A Melbourne orthopedic surgeon's Kenya trip restored a patient's independence after an injury left him unable to walk or work.

A Davenport physician says he's seeing fewer COVID patients even as three of the county's treatment plants flag high viral concentrations.

A wrong-number text led Officer Dani Torres to donate a kidney to her partner's father — and the department just honored her for it.

Orlando VA earns a third straight CMS 5-star rating as urgent care and virtual specialty services expand across Central Florida.

After a 2018 crash left her in a coma, Farrah Fox rebuilt her life and earned an engineering degree. Now she is headed to Northrop Grumman.

Orlando Health’s new Children’s Pavilion gathers pediatric specialists, treatment services and family resources under one roof. The downtown facility is expected to serve more than 175,000 children in its first year.

An Ocala veteran’s Parkinson’s diagnosis is shining a light on Agent Orange, contaminated water and traumatic brain injuries tied to military service.

Seven Lake County eateries were cited in the week of July 6–12; Salt Shack on the Lake logged the most high‑priority violations. State records list the full breakdown.

Orlando Health is building a 10‑bed Level II NICU at South Lake Hospital in Clermont — the county’s first inpatient NICU. Construction starts in August with a 2027 opening planned.

A Kissimmee transplant patient ran out of antirejection drugs during an insurance switch, and his wife says paperwork delays left him without life‑saving medicine. Local reporting shows gaps in CHAMPVA and other plans can be dangerous.

Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital has activated a 24/7 STEMI program and new cardiac cath labs, allowing many Osceola County heart-attack patients to get faster, local care. The expansion also added ICU capacity.

Florida widened eligibility for its free swim-lesson vouchers to ages 1–7 as officials cite a record 2025 for child drownings and warn demand still outstrips funding.

OneBlood says it needs 50 rare O‑negative units before surgeons can give 18‑year‑old Gigi a potentially curative bone marrow transplant.