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...

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...

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...

Robotic surgery is commonly used to treat prostate cancer, but a new robotic procedure has been shown to reduce patient recovery times...

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…...

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…...

In an interview with the Health Channel, Brian Betancourt, Exercise Physiologist at Baptist Health South Florida, talks about different abdominal exercises and how to do them correctly. Russian Twists are one of the most popular ab exercises you will see people doing, but Brian Betancourt says that despite its popularity, it is not that good…...

In an interview with the Health Channel, Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care, talks about how rowing is a great exercise for back pain when done correctly.  When you row, you want to make sure you are strengthening your core as well. You do this by contracting…...