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,...
Hand Sanitizer vs. Soap and Water for...
During the time of year when occurrences of flu and other respiratory infections increase, public health departments, hospitals, pediatricians and family doctors all beat the...
November 12, 2018 / 3 min read
Targeting Tumors: NanoKnife Advances Minimally Invasive Cancer...
While surgery, radiation and chemotherapy may be the first cancer treatments that come to mind, interventional oncology has become an essential component of the multidisciplinary...
November 8, 2018 / 2 min read
Scalp Cooling Helps Prevent Hair Loss During...
Hair loss is a side effect of chemotherapy that can have a significant impact on the psychological aspect of a breast cancer patient’s treatment and...
October 31, 2018 / 2 min read
Roundup: Adult Flu Vaccinations Decline; Oral Hygiene...
CDC: Last Season’s Adult Flu Vaccination Rate Was Lowest in Years Just over 37 percent of U.S. adults got their flu shot during the 2017–18...
October 26, 2018 / 4 min read
Roundup: Flu-Related Death in Florida, Proper Insulin...
Unvaccinated Child in Florida is First to Die This Flu Season, Public Health Officials say A Florida child died from a flu-related illness during the...
October 19, 2018 / 3 min read
CDC Warns About Rare, Polio-Like ‘Mystery Illness’...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning parents about a rare disease known as acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a polio-like “mystery illness”...
October 18, 2018 / 3 min read
How Can Proton Therapy Improve Breast Cancer...
Radiation therapy is an effective treatment for breast cancer, but like other therapies it often comes with side effects. Some of the most serious, including...
October 11, 2018 / 2 min read
‘Great Step Forward’: Vaccine Against HPV-Related Cancers...
U.S. regulators have expanded the use of the HPV vaccine to include men and women between the ages of 27 and 45. This approval will...
October 8, 2018 / 3 min read
5 Things to Know About Red Tide
As the Karenia brevis organism continues to bloom off Florida’s Atlantic Coast, here are 5 things you need to know about the toxin that causes...
October 4, 2018 / 2 min read
Medical Clip Benefits Patients with Severe Heart...
A device called the MitraClip may introduce a life-saving new procedure for patients suffering from severe and difficult-to-treat heart failure, according to a promising new...
September 26, 2018 / 2 min read
