AdventHealth

The case of a 49-year-old, healthy, nonsmoking Florida woman reflects how more research is required to save more lives - even after new data led to a recent change in national screening guidelines.

Last January, Anderson Ata became the seventh person in the world to receive teplizumab, which researchers say is the first big milestone in treating diabetes since the production of insulin over 100 years ago.

What's the right amount to deter Alzheimer's disease? And why do some older adults stay the course and others don't? An Orlando researcher researcher is coordinating a major study to answer these questions.

Adults with Down syndrome previously had limited options in Orlando and the Southeast. The clinic is named after the daughter of one of the founding donors, Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti.

Research shows that the rate of of the disease has increased and the average age of female patients has shifted into younger demographics.

AdventHealth emergency departments have seen a 20% increase in patients seeking care for heat-related illnesses this summer, and urgent care locations in the network have seen an increase of 115%.

Ahead of the new school year, AdventHealth is seeing an uptick in children and teens seeking help for anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts and self-harm behavior.

Central Florida hospitals are seeing patients with heat-related illnesses as the temperatures get hotter, with one hospital receiving more patients from outside Florida.

Burnout is an existential threat to hospitals and is exacerbating the ongoing nursing shortage. Central Florida facilities are addressing the issues in a number of ways.

Wesley Chapel will soon have three general hospitals within a five-minute drive, part of a boom unleashed when the state dropped a requirement that companies obtain approval to open new hospitals. Where are they building? What are the effects?