Health and Wellness

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…

Prediabetes: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Stop It Before It Starts One in three American adults has prediabetes. If you are looking for guidance on prediabetes in Orlando, knowing the signs early can genuinely change your health trajectory, and more than 80% of people who have it don’t even realize it.…

For decades, the standard answer to ‘Can lupus be cured?’ has been a firm no. Lupus is managed, not cured. It is quieted, not eliminated. That answer may be changing. CAR-T cell therapy is a form of treatment that genetically engineers your own immune cells, and it has shown extraordinary early results in lupus clinical…