By Mariana Dangiolo, M.D., UCF Health Everyone falls. But the older you are, the more likely you are to fall and have serious complications. More than one in three people age 65 years or older falls each year. That amounts to about 1.6 million emergency room visits from older adults who sustain fall-related injuries. Though it might seem as if falls just happen, there are … [Read more...]
Summer Camp Teaches Youngsters to Dream Big
For Pablo Chusan, a UCF psychology and chemistry major, the road to college started in 2012 with our College of Medicine’s Health Leaders Summer Academy. The yearly program provides a week of hands-on education for about 70 Orange and Osceola County high school students from underserved areas who are interested in pursuing a health sciences career. Working with our faculty, … [Read more...]
Life Enhancing Dentistry Helps Enhance Your Smile and Your Life
When you think about scheduling a dental appointment, do you find yourself excited? Smiling? Eager to get there as soon as possible? Patients of Life Enhancing Dentistry do. A new dental practice is now open in Lake Nona, and it is quickly revolutionizing the dental patient experience. When Dr. Nadya Aldochine decided to open a new dental practice in Lake Nona, she knew the … [Read more...]
Inspiring Meaningful Change
How would you teach: Give me the red cup. That simple statement has inspired and motivated me for almost two decades. It has enriched my personal development and has inspired my professional life. That simple question began a pilot Applied Behavior Analysis program designed by the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities at Kennedy-Krieger Institute. Let’s consider … [Read more...]
Skincare Safety in the Sunshine State
Current melanoma incidence in older white men (65 and older) is about five times that of the general population. Before age 50, the incidence of melanoma in women is higher than men, but by age 65, melanoma incidence rates are twice as high in men. By ages 80 and older, the rate is three times higher in men than women of the same age. Why are older men highly susceptible … [Read more...]
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