Teen Declared Cancer-Free Aims To Help Others
Two words that don't seem to go together are children and cancer, but sadly each year cancer affects about 13 thousand children in the United States.
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Two words that don't seem to go together are children and cancer, but sadly each year cancer affects about 13 thousand children in the United States.
Ryan O'Neal says the prognosis is positive for his recovery from recently diagnosed Stage 2 prostate cancer.
The Miami Heat arrived for work Saturday to find a new player's workout gear hanging in a locker. He's Thiago D'Elia, a 17-year-old guard from Atlanta who has fought cancer. The Heat are treating him as one of their own this weekend.
A team of surgeons and oncologists at The University of Miami's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center have treated the first patient enrolled in a clinical trial using a vaccine to target glioblastoma multiforme - the most common and aggressive form of brain tumor.
Tonight, I will join my daughter and millions of teenage girls across the country and confess, I have Bieber fever too.
When a law enforcement officer is ill, his brothers and sisters with a badge are usually there to support him, but for one Palm Beach Sheriff's officer, investigators say the illness of a fellow officer was an opportunity to rob the deputy as he lay near death from cancer.
F. Scott Fitzgerald said, "the worst thing in the world is to try to sleep and not to."
The Ultimate Makeovers Contest in Broward County has changed lives. A group of doctors and stylists came together to offer free surgery to people who otherwise couldn't afford it. CBS4's Cynthia Demos got to tell the woman who won and see the makeover through.
Miramar police took some time this Christmas Eve to spread a little holiday cheer to sick children at Joe DiMaggio's Children's Hospital.
In the wake of most countries in Europe vowing to stop using full-body scanners at airports; the Broward County Commission is looking into banning the scanners from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
An unimaginable crisis is happening right here in America. As Chief I-Team Investigator Michele Gillen discovered, a shocking shortage of drugs, needed for everything from preventing cancer to fighting blindness, is putting lives in peril.
Mammography has gone hi-tech. Just like movies and televisions can be seen in 3D, so too can breast exams. For now, CBS4's Cynthia Demos tells us there's only one place in all of South Florida to get a 3-D mammogram.
For most people, heading to the salon and walking out with some pink in your hair might be a nightmare. But for some hair stylists, they are adding a touch of pink to everyone's lives by donating their time to help raise awareness for breast cancer.
Steve Jobs was the face of Apple. But to millions of others, he was so much more. CBSMiami reflects on Jobs with a blog, including a dialogue between CBS4 news reporter Gio Benitez and then News Director of CBS4, Adrienne Roark.
If you are afraid to get a mammogram, but love to go to a party, then it might be time to have a mammogram party! The idea is to gather your friends and have fun getting the necessary breast cancer screening
Steve Jobs was the face of Apple. But to millions of others, he was so much more.
CBS4 News Anchor Eliott Rodriguez tells the story of his sister Arleen, a fragile little girl who became a strong fighter when confronted with breast cancer after the birth of her first child.
Conflicting reports are coming out of the Venezuelan capital of Caracas Thursday as to the health of president Hugo Chavez.
A U.S. Congresswoman from South Florida stopped by a Miami Beach cancer center to help spread the word to men about the importance of having their prostate screened for cancer.
Researchers at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center are being credited tonight with helping create a drug that can treat certain types of lymphoma.
Broward Hyundai dealers joined with the Hyundai Hope on Wheels program Monday to announce $100 thousand grants to three South Florida pediatric cancer programs, part of 71 grants announced nationwide worth more than $7 million.
A recent study looked at hundreds of thousands of European Jews who had immigrated to Israel before, during, and after World War II and compared cancer rates of those who had emigrated before the Second World War to those who had emigrated after. The results were troubling, according to scientists.
A family's secret cookie recipe has become a weapon for fighting cancer for one South Florida woman as she sells her cookies to benefit a higher cause.
South Florida's first and largest camp for children with cancer kicked off its annual week long summer camp this past weekend at Birch State Park in Fort Lauderdale.
At this time, it's unclear how the incident began, and the suspect's name has not been released.
Police said the coordinated sweep involved undercover narcotics detectives, along with the FBI and the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office.
An 11th-hour effort by moderate Republicans to put an extension on the floor for a vote failed Tuesday night.
The exit came a week after Paramount Skydance made its $108.4 billion all-cash offer to Warner Bros. Discovery.
President Trump on Tuesday called for a "total and complete blockade" on all sanctioned oil tankers that enter or depart Venezuela, as the administration heaps pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
At this time, it's unclear how the incident began, and the suspect's name has not been released.
Police said the coordinated sweep involved undercover narcotics detectives, along with the FBI and the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office.
An 11th-hour effort by moderate Republicans to put an extension on the floor for a vote failed Tuesday night.
The exit came a week after Paramount Skydance made its $108.4 billion all-cash offer to Warner Bros. Discovery.
President Trump on Tuesday called for a "total and complete blockade" on all sanctioned oil tankers that enter or depart Venezuela, as the administration heaps pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
An 11th-hour effort by moderate Republicans to put an extension on the floor for a vote failed Tuesday night.
President Trump on Tuesday called for a "total and complete blockade" on all sanctioned oil tankers that enter or depart Venezuela, as the administration heaps pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo succeeded Anthony Fauci in leading the vaccine research division at the National Institutes of Health.
Democrats have called on the Pentagon to release the full video of the "double-tap" U.S. strike that killed two survivors who were alive after an initial strike.
Recently released emails document Jeffrey Epstein's involvement in Leon Black's personal affairs.
Guest host Lauren Pastrana is joined by Ron Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust.
Guest host Laura Pastrana talks with one of the big winners from Tuesday's runoff elections, Miami Beach Commissioner-elect Monica Matteo-Salinas.
Jim Defede goes in-depth on the second vote by the Miami Dade College Trustees to donate land for the proposed Trump Presidential Library.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
Jim DeFede interviews Florida Lt. Governor Jay Collins, who is mulling a run for governor in 2026.
Physicians and educators spoke out against the proposed repeal of vaccination requirements for diseases such as chickenpox during a Department of Health workshop in Panama City Beach, while vaccine critics applauded Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration for advancing the plan.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Miami, The Ohio State University, University of Michigan and other institutions coauthored the study.
Experts say the original warnings from more than 20 years ago were based on outdated information and were "overly broad."
Kian Sadeghi, the 25-year-old founder and CEO at Nucleus Genomics, tells "CBS Mornings" that parents have every right to select the qualities and traits they desire in their child.
These gifts from Stanley, Apple, AllTrails and more won't bust your budget.
From top-rated smart mugs to cold brew starter kits, we've rounded up the coffee lover presents to gift this Christmas.
Just in time for the holiday season, Nintendo has released Nintendo Switch bundles and special editions.
For that authentic grilling experience, you can't beat a charcoal grill. We've rounded up the best grill options.
Discover the best tech gifts during the 2024 holiday season that your friends and loved ones will absolutely adore.
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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on the long-running soap opera "General Hospital," has died.
R&B musician Trey Songz was arrested in New York City over the weekend after an incident at the Dramma nightclub near Times Square.
Nick Reiner, a son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, has been arrested on murder charges following their deaths, police said.
Rob Reiner was the son of a comedy giant who became one himself with movies such as "The Princess Bride," "When Harry Met Sally…" and "This is Spinal Tap."
Director Rob Reiner and wife, Michele, were found dead in their Los Angeles home, sources told CBS News, in what police called an apparent homicide.