Health and Wellness

If you or someone you love was recently diagnosed, understanding modern lupus life expectancy is likely top of mind. The answer is more hopeful than most people expect. And it has improved dramatically over the past 70 years. “Lupus is a chronic disease, but it is a disease where the outcomes have really transformed over…

High Blood Sugar? What’s the Big Deal?” A UCF Physician Provides Answers On June 9, LIFE at UCF hosted a talk with a title that sounds casual on purpose: “High Blood Sugar? What’s the Big Deal?” The speaker, Dr. Ye Wint Kyaw, a board-certified endocrinologist with UCF Health Faculty Physician Practice, gave an answer that…

What Is a Nurse Practitioner — and Can They Be My Primary Care Provider? It’s one of the most common questions we hear from new patients: “So… what exactly is a nurse practitioner? Is that the same as a doctor?” It’s a fair question, and it’s one we love answering. Because the honest answer is:…

Real stories from real patients navigating autoimmune disease with the right specialist by their side. Introduction: A Lupus Diagnosis Changes Everything For Rutu, life before lupus looked very different. She was the person who could do it all — energetic, driven, always on the go. Then, after six months of severe fatigue, a blood test…

How to Find a Primary Care Doctor in Orlando — And What to Look for Before You Book If you’ve ever typed “primary care doctor near me” into Google, you know finding a great primary care doctor in Orlando can feel overwhelming. Orlando has no shortage of providers. But finding one you actually trust, who…

“I am here today because of a clinical trial.” Theresa Costello, Lupus Warrior When Theresa Costello was diagnosed with lupus 21 years ago, there were no FDA-approved drugs specifically designed to treat the disease. Faced with few options, in her first lupus clinical trial, a decision that, in her own words, saved her life. Her…