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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...
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Meditation 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...
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Using 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...
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The 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...
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Why 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...
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New 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...
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Healthier 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…...
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Summer 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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