Florida Hospital Education Press Releases

October 2, 2007

Sixty-year-old Royice Rasnake has been suffering from periodic episodes of irregular heartbeat, dizziness, and fatigue for nearly six years. Diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, an electrical disturbance of the heart caused by a "short circuit...

September 13, 2007

Seventy-three-year-old Charles Ezell suffers from congestive heart failure (CHF) and gained 20-30 pounds from fluid after having open heart surgery at Florida Hospital Orlando. That's when Dr. Pradip Jamnadas, an interventional cardiologist at...

August 17, 2007

Florida Hospital has appointed Joseph Portoghese, M.D., Chief Academic Officer of Florida Hospital.

June 12, 2007

A new, minimally invasive technology for treating chronic sinus inflammation is now available at Florida Hospital Celebration Health.

May 3, 2007

Arsenic is commonly used as an insecticide, but for one Central Florida woman, it proved to be a life-saver.

April 4, 2007

Florida Hospital is one of the first medical centers in the country to participate in a new clinical trial investigating whether patients' own stem cells can treat a form of severe coronary artery disease.

February 27, 2007

As major institutions move toward smoke-free public areas in 2007, Florida Hospital is helping cigarette smokers become part of the smoke-free revolution.

February 16, 2007

A large animal study has shown that certain microsecond electrical pulses can punch nanoscale holes in the membranes of target cells without harming tissue scaffolding, including that in the blood vessels - a potential breakthrough in minimally...

January 29, 2007

Florida Hospital Cancer Institute (FHCI) has named a new director of radiation oncology, John Barton. Barton assumed the position in December 2006.

December 7, 2006

Patients who suffer from cardiac arrest are receiving a new type of treatment at Florida Hospital Orlando - it's called 'Code Cool' and it literally sends patients into a 'deep freeze.'