Author: Carma Henry

Carma Lynn Henry Westside Gazette Newspaper 545 N.W. 7th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311 Office: (954) 525-1489 Fax: (954) 525-1861

   The 33311 zip code seems to have been uniquely overburdened in South Florida with a proliferation of toxic sites and industries.  Not two miles away from the Durrs neighborhood, the former Wingate Landfill and Incinerator operated by the City of Fort Lauderdale and Waste Management for 24 years,  (1958-1974,) spewed toxic ash and fumes onto the homes of Black Americans “red lined” into that  neighborhood in the 1950s.

     As the “Ask Dr. Kevin” series enters its fourth year, I want to turn my focus to a rare, but very serious form of heart disease known as ATTR-CM. ATTR-CM is a life-threatening, underdiagnosed disease associated with heart failure, but many people have never heard of it or don’t know what it is. In this article, I’m going to explain more about ATTR-CM, and answer some of the most commonly asked questions in hopes it will help raise awareness of the condition and the misunderstood symptoms that often delay diagnosis.

      The President has said or done things which resulted in members of his cabinet labeling him as idiot or moron. The LDOCR, Dictionary defines an “idiot,” as a person who says or does stupid things. Using this definition, one could probably construct the following equation for an Idiot: Idiot= (person says + does stupid things)2.