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  • 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.

  • Lung Nodules

    Learn more about diagnosing and treating lung nodules at the Rod Taylor Thoracic Center at Orlando Health Cancer Institute.

  • Checking Your Cholesterol - Is it Really Necessary?

    According to the AHA, nearly 95 million Americans have a total cholesterol above the normal rate of 200 mg/dL. Approximately 10 million Americans have a total cholesterol over 240 mg/dL, which is considered very high. High cholesterol increases your risk for heart disease and stroke, chronic conditions that kill about 2.6 million people every year and are among the top three causes of preventable death in the country.

  • 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.

  • Leslie Clark, MSN, APRN, AANP-CE

    Leslie Clark, MSN, APRN, AANP-CE, is a board-certified senior nurse practitioner with Orlando Health Women's Institute Center for Urogynecology. She diagnoses and treats acute and chronic gynecological conditions, performs annual gynecological and breast examinations, provides patient education with an emphasis on prevention and early detection of disease and more.

  • 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.

  • Restless Leg Syndrome: It’s All in Your Head

    Imagine this: It’s the end of a long day, and you’re getting sleepy. Just as you decide to head to bed, an unpleasant sensation begins in one or both of your lower legs. It might feel like a parade of tiny ants, an itch or a throb. You feel an irresistible urge to move. You’re still tired, but whenever you stop moving, the unpleasant sensation returns.

  • Having Fun on Recreational Motor Vehicles Without Getting Hurt!

    It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. This is said so often because it’s true: Nothing can ruin a good time more quickly than an injury. And yet, when we’re riding in recreational motor vehicles like golf carts, jet skis and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), we are at higher risk of getting hurt.

  • Hal S Pineless, DO

    Hal S. Pineless, DO, is a board-certified neurologist associated with Orlando Health. He is president of Neuro Care Institute of Central Florida. He is also the neurology medical director of NeuLife Rehab. 

  • 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.