Recent Blogs at AdventHealth Altamonte Springs
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Health Care
You Have Options When Painful 'Mommy Wrist' Strikes
Estimated read time: 3 minutesEven after their hands start to throb from repeatedly picking up their baby, many new moms ignore the pain and try to push through it. Painful, inflamed muscles in the wrist and hand, often...
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Health Care
Pregnancy After 35: What Women Need To Know
Estimated read time: 6 minutesWomen who have children at a later age tend to begin pregnancy with several important advantages. In addition to being more likely to have a stable home and career, these moms-to-be are often driven...
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Health Care
Contractions: When Are They Normal?
Estimated read time: 4 minutesPregnancy should last about 40 weeks, and you might think contractions happen only when you finally go into labor. But what if you feel them earlier? To find out the answer to this and to learn all...
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Health Care
The Top 5 Body Changes During and After Pregnancy
Estimated read time: 4 minutesPregnancy 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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Health Care
Immunotherapy Cures Womans Late-Stage Breast Cancer
Estimated read time: 4 minutesThe 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...