COVID Vaccines and Booster Shots
While researchers believe the COVID vaccines are very effective, they say it is now a three-shot series -- two vaccines and a booster-- that is necessary to be considered fully vaccinated...
Read MoreMeditation Can Help with Your Mental Health
Meditation is simple to do, free of charge and research shows it can really improve your mental and physical health...
Read MoreUsing Bone Cement to Fix Fractured Vertebra
Bone cement can help diminish often excruciating pain caused by tiny bone fragments in the spine. It is used in vertebroplasty, an outpatient procedure, that works quickly to reduce pain, especially in people with bone loss due to osteoporosis...
Read MoreThe Role Diversity Plays in Bone Marrow Transplants
Bone marrow and stem cell transplants can be lifesaving for those with leukemia, lymphoma, and other blood disorders. But a lack of ethnic diversity in the pool of donors has researchers concerned about finding a close enough match for all patients who need this procedure...
Read MoreWhy Migraines Get Worse in the Summer
Migraine headaches are often worsened when the barometric pressure changes. And those changes happen more often in the summertime when thunderstorms tend to be a more common occurrence...
Read MoreNew Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer
Robotic surgery is commonly used to treat prostate cancer, but a new robotic procedure has been shown to reduce patient recovery times...
Read MoreHealthier Heart: Diet, Blood Pressure, Oral & Sleep Health
Dr. Mohamed Osman, Interventional Cardiologist at Broward Health, clears the air on high blood pressure, diets, and he addresses the connection between oral health and heart health. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, causing about one in four deaths. In an episode of Doctor…...
Read MoreSummer Safety
Summer is the best time of year to enjoy the great outdoors. Whether you’re swimming, barbecuing, or hiking wooded trails, some basic safety precautions should be followed to avoid falling ill. Topping the list are hot temperatures that can pose a hazard for even the healthiest of people — affecting the body’s…...
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