Community Wellness


Watch Now: 7 Ways to Love Your...

It was a “Heart-to-Heart on Health” for participants at a community program hosted by Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute and held at South Miami Hospital....

February 18, 2016 / 1 min read


Hepatitis C: Facts and Treatment (Video)

Caption: Neal Rakov, M.D., of Mariners Hospital, speaks about diagnosis and treatment of chronic Hepatitis C infection, a liver disease. Globally, about 130–150 million people...

February 17, 2016 / 2 min read


Stronger Core Without Sit–Ups

You don't need to do sit-ups to build core strength. Try planks, lunges and squats.

February 16, 2016 / 2 min read


Sodium and Hypertension: Shake Salt From Your...

Blood pressure responses to changes in dietary sodium vary widely, raising questions about the effectiveness of dietary sodium restrictions

February 15, 2016 / 2 min read


Cancer Treatment and Exercise 101

Cancer, by definition, is a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells resulting from damage to DNA by internal...

February 11, 2016 / 3 min read


CDC: Guidelines to Reduce Exposure to Mosquito...

As of today, there are 35 cases in the U.S. of the Zika virus, a mosquito-carried disease that as been linked to birth defects. There...

February 9, 2016 / 1 min read


South Miami Hospital Hosts The Underline (VIDEO)

Walk, bike and take transit to better health - in Miami! That's the vision of a not-for-profit organization seeking to transform the underutilized land below...

February 9, 2016 / 3 min read


5 Tips for Preventing Heart Disease

Every year, heart attacks and strokes claim the lives of 610,000 people in the U.S., which represents 1 in every 4 deaths, according to the...

February 3, 2016 / 4 min read


Zika: A Vastly Different Virus Threat Than...

Taking lessons learned from that experience, Baptist Health recently launched a new training program as part of its enhanced biological disease preparedness plan.

February 2, 2016 / 4 min read


News Roundup: Spread of Zika Virus ‘Alarming,’...

In its first major statement on the Zika virus, the World Health Organization said it will convene an emergency meeting to seek ways of stopping...

January 29, 2016 / 3 min read