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Simple Skin Test Can Confirm Parkinson’s Diagnosis

Patients suspected of having Parkinson’s disease can now have their diagnosis confirmed with a simple skin test available at Marcus...

July 29, 2021

As He Battles Parkinson’s, Ex-Miami HEAT Star...

During 12 standout years in the NBA, former Miami HEAT Brian Grant was known for his hustle and toughness as...

April 29, 2021

Advancing Treatments for Symptoms of Parkinson’s &...

For the most part, Parkinson’s remains a mysterious disease, although scientists agree that its primary cause is likely a combination...

April 26, 2021

Baptist Health Neurologist Addresses the Many Myths...

What do actor Michael J. Fox, rock musician Ozzy Ozbourne and former Miami Heat star Brian Grant all have in...

April 8, 2021

Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Treat Parkinson’s Disease

Pete Cotto had an important goal to achieve – walk his daughter down the aisle to get married. But the...

January 10, 2019

Roundup: COVID Cases in Kids Up...

Pediatricians: COVID Cases in Children Up 32% Over Two-Week Period Cases of COVID-19 in children jumped 32 percent across the nation from two weeks ago,...

Healthy, Plant-Rich Diet May Help Lower...

Poor metabolic health, which is linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, has been associated with increased risk and severity of COVID-19....

Rediscovering the Joy of Food: Cancer...

Most of us take the ability to chew our favorite foods and speak so that we can be understood for granted. Not Magdalena Matias. Diagnosed...

Protecting Your Family From Both COVID...

The flu has begun its annual spread across the nation, just as holiday travel and family gatherings are expected to rebound close to pre-pandemic levels...

West Kendall Man Has Much to...

It was 2018, just before Thanksgiving, and Manuel “Manny” Delgado was looking forward to Thursday’s family feast at the West Kendall home where he and...

Miami Cancer Institute Study Helps Identify...

In a study that could improve outcomes for patients who have undergone surgery for cancer that has metastasized to the brain, a team of researchers...

Roundup: Pfizer, Moderna Boosters for All...

FDA, CDC Expected to Approve COVID-19 Boosters for All Adults The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and...

Smokeout 2021: What Current, Former Smokers...

The rates of cigarette smoking have substantially declined over the past several decades — from 42 percent in 1965 to 14 percent in 2019, but...

Don’t Let COVID-19 or the Flu...

Holiday travel and family gatherings are expected to rebound this year to near pre-pandemic levels, even though COVID-19 is still with us and the flu...

Precision MR-Guided Radiation Therapy Coming Soon...

Cancer patients seeking treatment at Lynn Cancer Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital will soon have access to a sophisticated form of radiation therapy also...