March 27, 2020 by John Fernandez
Coronavirus Roundup: Loss of Taste, Smell...
ENT Doctors: Sudden Loss of Smell or Taste may be a Symptom...
Roundup: Hearing Loss is Now No. 3...
Almost twice as many people report hearing loss as report diabetes or cancer, the CDC said in a new report.
February 10, 2017 / 2 min read
Importance of Genetic Link to Breast Cancer...
Conclusions of another medical study add to the growing support for the role a person’s genetics plays in determining cancer risk and treatment. Specifically, genetic testing...
February 9, 2017 / 1 min read
How to Beat Heart Disease (Video)
Are you at risk for heart disease? If you haven’t had a checkup in a long time, you could be. About half of Americans (47...
February 8, 2017 / 2 min read
Spotting Not-So-Obvious Vision Problems in Kids
How can parents tell if their kids — from toddlers to preschoolers — are having vision problems? The most obvious sign is frequent squinting, or...
February 7, 2017 / 2 min read
Roundup: U.S. Heart Failure Rates Rising; Timing...
The number of Americans adults diagnosed with heart failure jumped by 800,000 over five years, the American Heart Association (AHA) reported this week. Moreover, the...
February 3, 2017 / 3 min read
Cancer Likely to Surpass Heart Disease as...
Heart disease and cancer rank No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in leading causes of death in the U.S. However, advances in prevention, detection and...
February 1, 2017 / 4 min read
Saving Your Vision From Glaucoma
It’s not exactly a scientific analogy, but ophthalmologist Aarup Kubal, M.D., likes to compare glaucoma to clogged pipes. “When I talk to patients, I describe...
January 31, 2017 / 3 min read
Frontiers in Oncology Symposium (Video)
Miami Cancer Institute and the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Alliance joined forces to host a continuing medical education symposium, Frontiers in Oncology. The day-and-a-half...
January 27, 2017 / 1 min read
Roundup: 1 in 3 Adults Misdiagnosed as...
As many as one in three adults who’ve been diagnosed with asthma may not actually have the chronic respiratory disorder, a new study has found....
January 27, 2017 / 3 min read
Miami Cancer Institute Grand Opening (Video)
A ceremonial ribbon cutting on a picture-perfect South Florida evening officially marked the opening of Miami Cancer Institute at Baptist Health South Florida. The state-of-the...
January 26, 2017 / 1 min read
