“We’re beginning to accept the fact that cannabis is not without its complications,” says Dr. Barry Gordon, commenting on a growing body of research that points to a strong correlation between high-potency marijuana use and mental health disorders such as psychosis.
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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, an important reminder that behind every statistic is a person, a family and a community. It is also an opportunity to make sure Broward County residents know one critical message: You Matter. Your Life Matters.
Malia Wakesho-Ajwang, a young African American student from Atlanta, Georgia, has created an AI-powered app after struggling to manage schoolwork following her ADHD diagnosis. Her platform helps students organize assignments, identify priorities, and break large tasks into smaller, more manageable steps.
Holy Cross Health is one of a select group of U.S. hospitals to be recognized in the Healthcare Associated Infections-Hospital database for reporting zero hospital-onset Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections. The database relies on publicly reported data collected through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) National Healthcare Safety Network from July 2024 through June 2025.
Disabled people like me rely on our neighbors to make day-to-day life possible. The high cost of housing threatens these relationships.
Holy Cross Wound Healing and Hyperbarics program has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Center of Distinction award by Healogics®, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. The program achieved outstanding clinical outcomes for 12 consecutive months, including a patient satisfaction rate higher than 92%.
Republicans on a U.S. Senate panel voted Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he declined to answer any questions at a hearing last week about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
LOUIS AMERICAN — Medicaid reimbursements for routine care at Planned Parenthood and similar clinics are once again permitted, allowing low-income patients to receive services in states that allow the payments. The one-year federal ban, which prevented Medicaid funding for non-abortion services like cancer screenings and birth control, expired because Congress did not renew it.
Use the letters in B.E. F.A.S.T. to spot a stroke.
When Veneita Dempster began experiencing weeks of shortness of breath and a persistent cough, her family knew something wasn’t right. They brought the 102-year-old Tamarac resident to Broward Health Coral Springs, where caregivers discovered she had outlived her pacemaker.