train with trauma experts
Orlando, FL (January 17, 2020) – Local high school students added important tools to their medical kits. More than 450 students from Boone High School’s Academy of Health Science, and Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps participated in hands-on training in bleeding control, distracted driving prevention, and burn safety. The full day of learning on January 14 was part of a community outreach event by Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST), Orlando Health, and Orange County Public Schools. EAST hosted its 33rd Annual Scientific Assembly this week in Orlando.
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Restoring Hope for an Active Life
For Will Whitlock, life in Central Florida always had meant enjoying the outdoors and his favorite pastimes of hunting and fishing. But over the past three years, he spent more and more of his spare time sidelined on the sofa with chronic back pain. Some days it was an ache, other days it felt like somebody was “putting a screwdriver in my back,” he says. And then there were the multiple back spasms each day.
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5 Easy Swaps for Cleaner Eating
The old refrain of “Clean your plate” is being replaced with the healthier mantra of “Clean up your diet.”
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Pregnancy and the Fourth Trimester
Just like parenting doesn’t end when your child grows up and leaves home, pregnancy doesn’t end when they place the baby in your arms. Delivery triggers another pregnancy-related period for moms called the fourth trimester.
