Health Alerts


Earth Day 2015: What You Can Do...

2015 marks the 45th anniversary of Earth Day. The first Earth Day in 1970 activated over 20-million Americans into what eventually became the modern environmental...

April 22, 2015 / 1 min read


CDC: All Blue Bell Products Recalled After...

All Blue Bell brand products have been recalled due to fears that the items have been contaminated with listeria, a potentially life-threatening bacteria, according to...

April 21, 2015 / 2 min read


Secondhand Smoke & Vapors: First-Degree Danger?

Picture this true-to-life scene: In the back of a city bus, a man lights up an electronic cigarette and tells those around him, not to...

April 21, 2015 / 3 min read


Study Sheds Light on Dangers of Sampling...

David Vittoria, assistant vice president of the Addiction Treatment & Recovery Center at South Miami Hospital, shares his perspective on a recently published research study...

April 6, 2015 / 1 min read


New U.S. Anti-Smoking Campaign Features e-Cigarettes; State...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is featuring an e-cigarette smoker for the first time in its latest “Tips From Former Smokers”...

April 3, 2015 / 3 min read


U.S. Anti-Smoking Campaign On e-Cigs

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is featuring an e-cigarette smoker for the first time in its latest “Tips From Former Smokers”...

April 3, 2015 / 3 min read


Watch Now: Proton Therapy System Coming to...

(VIDEO: Brian E. Keeley, president and CEO of Baptist Health South Florida, and Olivier Legrain, CEO of IBA, sign a historic agreement to bring the...

March 31, 2015 / 1 min read


Watch Now: Heads Up – Brain Injury...

(VIDEO: Richard Hamilton, Ph.D., clinical director, brain injury and concussion rehabilitation programs atBaptist Hospital discusses Brain Injury Awareness Month) As teenage athletes continue to push...

March 19, 2015 / 2 min read


Watch Now: Miami Heart Study To Fight...

(VIDEO: Khurram Nasir, M.D., director of research for Baptist Health Medical Group, explains the historic importance of the Miami Heart Study.) When Khurram Nasir, M.D.,...

February 24, 2015 / 1 min read


Watch Now: 3D Medical Modeling At Miami...

(VIDEO: Barry Katzen, M.D., founder and chief medical executive of Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute explains how medical modeling can improve patient outcomes.) Cardiovascular surgeons...

February 19, 2015 / 1 min read