Health Care

What’s affecting our health? See the risks and cures in Miami

Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

Miami's health is always changing.

Expanding access to care, Mount Sinai Medical Center is building a new hospital and emergency room in Westchester to serve the area’s aging population. Meanwhile, lower childhood vaccination rates in Florida have raised worries about potential disease outbreaks, as some parents grow hesitant amid mixed messages and misinformation.

Biscayne Bay struggles with pollution from stormwater, but recent pilot projects using advanced filtration technology aim to improve water quality. In Overtown, programs like Blue Zones cooking classes are promoting affordable, healthy eating and building community, showing residents simple ways to improve long-term health.

A nurse double-gloves before handling and preparing doses of the measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine at a pop-up clinic at the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Administration Building in Carrollton, Texas, on Friday, March 7, 2025. (Liz Rymarev/The Dallas Morning News/TNS)

NO. 1: WHY FEWER KIDS ARE GETTING VACCINATED IN FLORIDA — AND HOW THAT COULD AFFECT OUTBREAKS

“I have seen a growing rise in parents who are concerned.” | Published March 15, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante

Kayla Smith, 19, left, double check the recipe as the “Sweet and Sour” cooking team prepare their meal with help from sisters - Dynasty, 19, and Dominique Daniels, 21, right during a pilot cooking program funded by Miami Beach resident and longevity expert Dan Buettner, at the Overtown Youth Center on April 3, 2025, in Miami, Florida. By Carl Juste

NO. 2: WILL THIS SOUP LEAD TO A HEALTHIER AND LONGER LIFE? SEE WHAT’S COOKING IN MIAMI

They’re taking tips from the world’s Blue Zones. | Published April 18, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante

An orange, floating berm used to collect garbage and debris stretches across the Little River just north of the South Florida Water Management District’s flood control device near NE 82nd St and NE fourth Pl. Friday October 15, 2021. The berm also marks the end point for any water vessels heading east along the Little River. To continue along the river past this point boats would have to be lifted out of the water and carried across NE 82nd St. By Emily MIchot

NO. 3: BISCAYNE BAY IS POLLUTED. MIAMI-DADE HOPES THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY WILL HELP CLEAN IT UP

Three pilot projects have been installed in Miami-Dade rivers and canals. | Published April 1, 2025 | Read Full Story by Courtney Heath

Mount Sinai Medical Center, which has its main hospital in Miami Beach, is opening a new emergency center in Westchester.

NO. 4: A MIAMI BEACH HOSPITAL IS EXPANDING ACROSS THE BAY. WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT HEALTH CENTER

There will be an ER and more. | Published April 3, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.