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What’s making Miami sick? Take a look at the issues and the treatments

Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

Miami has its share of health challenges. The area recently saw a couple of measles cases. Allergy sufferers are dealing with high pollen counts, with Jacksonville named a top 'allergy capital' and Miami's own ranking monitored closely.

Medical technology is also affecting lives, as one Miami teacher used an FDA-approved nerve stimulation device to regain movement after a stroke at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

See what's making us sick and healthy.

Arlet Lara, the first patient in South Florida to get an FDA-approved nerve stimulation implant, does an exercise while Neil Batungbakal, rehabilitation therapist, activates the implant with the black trigger during her physical therapy appointment on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at Lynn Rehabilitation Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. The activation works as positive reinforcement to her muscles when she completes the exercise correctly.

NO. 1: A STROKE CHANGED A MIAMI TEACHER’S LIFE. HOW A NEW ELECTRICAL DEVICE IS HELPING HER MOVE

What to know about how it works. | Published November 18, 2024 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante

A 3D graphical representation of a measles virus particle.

NO. 2: ARE YOU AT RISK FOR MEASLES? MIAMI SEES CASE AMID U.S. OUTBREAK. WHAT TO KNOW IN FLORIDA

“The reason that we don’t get hundreds of cases like we did way in the past, before vaccination, is because of vaccination.” | Published March 5, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante

Pollen can be seen on the legs of a bee on April 1 in Dunedin. Multiple studies have found that the pollen season is growing longer and more intense because of climate change. By Chris Urso

NO. 3: ARE YOU TRAVELING TO AN ‘ALLERGY CAPITAL’ THIS SPRING BREAK? SEE HOW FLORIDA CITIES RANK

What to know about all this sneezing and wheezing. | Published March 20, 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.