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Diabetes Rate Levels Off, Waist Size and...

Following troubling increases in diabetes among adults between 1990 and 2008, the overall number of people living with the disease and the number of new...

September 26, 2014 / 3 min read


A Look at Common Eye Injuries

An overview of the most common causes of eye injuries and guidelines for dealing with them.

September 25, 2014 / 2 min read


Watch Now: Miami Heat Stars Talk Health...

Miami HEAT stars Chris “Birdman” Andersen, Mario Chalmers and Norris Cole sat down for a candid conversation with Doctors Hospital CEO Nelson Lazo and HEAT...

September 24, 2014 / 1 min read


Top 5 Steps to Healthy Aging

Primary care physicians are increasingly providing an aging population with "wellness and prevention" guidelines so that these patients can remain engaged in active and productive...

September 24, 2014 / 3 min read


Watch Now: Miami Dolphins Visit Baptist Children's...

A group of Baptist Children’s Hospital patients shared some excitement this week as Miami Dolphins players, cheerleaders and the Miami Dolphins Women’s Organization paid them...

September 23, 2014 / 1 min read


Don’t Put Off Regular Screenings

Regularly scheduled checkups, complete with different screening exams tailored toward your age, keep you on the wellness track.

September 22, 2014 / 2 min read


Top Cancer Prevention Factors, Dangerous Waistlines &...

Most cancer deaths — more than 50 percent — in the U.S. can be avoided. That’s the word from the latest Cancer Progress  Report published...

September 19, 2014 / 3 min read


Heart, Brain Health Linked in Older Women

A recent study revealed that postmenopausal women with heart disease were at higher risk for dementia.

September 17, 2014 / 2 min read


Early Baldness at Middle Age May Be...

Men who said they showed a certain degree of baldness at age 45 had a 39 percent higher risk of being diagnosed with an aggressive...

September 16, 2014 / 2 min read


Watch Now: Baptist Health South Florida partners...

Museum Park in Downtown Miami was abuzz this morning after the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science announced that it has received a $5...

September 15, 2014 / 1 min read