Science


Health Alert for Pools and Hot Tubs;...

CDC: Outbreaks Linked to Pool Water; Safety Tips Diseases linked to pools and hot tubs have spiked significantly, according to the U.S. Center for Disease...

June 26, 2015 / 3 min read


Is Your Headache a Migraine?

Migraine – even the word can strike fear in the nearly 12 percent of Americans who the National Institutes of Health reports suffer from them....

June 25, 2015 / 2 min read


Taking the Bite Out of Mosquito-Borne Illnesses

Summer isn’t summer without safety warnings about mosquito bites and possible diseases carried by bugs. Mosquito-borne illnesses are spread when an infected person is bitten...

June 24, 2015 / 2 min read


Watch Now: What You Need to Know...

(VIDEO: Carlos Torres-Viera, M.D., chairman of the infection control committee at West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains what beachgoers need to know about the presence of...

June 19, 2015 / 1 min read


Watch Now: Expanding Innovation at Baptist Hospital...

(VIDEO: Niberto Moreno, M.D., medical director of cardiac surgery at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, guides a tour of the cardiac operating rooms at Baptist...

June 9, 2015 / 1 min read


Melanoma Rate Doubles; The Skinny on Healthy...

The rate of diagnoses for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has doubled between 1982 and 2011, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

June 5, 2015 / 4 min read


Watch Now: Expanding Innovation at Baptist Hospital

A $100 million project to expand Baptist Hospital's Surgery Center and Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute is nearing completion

June 4, 2015 / 1 min read


NBA Deals With Concussion Concerns; Moderate Drinking...

On the eve of the NBA Finals, the topic of concussions has grabbed center stage when top players from the Golden State Warriors were injured...

May 29, 2015 / 3 min read


Watch Now: Advanced Treatment for Ankle Fractures

When 20-year old international figure skater Luiz Pereira dislocated his ankle during practice, the young athlete's top concern was how soon he could return to...

May 28, 2015 / 2 min read


Family-Centered C-sections: A New Birthing Experience (Video)

As Rina Verschoor prepared to welcome her second child at the Family Birthing Suites at West Kendall Baptist Hospital, a quick look around her hospital...

May 26, 2015 / 3 min read