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,...
Higher COPD Rates in Women, Obesity-Cancer Link,...
Lung Disease Surges Among Women Higher smoking rates for women have contributed to a dramatic increase in the rate of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
October 3, 2014 / 3 min read
Santia's Story: Life-Changing Brain Surgery for Haitian...
When Santia Baptiste, a 12-year-old girl from Saint Michel in Haiti, started having problems seeing the board at her school, her teachers and family realized...
October 2, 2014 / 2 min read
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
Special Delivery: Future is Bright for One...
In babies with spina bifida, the bones of the spine fail to completely develop and close before birth. Spina bifida affects coordination and is often...
September 23, 2014 / 3 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
Dementia Risk Factors, Stroke Prevention & Other...
Your blood type may play a small role in your risk for dementia, a new study finds. People with blood type AB, which covers about...
September 12, 2014 / 3 min read
FDA: "Low-T" Hormone Overprescribed,Tailgating Menus & Other...
Testosterone-boosting drugs for men with “low T” have been heavily advertised in recent years, resulting in a surge in hormone replacement therapy. But the U.S....
September 5, 2014 / 2 min read
E-Smoke on Planes, Allergy-Busting Bacteria & Labor...
As more stores stock up on eCigarettes, controversy continues to ignite. Earlier this week, the American Heart Association issued its first policy statement about electronic...
August 29, 2014 / 2 min read
Watch Now: Baptist Health Brickell Run Club...
A serious cool-down took place on Brickell Avenue after a weekly workout, and all for a great cause. Hundreds of members of the Baptist Health...
August 24, 2014 / 1 min read
Chewing Tobacco and Cancer, Sleep Study on...
Longtime Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling said that he has no doubt chewing tobacco was the cause of the cancer that he has been battling...
August 22, 2014 / 3 min read
