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A rendering of Shigella bacteria, which is a drug-resistant bacteria that cause the infection shigellosis. Symptoms include severe, bloody diarrhea.

Stomach bug cases increasing around Central Florida; CDC warns of drug-resistant bacteria

AdventHealth CentraCare is reporting increased amounts of stomach bug cases in Central Florida. Here's what you should know.

Alexander Bugko, 26 of Ukraine. Bugko was a coffee shop barista studying to be a graphic designer prior to Russia's invasion of Kyiv. He was eating dinner in a trench when an explosion buried him under mounds of dirt and took away his legs. Bugko stands in the Prosthetic Orthotic Associates center, south of downtown Orlando, working out and practicing how to walk with his prosthetic legs donated to him by the Revived Soldiers Ukraine 501 C3 charity.

Health News Florida

Ukraine soldiers seek 'new legs' in Orlando after a year of war

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It’s been one year since Russia invaded Kyiv, Ukraine. To the shock of many l, that war is still being waged. The rumblings of war are felt in Orlando, where about a half dozen wounded Ukrainian soldiers are being fitted for prosthetic legs.

A simulation of Orlando Health's Hospital Care at Home Program featuring a nurse visiting a patient in her home on "Pink Carnation Court."

Local / State

Some of Orlando Health's patients can now receive Hospital Care at Home

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Orlando Health is launching an at-home treatment service for certain patients in the east Orlando area.

Politics / Issues

About 1 million Floridians will get kicked off Medicaid. How would that affect the state?

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The end of the federal public health emergency’s continuous enrollment provision means changes are ahead. State officials stand divided about the implications for Florida and its people.