Education


Watch Now: Miami Cancer Institute Groundbreaking Ceremony

You might  have recognized a few faces in the standing-room-only crowd that gathered for the historic groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the $430 million...

August 8, 2014 / 1 min read


Food Shopping for Cancer Patients

Shopping at the supermarket is a chore that can be overwhelming for anyone, especially if you have cancer or are shopping for a cancer patient....

August 7, 2014 / 3 min read


Thyroid Cancer Rising Among Women

Over the last three decades, there has also been a strong surge in the diagnosis of all types of thyroid cancers as a result of...

August 6, 2014 / 4 min read


Watch Now: Children After Cervical Cancer

Anaelvys Espinoza-Ruiz was engaged to be married when she found out she had cervical cancer. While the removal of her uterus and cervix through a...

August 5, 2014 / 1 min read


Watch Now: Lung Cancer Screening Saved His...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). It is estimated that...

August 4, 2014 / 1 min read


Melanoma Alert, Lung Cancer Research, Kids in...

The incidence of melanoma — an aggressive form of skin cancer — has spiked a whopping 200 percent since 1973, according to the acting U.S....

August 1, 2014 / 2 min read


The Perils of High Heels: Fashion vs....

For a recent mid-summer black-tie wedding, I wore four-inch stiletto heels. After several hours, my feet ached, and I noticed a small knot on the...

July 30, 2014 / 2 min read


Back-to-School Tax Holiday, Powdered Caffeine Warning, 105-Year-Old...

Mark your calendar: This year, Florida’s annual tax holiday for back-to-school shopping takes place Friday, Aug. 1 – Sunday Aug. 3. Tax holidays for school...

July 25, 2014 / 2 min read


Detecting Endometrial Cancer

Endometrial cancer occurs in the endometrium – the inner lining of a woman’s uterus – and is the most common cancer of the female reproductive...

July 22, 2014 / 3 min read


Mosquito Virus Alert, Stroke Prevention, Tiger Woods...

For the first time in the U.S., chikungunya fever has been transmitted locally, with reported cases in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties, according to the...

July 18, 2014 / 2 min read