March 6, 2020 by John Fernandez
Tele-Health and Coronavirus: See a Doctor...
Overall, most cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019, or COVID-19, involve mild symptoms,...
Roundup: An ‘Aerobic Fitness Check’ Could Help...
Actor Alan Thicke’s sudden death from a fatal heart attack this week at the age of 69 is shedding new light on cardiovascular screenings that...
December 16, 2016 / 4 min read
Frequent Handwashing & Other Infection Prevention Tips
Last season, only about 40 percent of Americans who are recommended to get a flu vaccine reported having been vaccinated by the end of November.
December 8, 2016 / 2 min read
Screenings Aim to Reduce HIV, Hep-C Infection...
To meet the community’s needs, and based on revised recommendations issued by the CDC, Homestead Hospital started a routine HIV, Hep C screening program earlier...
December 1, 2016 / 3 min read
Watch Now: How to Avoid the Zika...
Officials say that aerial spraying for mosquitoes will begin in South Beach early Thursday morning, weather permitting.
September 7, 2016 / 3 min read
Managing Food Allergies: Tips for Parents
Researchers estimate that one in every 13 children in the U.S. has a food allergy. That’s about two students in every classroom.
September 6, 2016 / 3 min read
Back-to-School: Keeping Up With Vaccinations
School-age children, from preschoolers to college students, need vaccines as protection against the flu and a range of potentially serious diseases, many of which have...
August 24, 2016 / 2 min read
Zika and Pregnancy: What You Need to...
As concerns about the Zika virus and its effects on pregnancy and childbirth continue to grow, Baptist Health South Florida took a step to inform...
August 19, 2016 / 2 min read
Public Response to Zika Varies from Apathy...
With Zika-carrying mosquitoes literally in some of our back yards, South Florida residents are now more alarmed than most.
August 10, 2016 / 4 min read
Baby Boomers Most at Risk for Hepatitis...
Despite breakthrough drugs that changed the prognosis for patients with hepatitis C over the last decade, disease-related deaths remain at an all-time high, according to...
August 9, 2016 / 3 min read
Ear Infections in Young Children on the...
Today, while ear infections aren’t totally a thing of the past, they are less common and antibiotic treatment less routine.
August 1, 2016 / 3 min read
