Health and Wellness

A New Era in Cataract Surgery, Right Here in Orlando When the FDA approved the TECNIS PureSee lens (TECNIS PureSee™ IOL) on March 12, 2026, it marked the arrival of a new category of vision: one that had not existed before in U.S. cataract surgery. Within weeks, that technology was available at UCF Health in…

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Here’s something that surprises a lot of my patients: high blood pressure is called ‘the silent killer’ for a reason. Most people assume they’ll notice obvious high blood pressure symptoms, but the reality is that most people feel completely normal. No headaches, no dizziness, no warning signs at all. That’s what makes it one of…

A mother’s perspective on parenting a teenager with lupus, and watching her daughter thrive. “She Has Lupus, But We Don’t Want Lupus to Have Her” When Lakeya’s daughter Danielle was diagnosed with lupus at just 13 years old, the family’s world shifted overnight. Friends cried. Family members feared the worst. And Lakeya, a therapist and…

Understanding Your Results: An Adrenal Nodule Found on a CT Scan You went in for a routine scan, maybe to check on back pain, look at your kidneys, or investigate an unrelated concern. If you recently had an adrenal nodule found on a CT scan, receiving that unexpected news can feel overwhelming. If that happened…

When Did You Last Have a Checkup? Here’s Why That Question Matters More Than You Think When Jerilyn Summers asks her patients this question, most of them pause. They think. Then they say something like, “It’s been a while”, and look slightly guilty about it. She wants you to know: there’s no judgment here. Life…