Raise your hand if you do any of the following: drive a loved one to a doctor’s visit, make meals for this loved one, help this loved one make medical decisions or call this person regularly to check on them.
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Tobacco Free Florida in Broward County is working to educate the community and increase awareness on the importance of tobacco free organizations and the benefits of hosting tobacco free events.
Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia Executive Director Tabatha McGee on Wednesday appeared on Scripps Live, a national award-winning news program, concerning a recent FDA advisory committee decision giving preliminary approval to gene therapy to treat and possibly cure sickle cell disease.
The official launch of this statewide, life-saving effort took place this weekend at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ( FAMU ) with more than 100 interested students lining up for the free heart screenings.
State numbers show that a reported 7,441 Florida resident deaths this year have been linked to COVID-19
Experts Advise Caution but Not Alarm
Much like long COVID, in which symptoms persist after a COVID-19 infection has cleared, other respiratory infections may continue to affect people who believe they are on the other side of a cold, researchers found.
While breast cancer incidence is now considered lower among Black women, they face significantly poorer outcomes, often developing more aggressive triple-negative breast cancers at a younger age.
“They’re yummy, and you don’t want to stop with one. Before you know it, it’s a really bad experience,” says Dr. Uma Dhanabalan, a family physician who is widely respected as an educator of cannabis and its therapeutic uses.
Everyone has heard the advice to “listen to your heart.” This holds true especially when it comes to heart conditions like hereditary transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (or hATTR-CM). It took years for me to get diagnosed. My body was telling me something was off – but at the time, I didn’t listen to it. Also, some doctors are not familiar with the disease. I saw six doctors before I was finally diagnosed with hATTR-CM – and my experience is not unusual. That’s why I’m so passionate about sharing my story.