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  • What is Comprehensive Stroke Care—and Why is it Critical?

    Although stroke rates have declined over the past two decades due to improved medical care and better control of risk factors, stroke remains the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, and a leading cause of long-term disability.

  • How Your Healthcare Team Works Together

    Managing your medical care can be overwhelming and confusing, with multiple doctors performing different healthcare procedures. That’s why it’s important to have a  primary care provider (PCP) who can connect you with specialists so you’ll receive the best care. 

  • Hope Hike: Supporting Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors Every Step of the Way

    We’re with you every step of the way…It’s not just a slogan at Orlando Health Cancer Institute. Throughout the year, it’s a metaphor for the care and compassion the cancer center provides to patients and survivors. But in October, it takes on a literal meaning when the Orlando Health community literally walks the talk by sponsoring the Hope Hike to raise awareness of breast cancer.

  • Raising Health Literacy, Improving Health Outcomes

    Health information can overwhelm even those with advanced medical knowledge and literacy skills. Medical science is constantly evolving. Even doctors with specialties may need to expand their knowledge to best understand a condition they may be facing. It can be particularly difficult for patients to retain information when facing frightening news.

  • Workplace Safety at Orlando Health

    Orlando Health is leading the charge among local hospitals when it comes to workplace safety. During this Healthcare Security & Safety week, Orlando Health is sharing some of the policies that have earned it strong workplace rankings from The Leapfrog Group, U.S. News & World Report and others.

  • Get the ‘Right Care’ at Orlando Health

    At Orlando Health, an initiative called Right Care is helping to standardize hospital processes so the “right” care is delivered to every patient, every time, in every Orlando Health facility.

  • National Health Education at Orlando Health

    This week, we recognize National Health Education Week (NHEW), established in 1995 and celebrated during the third full week of October. It is sponsored by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), with a goal of increasing national awareness of major public health issues and promoting a better understanding of the role of health education.

  • When It’s More than PMS: Here’s What You Can Do

    Few women escape PMS symptoms at some point in their life: irritability, mood swings and negativity, for starters. For some, though, the unpleasant symptoms tied to menstrual cycles are so intense, and last for so long, that the issue isn’t premenstrual syndrome after all. It’s premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), and its symptoms can be crippling.

  • Can Tea Help You Lose Weight?

    About half of Americans drink a cup of tea every day.

  • Salt & Sodium: The Real Danger

    We all know that consuming too much salt isn’t good for your health. But just how much of it people with certain chronic conditions should consume is currently the subject of much debate.