Little Adeluna Palacios was full of surprises when she was in her mom’s belly, and her arrival to this world was no exception. Her mom Talya Booker was given a… Read more »

Several national diabetes organizations, including the American Diabetes Association and American Association of Diabetes Educators, have joined forced to provide emergency help to those that will be affected by Hurricane… Read more »

If you have medications that you depend on, make sure you have enough supply to last you at least through the middle of next week, health officials advise. And you… Read more »

The Orange County health department offers the following tips to pregnant women: Before the hurricane Be sure to have an enough food and water to last at least seven days…. Read more »

A dramatic weather event like Hurricane Irma creates additional stress and confusion for individuals living with Alzheimer’s and poses a greater burden on their caregivers, according to the Alzheimer’s Association…. Read more »

The GLBT Center in Orlando is activating a hotline on Saturday so that individuals can confidentially report instances of discrimination at shelters, evacuation centers or when accessing emergency services. “Someone… Read more »

Whether you end up staying home or have to evacuate during this hurricane season, you need to prepare an emergency supply kit. Your focus should be on six basic categories:… Read more »

Local ophthalmologists expect to see a few patients who might have injured to their eyes by staring at the sun during Monday’s solar eclipse. Called solar retinopathy, the injury occurs… Read more »

On the first night of Shepherd’s Hope’s free back-to-school clinic in downtown Orlando, more than 100 uninsured kids showed up to get their physicals. The volunteer-run clinic was scheduled for… Read more »

A homegrown Ocoee med-tech firm, Rx30, is starting a hiring spree this summer. The company builds and services a platform that helps independent pharmacies track your meds and your medical… Read more »

Florida health officials confirmed Tuesday the state’s first case of sexually transmitted Zika in 2017. The infection occurred in Pinellas County. The infected individual had no recent travel history but… Read more »

Orlando Science Center is planning events both at the Loch Haven museum and at satellite locations in Central Florida for the rare solar eclipse, which will be crossing over the… Read more »

Nemours Children’s Hospital is no longer pursuing plans to establish a pediatric liver transplant program. It has withdrawn its application from the state Certificate of Need process. “While we have… Read more »

Brace yourselves for at least another couple of days of above normal temperatures and heat indexes. The lack of thunderstorms and cloud cover will make it feel like 105 degrees… Read more »

The cafe inside of an LA Fitness club in South Orlando was closed just weeks after the gym tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease. Greenroots Cafe at 12700 S. Orange Blossom… Read more »

I worked with Billy Manes eons ago, at a local bookstore, when I was in college. He talked fast. He was funny. He was witty and many times his jokes… Read more »

In an unusual trend for Central Florida, eight national chain-restaurant locations, including two Wendy’s, have failed health inspections in the last year, among 80 establishments locally deemed unsafe to continue… Read more »

Because of a spike in mosquito populations, officials will be spraying parts of east Orange County this week to curb the risk of mosquito-borne illnesses, according to Orange County health… Read more »

Pollo Tropical and Urban Hibachi restaurants were temporarily closed in the last week by state health inspectors, reports show. The Pollo Tropical restaurant at 11860 E. Colonial was closed down… Read more »

Hundreds of people living in the Westminster Towers retirement community in downtown Orlando have been warned to take precautions after a former resident contracted Legionnaires’ disease, according to the Florida… Read more »