Five decades ago, Lawrence Monk Terry was at the top of his game. In 1972 he won a silver medal with the U.S. rowing team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Germany. His position on the team was an important one. He served as the Stroke. That’s the term for the one who sets […]
Early on in Rachel Collin’s pregnancy, she was told there was a concern for her unborn child as doctors discovered her baby’s heart was undeveloped. Soon hopes were dashed and worry set in as Rachel was told the future was uncertain for her baby boy. Hope is Here chronicles the first two years of Mikey […]
Shares the heartwarming story of Daymara’s unexpected diagnosis with acute myeloid leukemia, a type of blood cancer. Despite the seemingly insurmountable challenge, Daymara persevered, and her determination to leave the hospital so she could be with her children again is what gave her hope and the ability to recover.
Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease and is caused by chlamydia trachomatis. It’s also a persistent and silence disease. Dr. Alberto Sirven, Medical Director of the West Kendall OB/GYN Program and Women and Infant Credentials Committee Chairman with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains people can have it forever and they don’t know that they have […]
What is an acute rotator cuff injury? Phillip DePaola, Physician Assistant with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, explains with a 3D image how a rotator cuff injury can be caused and what are the factors that can originate it.
Dr. Daniel Martinez, Urologist with Baptist Health South Florida, says not all prostate cancer needs to be treated. It depends on the patient, the age, and the type of cancer. Most men will die with the prostate cancer rather than of the prostate cancer. He points out the key is to find those who are […]
An exercise routine is the first step for treating sciatica. Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, explains in cases of patients without any neurological disease, they can put into a long-term home exercise program, and also talks about spinal injections.
Life can be full of hope and dreams. Lisa Briggs was enjoying a successful business, and a close-knit family while celebrating the arrival of her second child. Yet within months of giving birth Lisa got a devastating news; she had stage 4 lung cancer. For an athletic, young woman who never smoked, the diagnosis seemed […]
Emily Bennett Taylor and her husband Miles were newlyweds with a bright future planned. Just as they were house hunting and talking about raising a family Emily received the news that she had stage 4 lung cancer. She and her husband recall their cancer journey and recount their determination to live life to its fullest […]
