Christina Pearce

For more than two years, HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital has been treating patients dealing with essential tremors with a non-invasive procedure. There are several tests one doctor asks his patients to do throughout the treatment to make sure they get the best results. 

AFib, an irregular and often very fast heart rhythm, can lead to blood clots in the heart and significantly increase the chance of someone having a stroke. Now, more doctors are using a transformative way to treat patients with AFib called a concomitant procedure.

Injuries and sicknesses vary when people show up to an ER for medical care, so doctors must decide, depending on the severity, which cases take priority in determining how soon patients can be treated in a room and the order in which they are seen.

There are at least 20 freestanding emergency rooms in Northeast Florida that get people help faster, especially if they live far away from a main hospital.

One in 10 women are diagnosed with endometriosis, a chronic and usually debilitating condition that can be easily misdiagnosed.

The Morning Show is featuring a series aimed at keeping your children safe.

Lena Billings was diagnosed in early January with large ovarian cysts, a twisted ovary and a tumor on her ovary. She said it took more than a decade of severe pain before she was correctly diagnosed.

Dr. Steven Goodfriend is an emergency medicine physician at HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital. He says the people he has to treat for injuries vary in age. 

Uterine fibroids are typically benign tumors that grow in a woman’s uterus. They are rarely cancerous but can significantly alter someone’s quality of life. There can be some warning signs that something is wrong, but there are a lot of cases where the fibroids can go undetected because there aren’t any symptoms. 

We know people are going to drink on Sunday during the big game, but it’s a good idea to do it in moderation and be responsible. Binge drinking is considered drinking four or five drinks within two hours.

As the holidays approach, many parents are excited to give their children the latest AI-powered toys. But a new report from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund sounds a cautionary note.

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority will host a series of community meetings to talk about mobility and transportation in Northeast Florida.