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Breast Cancer in Women of Color

Townhall Breast Cancer Cancer

Description The John and Margaret Krupa Distinguished Chair, Baptist Health Medical Group   In Partnership with: South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Party in Pink Statistics show every year thousands of women are diagnosed with later stage breast and cervical cancer simply because they don’t have access to care. In the Breast Cancer in Women of Color Virtual Town Hall we will [...]


Using Technology to Treat Back Pain

Video Back Pain

Back pain is treated by many therapies, but as a last resort surgery can be used. High-tech tools can make surgery more efficient and effective.


Music Therapy and Cancer

Video Cancer Healthy Life

Meet two teens who connected through music while undergoing cancer treatment.


Exercise and Prostate Cancer

Video Cancer Exercise Prostate Cancer

Experts from the Mayo Clinic use the emerging science of “Exercise Oncology” to determine which exercises could best benefit men who are battling prostate cancer. Research has shown that the right exercise can actually help shrink tumors.


Preventing Blindness

Video Eye Care

Symptoms of eye disease, especially sudden symptoms like flashing lights and vision loss, are urgent signs that you need to see a retina specialist within 24 hours. A quick response can prevent potentially permanent damage to your vision, according to the American Society of Retina Specialists.


Flu Shots Needed to Prevent “Twindemic”

Video Public Health Respiratory Health

Last year’s flu season was very mild because we were still in the midst of COVID-19 restrictions regarding masks and social distancing. But this year, health leaders say there’s a real risk of a “twindemic” of flu and COVID happening. They say the best way to prevent that is to get the flu vaccine, and [...]


Vaccine Tests in Children Under 12

Video Pediatrics Public Health

A child-sized dose of the Pfizer vaccine has been shown to be safe in children aged 5-11, according to the company.  Pfizer says it will ask the FDA to authorize its use in young children.


Salt Substitutes Can Reduce Stroke Risk

Video Cardiovascular Health Understanding Stroke

Lowering dietary sodium can help prevent cardiovascular events. New research shows that people who used salt substitutes instead of table salt had a significant drop in their risk for stroke and other cardiovascular events.


Race and the Risk of Amputation

Video Cardiovascular Health

New research from the American Heart Association raises concerns about the increased risk of lower limb amputations because of cardiovascular disease in African Americans.


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