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For many cancer patients, especially women, losing your hair during treatment can be devastating. However, there's a clinical trial underway for a device that may spare the hair.
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For many cancer patients, especially women, losing your hair during treatment can be devastating. However, there's a clinical trial underway for a device that may spare the hair.
If you're like most patients, when the doctor asks about your past medical history, it can become quite a test of your deep memory. But, a company created here in South Florida has just begun offering a system that will keep people's medical history on line.
You can probably figure out the physical benefits of gymnastics for your kids but did you know gymnastics can help children improve academically as well?
A leading pediatricians group claims the government isn't doing enough to protect children from harmful chemicals in food and household items, according to a new report released Monday.
The government announced a new initiative in April to prevent hospital errors that are blamed for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year and cost American taxpayers billions of dollars. But the problem of medical mistakes is still an epidemic.
For decades doctors have used chemotherapy to treat breast cancer, but patients are miserable.
A new internet report lists the most stressful jobs and four of the top 10 most stressful professions are media-related. But let's start at the top.
Doctors at the the Brain Training Centers of Florida in Miami say Brainwave Opitimization can help people with post traumatic stress, ADD, chronic pain, anxiety and addictions.
It's the number one killer in American and last year alone cost the U.S. more than $316 billion in healthcare. It's heart disease.
Tens of millions of people struggle with thinning and balding problems, but thanks to the latest technology for hair growth, they might not have to.
A South Florida business has come up with an invigorating way to re-energize its employees simply by bringing a yoga instructor into the office.
Hundreds of sneakers were laced up for a great cause in Broward County over the weekend.
A new study estimates nearly half of the meat and poultry sold at U.S. supermarkets and grocery stores is contaminated with a bacteria that can make you very sick. The bacteria is Staphylococcus aureus, also known as staph, which is a common cause of infection in people.
Johnson & Johnson has issued yet another recall, this one for about 57,000 bottles of a widely used epilepsy pill, due to complaints of a chemical odor.
As parent getting your children to eat their fruits and vegetables is probably a difficult task, but there is a new superhero in town that could make your life a whole lot easier.
The ceremony was held at Lauderdale Memorial Park Cemetery on 4th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale.
Police said Detric Antwan McClary is facing several charges, including trespassing, fleeing and resisting an officer.
Passengers are being asked to allow for extra time to ensure you get to the airport and through security on time.
The chance of rain rises in South Florida mid- to late week as moisture moves in and leads to more widespread showers and storms.
The WHO chief says there have been 220 suspected deaths in the ongoing Ebola outbreak as Ugandan health authorities report two new Ebola infections.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
"I think it's just disrespectful to those that I served with who didn't come back," a veteran suing to stop construction of the arch told CBS News.
Negotiations are "in a very good place," a senior Trump official said, but, a deal to end the Iran war likely will not be signed this weekend.
U.S. officials and negotiators were discussing a process to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sources briefed on the conversations said.
The talks were part of a flurry of meetings as House and Senate leaders try to meet a Tuesday deadline to complete the budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
The GOP senator said the meeting included "screaming," adding that "fiery does not begin to cut it."
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in planning and orchestrating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
Lee Mendelson Film Productions alleges the U.S. Department of the Interior illegally used the jazzy tunes in social media posts and a video game.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
