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Gastric band surgery helps people lose weight but it can be a scary surgery. So imagine losing weight without having to go under the knife. Now, there's a new procedure that uses hypnosis to help people shed the pounds and your mind thinks the surgery is real.
On any given day, and at all hours of the day, you can find doctors, nurses and medical students working hard. Not only are they saving lives at UM's Miller School of Medicine, but they're also working on themselves.
A new case of Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed every 70 seconds in America. South Florida is ground zero for the disease and that's why one of the largest private facilities to treat it is here in the area.
The second locally-acquired case of Dengue Fever has been confirmed in Miami-Dade County.
As more and more studies come out showing just how powerful breast milk is for newborns, mothers everywhere are trying to make sure they have enough for their new bundle of joy.
Students at Palmetto Elementary want to help you get your green on by providing healthy vegetables, fruits and other garden goodies for sale in their new Farmers Market.
A new report is urging moms and dads to hold off giving their kids Tylenol or aspirin the next time they come down with a fever.
The American Academy of Pediatrics wants teenagers banned from tanning salons to reduce their risk of skin cancer.
If you've had a baby or had friends with babies, then you've heard about lactation consultants. They teach women how to breast feed their newborns. Two Broward women are hoping to get lactation consultants to teach how to spot breast cancer too.
Do you hate going to the dentist? Then you're not alone. Studies show nearly half of all Americans avoid going to see a dentist because they fear the pain. But a Boca Raton dentist is changing that with his latest invention.
A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association may spark the debate of whether cell phone frequencies have negative health effects on the body.
Traditionally recovery from hip replacement surgery take weeks but now there is a new type of hip surgery that has patients walking within hours and going home the next day.
CBS4 news anchor Shannon Hori was shocked to learn that her son Colt had a rare congenital heart defect that required open heart surgery when he was just two days old.
Governor Rick Scott and the Republican-led Florida Legislature may have a new target for budget cuts, the medically needy program.
On Monday, singer Celine Dion introduced her twins to the audience of Oprah. And then on CBS4 News at 5, I told my own miracle story of my twins.
