Tag: Baptist Health Medical Group

Questions to Ask Your Doctor

Having a list of questions prepared in advance of your appointment will help make the most of the time spent...

October 14, 2014

Fitness Trackers: Equipped to Stay Fit

Fitness trackers monitor physical activity and can help encourage exercisers.

August 28, 2014

A Survivor’s Dream Come True

A diagnosis of ovarian cancer is scary.  But when you’re 25 years old, engaged to be married and had hoped...

June 20, 2014

How Much Exercise Do You Need?

The widely accepted guidelines for minimal physical activity are fairly easy to accomplish if you are committed to fitness goals,...

June 18, 2014

Unfair Odds: Girls more prone to knee...

The number of sports-related knee injuries sustained by young athletes has increased nearly 400 percent over the past 10 years,...

June 12, 2014

A Different Way to Measure Health

We’ve all heard the familiar advice on staying healthy — eat a nutritionally balanced diet, manage your weight, don’t smoke...

June 2, 2014

A Cupful of Reality

Whether you need your morning “cup of Joe,” large (triple venti) soy milk mocha latte or daily 3 p.m. cafecito...

May 28, 2014

Living Longer, Living Healthier With Major Illnesses

Flashback: There was a time when a diagnosis of a serious illness automatically prompted end-of-life discussions. The prognosis was often...

May 27, 2014

What is Family Medicine?

Family physicians take care of most healthcare needs of a diverse spectrum of patients, from babies to seniors.

May 13, 2014

Rakov's Return to Mariners Hospital

Nearly seven weeks after leaving San Diego on a 3,300-mile cross-country bicycle trip, Baptist Health Medical Group gastroenterologist Neal Rakov,...

April 21, 2014

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Cancer Clinical Trials: The Impact of...

Clinical research trials can be lifesaving for many cancer patients. They provide vital information necessary to continue the search for a cure, as well as...

Supermarket Social Distancing, Avoiding Myths &...

Coronavirus treatment myths could be harmful and should be avoided. But social distancing at the supermarket is critically important. Those are just a couple of...

Myths vs. Facts About COVID-19

As dangerous as the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is, equally dangerous is the amount of misinformation that seems to spread just as rapidly, well-intentioned as...

#BaptistHealthy Easy Eats: Lentil Soup

Having a few pantry staples can help you put together a few quick and comforting meals. These are items you should try to always have on...

Coronavirus Roundup: New CDC Data on...

New CDC Study: 71% of COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized had Underlying Health Issues Preliminary findings from a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

COVID-19: How Cancer Patients Can Beat...

Along with its germs, COVID-19 has brought fear, anxiety and depression to many households. For cancer patients and others facing a health crisis ― and...

Nutrition is Key to a Healthy...

Proper nutrition is key to maintaining a healthy immune system, which consists of various organs, cells and tissues that help fight off pathogens, like viruses...

The FAQs on Coronavirus

Coronavirus concerns are dominating our daily lives. You have questions. Our physicians have answers. Host, Dr. Jonathan Fialkow and his guest, Dr. Kamaljit Kaur address the most frequently asked...

FIU Using 3D Printing to Make...

Florida International University and Baptist Health South Florida are partnering on an initiative to manufacture face shields for healthcare workers on the front lines of...

Pregnant Women and Coronavirus: Don’t Stress,...

Do pregnant women have more to fear from the coronavirus (COVID-19) than the average, healthy adult? Public health officials and doctors say that there are...