How is the hernia surgery procedure done? Dr. Jerrold Young, General Surgeon with Hernia Institute of Florida, talks about the different hernia procedures doctors can do, and how important it is to be skilled in their technique of choice. Is it true that you can always get hernias from lifting heavy objects? Dr. Jerrold Young, […]

Hematology Nurse Practitioner, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital Maya Bloomberg is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in non-malignant hematology. Her main area of expertise is in bleeding disorder (i.e. Hemophilia, Von Willebrand Disease) and Sickle Cell Anemia, which has shed light on the significant health and racial disparities that exist in modern medicine. 

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Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States. Samantha Chen, Registered Nurse at West Kendall Baptist Hospital, says the majority of the people she sees have high cholesterol. “All of the advantages in the preventive space and in the treatment space with angioplasty, thrombolytics, defibrillators and transplants have made a huge impact […]