When my niece was born in 1990, my sister was told that her daughter has the sickle cell trait, which was not a total surprise since it was known that she and the father had the trait as well as both of their parents. […]
Leprosy, officially called Hansen’s disease, is a rare type of bacterial infection that attacks the nerves and can cause swelling under the skin. The new research paper, published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, found that reported cases doubled in the Southeast over the last 10 years. […]
The Holy Cross Rehabilitation Institute, located near the Rio Vista neighborhood, offers a wide range of physical therapy specialties to treat a variety of conditions including post-operative and nonsurgical orthopedic conditions; sports medicine injuries; balance conditions and gait dysfunction; as well as vestibular and concussion rehab. […]
The founder and CEO of My Basket of Hope (MBOH), Doris Randall, will receive President Joe Biden’s “Presidential Honoree Award” on August 19, 2023 at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Boynton Beach, FL. She is being honored for her tireless work to support and help those with cancer. Once one hears the diagnosis, “cancer, ”Ms. Randall is ready, delivering baskets of hope and encouragement to patients and survivors. […]
The North Broward Hospital District (NBHD) Board of Commissioners, which jointly supervises Broward Health, unanimously elected its officers at the July board meeting. Christopher Pernicano was elected chair; Paul Tanner was elected vice chair and Jonathan Hage was elected secretary/treasurer. The board has additional commissioners, including immediate past chair Stacy Angier, Nancy Stamper, Ray Berry, and Levi Williams. […]
Florida’s Department of Children and Families has released data showing nearly 300,000 men, women, and children statewide were disenrolled from the active Medicaid rolls that serve the needy since April 1, 2023. It’s expected that approximately 7,500 people will lose coverage monthly throughout Broward County. […]
According to Dr. Terel Newton, medical cannabis possesses the potential to help relieve various pain issues, ranging from migraine headaches to spinal cord injuries and everything in between. As the medical director of Total Pain Relief in Jacksonville, Dr. Newton focuses on designing holistic care plans for individuals experiencing acute and chronic pain. He also serves as the Florida medical director for Trulieve, the largest licensed operator of medical marijuana dispensaries in Florida. […]
Seniors living in the East and Southeast regions of the United States are most likely to have Alzheimer’s disease, according to new data shared at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference and published Monday in the organization’s journal. […]
It was a packed house at ArtServe’s April 21, 2023 opening reception for its new exhibit about mental health. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, the reception featured a panel discussion of top local psychology professionals and a local artist. […]
FAMU’s official closure just ahead of the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency in May, which was enacted in 2020, of its covid-19 testing and vaccinations site marks the end of a three-year stretch of dedicated performance. By April of 2020, tens of thousands of covid-19 testing sites were set up in makeshift triage facilities across the country. The most significant of those in our area was the FAMU testing site which occupied the northeast side of Bragg Memorial Stadium. […]
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