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Primary Care Physician: First Step Toward Mental Healthcare

It’s easy to understand why you might want to skip your primary care physician and head straight to a specialist when faced with a specific health problem. If the problem involves mental health, you may even be unaware of the care your general practitioner can provide.

New Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes on the Horizon

Mental Health & Weight Loss Surgery

A new study indicates that there may be a greater need for mental health counseling before and after weight loss surgery.

New prostate cancer tools at Orlando Health shorten treatment

An innovative prostate cancer treatment now offered at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute provides men with new options to fight the disease.

A Day in the Life: Copa América Centenario 2016 Venue Medical Director

As chief of sports medicine at Orlando Health and the medical director for Orlando City Soccer Club, I’m fortunate to work with athletes every day to help them perform their best.

Cardiac Ablation Treatment for Heart Arrhythmias

If you’ve ever felt that your heart skipped a beat or that your heart was thumping in your chest, you may have felt a heart arrhythmia, or an abnormal heart rhythm. While everyone can experience an abnormal heart rhythm once in a while, an irregular heart beat that occurs periodically could signal trouble.

Team Members from Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute Present at Safety Workshop

The Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute supported the Alliance of Central Florida Safety's Safety Day 2019 by offering a vendor booth with

Exploring the Connection Between Heart Disease and Mental Health

Living with heart disease can take a toll on your mental health. But mental disorders can also have an impact on your heart.

TAVR Heart Valve Replacement Benefits Younger, Healthier Patients Too

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been used since 2011 for patients with a narrowing of the aortic valve opening (aortic stenosis), whose age or poor health made it unlikely they could survive traditional open-heart surgery. But two new clinical trials indicate that TAVR also can be used in younger, healthier patients.  These results will significantly change how doctors treat patients who have failing aortic valves. 

Why Small Changes Are Better for Your Heart than Supplements

The allure of a quick fix is powerful. But when it comes to heart health, fast and easy seldom are the winning combination. Take supplements, for example. Even those labeled “heart healthy” may not offer much protection from heart disease and some actually can contain ingredients that are dangerous.