Prominent Broward cardiologist Dr. Joseph Horgan died in a boating accident in the British Virgin Islands. But his Florida family still doesn’t have his body back owing to investigation, lack of autopsy.
Florida’s Department of Health reported the state’s first case of Acute Flaccid Myelitis in 2018. AFM is a rare but serious condition affecting the nervous system, specifically the spinal cord, causing muscles and reflexes in the body to become weak.
There are three hamstring muscles that originate deep in the buttock from the pelvis (ischium) that form a tendon. Overuse can result in a tendonitis that produces pain and stiffness.
My eyes make me look very tired and all my friends asked me if I slept enough. Is there anything I can do safely that is non-surgical? And if I do need surgery, what are my options?
Djooly Jeune, the Haiti teen diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma after an eight-month ordeal, is starting a new round of chemotherapy treatment just as two Haiti cancer programs agree to collaborate on treating pediatric cases.
A 16-year-old becomes Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital’s 50th child to receive a new heart as part of the hospital’s pediatric transplant program. The teen had his surgery Dec. 1 and will be home for the holidays.
Greila Javier and Alexis Benavides Jorge need help to provide special glasses for their two sons, who suffer from extreme light sensitivity. Their Wishbook list also includes a sofa, mattress, car seat and toys.
The problem with everybody’s love for non-invasive cosmetic procedures is that often these procedures are done on patients who are not good candidates for them.
Between the skin and the bone on the back of the elbow sits a sac known as the olecranon bursa. If traumatized, this sac can fill with fluid and become very large.
Four unvaccinated children in Sarasota, Florida tested positive for measles, a potentially fatal disease that could be prevented by vaccinations — which are required for school-age children.
Good manners matter, especially because our country has gotten ruder. Which is why, now more than ever, there’s critical value in teaching your children good manners.
U.S.-based Mylan Pharmaceuticals expanded its recall of all lots of Valsartan blood pressure products, including combination tablets, with Amlodipine and Hydrochlorothiazide, because of potential cancer-causing NDEA.
A deadly strand of the dengue virus, transmitted primarily by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, the mosquito that transmits Zika, has returned to Cuba. This type of dengue has not been reported in Cuba since 1977.
According to a new study by ConsumerProtect.Com, using data from the Drug Enforcement Agency, Florida leads all the states in reducing its sales of opioids. But life expectancy keeps falling nationwide.
OneBlood has launched a worldwide search to find a match for a 2-year-old Miami girl who is fighting neuroblastoma and needs blood transfusions. Donors must be from Pakistan, India or Iran.
