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Living with RA can make everyday tasks so painful that it is easy to give up even the little things that bring you joy. But by taking a proactive role in your own treatment, you can help maintain a good quality of life. Meet others who share your struggles and get support from a team of experts at UCF. The Living…

One of the best things you can do for yourself is take time to just be. Meditation is a great way to bring balance to your life and reduce stress and anxiety. UCF Health is introducing a new Mindfulness Meditation class starting in the New Year. The class is led by a nationally-certified yoga instructor…

About 43 million adults in the U.S. provide unpaid care for a loved one with a serious health condition. This labor of love can be stressful on the caregiver and result in implications to their own health; such as lack of sleep, lower physical activity and not taking good care of their own health. The concern about…

At UCF Health, we take a team approach to your health by offering primary care and specialists under one roof. But did you know that behavioral health consultants are also on our team? We have teamed up with the Psychology department at UCF to offer our patients help the minute they need it. The behavioral health…

Team members from UCF Health helped make the Thanksgiving holiday a little brighter for Central Florida families in need. The team assembled six meal baskets that include all the traditional meal staples, along with festive plates and napkins and a gift card to help purchase a turkey. With the help of Thanksgiving Basket Brigade of Central Florida, the baskets…

UCF Health faculty physicians trained their colleagues on identifying and treating concussions and using electronic health records to keep their senior patients healthier at recent statewide conferences in Orlando. Dr. Leonardo Oliveira, who specializes in sports medicine and internal medicine at UCF Health, presented continuing medical education training on concussions to about 100 physicians attending the…