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When Is Your Stomach Pain Something More?

March 09, 2025

Is your stomach ache something more than just abdominal pain caused by stress or bad food? We look at common culprits for discomfort, and when you should see your doctor.

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Seeing the Signs of Stroke

March 09, 2025

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Test Your Knowledge of Essential Health Screenings for Men

March 06, 2025

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Recent Blogs at AdventHealth Kissimmee

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The Top 5 Body Changes During and After Pregnancy

September 24, 2018
Estimated read time: 4 minutes

Pregnancy is an amazing, beautiful and life-changing event, but what exactly does it do to your body and what, if anything, can be done to minimize the long-term effects? We turned to our women’s...

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Unmasking the 'Invisible Injury': Knowing Concussion Signs Saves Lives

September 20, 2018
Estimated read time: 6 minutes

To a teen athlete, the health risk of a concussion can seem small compared to their powerful desire to stay in the game and help their teammates. That's one reason adults on the sidelines have a...

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Immunotherapy Cures Womans Late-Stage Breast Cancer

September 19, 2018
Estimated read time: 4 minutes

The promise of using a patients own immune system to recognize and eliminate cancer has long been its precision and ability to pinpoint cancer cells. Many current treatments, like radiation and...

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Advanced GI Fellowship at AdventHealth Celebration Earns Accreditation

September 18, 2018
Estimated read time: 1 minute

The AdventHeath Celebration advanced GI fellowship recently earned accreditation from The Fellowship Council, making it one of only 10 accredited advanced upper GI surgery fellowships in the United...

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FHCI Gynecologic Oncology Physicians Participated at the Annual Meeting of the Florida Society of Gynecologic Oncology (FSGO)

September 18, 2018
Estimated read time: 1 minute

Drs. Robert W. Holloway, James E. Kendrick, and Amanda J. Stephens participated at the Florida Society of Gynecologic Oncology (FSGO) Annual Meeting.

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FHCI Physicians Participated at the Second Annual East Meets West - Advances in Gynecologic Oncology Conference in Guangzhou, China

September 18, 2018
Estimated read time: 1 minute

As invited faculty, three FHCI physicians visited the Weihai Hospital Medical Center, in Weihai, China, on May 16, 2018, and in Guangzhou, China, for the East Meets West conference on May 19, 2018.

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FHCI Welcomes Board-Certified Radiation Oncologist Amber Orman, MD

September 18, 2018
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Board-certified radiation oncologist Amber Orman, MD, specializes in the treatment of breast cancer with radiation as well as integrative therapies for breast cancer treatment and prevention.

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New Clinical Trials Available at FHCI

September 18, 2018
Estimated read time: 2 minutes

New clinical trials are available now at AdventHealth.

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Poorly Differentiated Ovarian Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor with Heterologous Rhabdomyosarcoma and Glandular Elements: Diagnosis and Management of a Rare Neoplasm.

September 18, 2018
Estimated read time: 1 minute

Ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors (SLCT) represent 2% of primary ovarian tumors, which range from benign to malignant; the majority of the latter are low-grade. We present the case of a 12-year-old...

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