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  • Should I be concerned about West Nile virus?

    This year’s outbreak of the West Nile virus could be the worst our nation has ever seen. With 1,118 cases of the disease in 38 states reported so far this year, the incidence is nearly three times that of previous years. Seventy-five percent of the reported cases have been concentrated in five states: Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, South Dakota, and Texas. According to the newest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 41 people in the United States have already died from the illness in 2012.

    What is West Nile virus?

    Although identified in Uganda in 1937, the first reported case of West Nile virus in the Western hemisphere occurred in the New York City area in 1999. Since that time, it has spread to nearly every state.

  • “You have cancer.”

     “You have cancer” are three words you never want to hear in your life, especially if you’re only twelve years old. That’s how old I was when I was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer and it flipped my life upside down. My worries were no longer about normal teenager things like what clothes I was wearing but instead, what new side effect was going to hit me after each chemo treatment. Having to quickly grow up and fight for my life was something I would’ve never anticipated as a child, but no one ever anticipates getting cancer.

  • Does Heart Murmur Mean My Child Has a Heart Problem?

    A heart murmur is the sound the blood makes as it moves through the heart or blood vessel. It’s what your pediatrician hears when their stethoscope is on your child’s chest. A heart murmur isn’t necessarily bad. In fact, the majority of heart murmurs are classified as innocent — they are simply the result of blood flowing normally. Think of it like listening to water flowing through a garden hose. When the faucet is turned on, the water makes a sound as it moves through the hose. You can tell by that sound that everything is flowing normally, just like the sound of an innocent murmur. If there is a kink in the hose, however, the sound is different. The change in sound alerts your physician that there may be something wrong.

  • 5 Facts About Scoliosis Every Parent Should Know

    When they hear their child has scoliosis, many parents are understandably frantic for answers about how this diagnosis will affect their loved one’s health and future. They wonder, will this curve get worse? Will my child need bracing or surgery in the future? Will my child be paralyzed from the procedure? 

  • Tonya R Williams, MD

  • Thomas Wesley Hayne, MD

    Thomas Hayne, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician in practice with Orlando Health Physician Associates. Dr. Hayne specializes in providing comprehensive care ­­— from the assessment of childhood development to the treatment of common and complex illnesses — for newborns, children and adolescents.

  • Thomas B Ruffin, MD

  • Patricia G Wheeler, MD

    Patricia Wheeler, MD, is a geneticist at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. She is board certified in medical genetics and in pediatrics.

  • Pamela Gould, APRN

    Pam Gould, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, is a board-certified family nurse practitioner with the Haley Center for Children'ss Cancer and Blood Disorders at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. Pam provides inpatient and outpatient care to children with cancer, specifically brain and spinal cord-related tumors and malignancies.

  • D. Raymond Knapp, MD

    D. Raymond Knapp, MD, specializes in pediatric orthopedics at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Center for Orthopedics. He is board certified in orthopedic surgery and has practiced pediatric orthopedics in Orlando since 1988.