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Retired Dolphin Kim Bokamper: Back Surgery ‘Gave...

Retired Pro Bowl linebacker, Kim Bokamper, saw no other choice than to go through with the back surgery that would...

July 14, 2020

Lower Back Pain: When to See Your...

Have you experienced pain in the lower portion of your spine? You are not alone. About 80 percent of adult...

April 12, 2017

Lower Back Pain: Physical Therapies Over Meds...

New guidelines from the American College of Physicians (ACP) emphasize that doctors should suggest prescription pain medicines only as a...

February 17, 2017

Spine Fractures Treated with Surgical ‘Cement’

A cement-like substance, known as polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), that pushes aside any bone fragments within the vertebra and quickly hardens.

September 12, 2016

She’s a Hairdresser and Breast Cancer...

As a hairdresser for more than 30 years and a “very private person,” Gabriele Bauer, 50, had her life dramatically change when she was diagnosed...

New Endovascular Suite at Bethesda Heart...

Bethesda Heart Hospital has become the first hospital in Palm Beach County — and one of just a few in the nation — to have...

COVID-19 Roundup: ‘Long Haulers’ with Mild...

One-Third of COVID-19 Patients with Initial Mild Illness Had Lingering Symptoms for Months Nearly one-third of people who contracted COVID-19 had lingering symptoms for a...

Swollen Lymph Nodes after COVID-19 Vaccine...

A small number of women have noticed enlarged lymph nodes after receiving the coronavirus vaccine and are mistaking them for a symptom of breast cancer,...

Ask the Psychiatrist: Heart Health and...

Research shows a strong connection between your emotions and your heart. Love, anger, sadness, depression, loneliness, hostility, a Type A personality – all of these...

Lower Your Cancer Risk by Knowing...

Your genetic makeup ― half from your mother and half from your father ― is responsible for your hair and eye color. Yet it’s more...

I’m Feeling Brand New Again: How...

Essential tremor is one of the most common movement disorders. And as its name indicates, it effects movements that are essential for daily living —...

Q&A on Weight Management: There’s No...

For decades, public health experts have warned us about the negative consequences of the obesity epidemic. The numbers continue to rise, however, with no sign...

A Different Cardiovascular Risk for Women:...

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S., representing about one of every three female deaths. Women have been extremely...

Rushed from Panama to Miami Cardiac...

Gabriel Paolo, 75, a retired chemist who worked for years in pharmaceuticals, was still very active with side businesses and enjoying the company of his...