On July 6, Guidewell Innovation Center opened its doors to Darren Soto, Florida's 9th District Representative, and his wife, Amanda Soto, for a town hall about breast cancer. The town hall was held to provide the Lake Nona community with information about options available to them if they or someone they know is diagnosed with breast cancer and to provide insight on cancer … [Read more...]
Preventing Falls Saves You More Than Embarrassment
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...]
Post-Op Drain Management and the Mamas of Kilimanjaro
It’s amazing to see where life takes you. I’m a four-time cancer survivor – a three-time breast cancer survivor. The fact that I had cancer so many times, and survived, put me in a position to give back to the global community. So far, I’m working on two fronts: being the owner of a patent on a medical device and empowering women to establish small business enterprises in … [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...]
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