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Scott Tavlin was about six miles into his run on the Courtney Campbell Causeway. He started to suffer symptoms of heat exhaustion, including nausea, vomiting, and chills.

AdventHealth's Central Florida Division has seen a 20% increase in patients seeking care for heat-related illnesses at its emergency departments compared to last year.

AdventHealth Central Florida is reporting a jump in patients seeking care for heat-related illnesses as heat advisories continue across the state.

Heat indexes in Orlando have surpassed 100 degrees 32 times so far this year, making this year especially dangerous for unhoused residents. There has been a 75 percent increase in unsheltered people in Central Florida since 2019.

Michele Davis knows all about the oppressive July heat, on record as the hottest in Central Florida’s history. Davis sleeps on the streets of Parramore, amid a growing population of unsheltered people. She’s been unhoused for four months for the first time in her life. She came to Orlando with her fiancé to be near his mother who has health issues. “It’s miserable,” said Davis, 50. “When that ...

ORLANDO, Fla., April 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TeamHealth clinicians and administrators from across the United States gathered at the 2023 National...

Dec 23, 2020 2:09 PM Vaccinations are ramping up as AdventHealth announces the upcoming rollout of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. However, despite the impending arrival of the vaccine, physicians are telling the public that everyone needs to continue vigilance against the spread of COVID-19. “The vaccine has certainly brought us hope that the virus will be over soon, but this is not the time to let our guard down,” said Dr. Max Baumgardner, an emergency-medicine physicia...