Focus on South Florida: Heart Attack
We focus on the silent killer in light of the recent sudden death of actor James Gandolfini. Our guests are a cardiologist and a man who survived a massive heart attack, like the one that killed Gandolfini.
We focus on the silent killer in light of the recent sudden death of actor James Gandolfini. Our guests are a cardiologist and a man who survived a massive heart attack, like the one that killed Gandolfini.
Could a simple, completely non-invasive test predict your risk for a heart attack just by measuring your finger? There's a new device which can tell you the health of your blood vessels, and your heart.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died of a massive heart attack.
A clinical trial of an early heart attack detection device designed to track significant changes in the heart's electrical signal and alert patients to seek medical attention is underway at the University of Miami Health System.
The Florida Democrat who defeated Janet Reno for the party's gubernatorial nomination in 2002 but lost to Republican Gov. Jeb Bush will be remembered this week in Tampa.
During a routine wrestling practice, Deerfield Beach High School veteran wrestling coach Robert Burns had a massive heart attack.
Legendary wrestler and WWE commentator Jerry "The King" Lawler suffered a heart attack during Monday night's live broadcast of "Raw" and was rushed to the hospital.
Michael Clarke Duncan, the hulking, prolific character actor whose dozens of films included an Oscar-nominated performance as a death row inmate in "The Green Mile" and such other box office hits as "Armageddon," ''Planet of the Apes" and "Kung Fu Panda," is dead at age 54.
Former South Florida resident Rosie O'Donnell had a recent health scare.
Sad school days are now being linked to illness in middle age.
"The Green Mile" star Michael Clarke Duncan has been hospitalized in Los Angeles after suffering a heart attack.
A spokeswoman says "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek is "up and about" in a Los Angeles hospital as he recovers from a mild heart attack.
"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek is in a Los Angeles hospital recovering from a mild heart attack.
A Broward County man has three strangers to thank for saving his life when he suffered a heart attack while at the gym last month.
Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States, and more than 1,100 people die from it each day. So what if there was an easy way to spot trouble before it struck?
A trial is underway to make a pacemaker-like device available in the U.S. that will vibrate and have an alarm, worn like a pager, that will go off if you are about to have a heart attack.
Monkees star Davy Jones died of a heart attack. An autopsy report released Thursday shows the 66-year-old Jones had severe build-up in his arteries.
Gallagher the comedian is out of his coma and is telling jokes. Doctors induced the coma last week after he suffered a heart attack in Texas.
If you want to celebrate the life of Monkees lead singer Davy Jones, who died last month at his Indiantown horse farm, you might want to consider taking the last train to Beavertown. That's the little Pennsylvania town where he spent much of his time. They are planning a memorial concert Saturday.
Monkees heartthrob Davy Jones was in his stable surrounded by his beloved horses when he suffered a fatal heart attack earlier this week in Indiantown, Florida.
Davy Jones, singer for the 60's supergroup The Monkees, apparently died Wednesday morning at Martin Memorial Hospital in Martin County, Florida. No official cause of death was given, but the celebrity website TMZ said a Jones representative told them he died of a heart attack.
The lead singer of The Monkees, Davy Jones, died after suffering a heart attack in Martin County, Florida on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012.
Did legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno die from a broken heart? Medically, his death is attributed to lung cancer. Emotionally, there are those who believe a major life trauma, like losing the coaching job he loved, can trigger "Broken Heart Syndrome."
The old guard in Cuba continues to be defeated by time and age, with the latest official to fall Cuban Defense Minister Julio Casas Regueiro, who died of a heart attack Saturday at the age of 75. There was little reaction in South Florida's exile community.
Many of us think drinking diet soda is good for our health because it helps cut down on calories but a new study raises concern about diet soda, because it may actually increase the risk of having a stroke or heart attack.
Video shows the jaw-dropping moment when people on a boat begin dumping buckets of trash into the Boca Inlet on Sunday.
As part of the I.CARE Trash Derby, over 600 scuba diving and other volunteers have joined forces to remove underwater and coastal debris from the Florida Keys.
One hundred million dollars is available for the Hometown Heroes Program. It kicks in July 1st, but people are encouraged to apply now because funds can run out quickly.
Sterling Davis goes by the name TrapKing. He travels the country to help stray cats.
Hialeah police Lieutenant Eddie Rodriguez called the apparent murder-suicide heartbreaking
Video shows the jaw-dropping moment when people on a boat begin dumping buckets of trash into the Boca Inlet on Sunday.
As part of the I.CARE Trash Derby, over 600 scuba diving and other volunteers have joined forces to remove underwater and coastal debris from the Florida Keys.
Entering its third year, Miami has been chosen as one of the only six venues to host an F1 Sprint in 2024, meaning there will be an extra race held that Saturday and guaranteeing high-octane action throughout the weekend.
One hundred million dollars is available for the Hometown Heroes Program. It kicks in July 1st, but people are encouraged to apply now because funds can run out quickly.
Miami FC heads on their third away match of the season, making their way to Pennsylvania to face off the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on Saturday.
Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies.
The number of people traveling to Florida during the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to a year earlier, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state's tourism-marketing agency.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should drop a federal lawsuit that claims retaliation by the state and accept changes to a special district that long benefited the theme-park giant.
It's Back-To-School and that also means back to the lunch room, as breakfast and lunch are free to all Miami-Dade public school students again this year.
Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act's health insurance next year under a new administration rule, the White House says.
Hope Hicks, one of former President Donald Trump's closest aides for years, told jurors how she handled the fallout from "hush money" payments made to two women before the 2016 election.
President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to 19 recipients.
A Florida law prohibiting abortions after six weeks gestation with some exceptions went into effect Wednesday.
Joshua Dean was a quality inspector at Spirit AeroSystems, which builds the bulk of the 737 Max for Boeing, and recently died from a fast-spreading infection.
Jim DeFede catches up with State Senator Lauren Book to talk about the looming six-week abortion ban while she is making her annual walk across Florida to bring attention to child sexual exploitation.
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede devotes the bulk of this week's program to Florida's six-week abortion ban, which takes effect in a few days.
Jim DeFede talks to former state senator Jeff Brandes, who runs the Florida Policy Project, which has been exploring solutions that include the role of vouchers and something called "upzoning."
Jim DeFede continues scrutinizing the three-plus decades during which Katherine Fernandez Rundle has led the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office. This week, Jim's guest is South Miami Mayor Javier Fernandez.
Jim DeFede talks to the CEO of Trulieve, the cannabis company that spent $40 million to gather the signatures to get the measure on the ballot.
The Texas dairy worker infected by H5N1 "did not disclose the name of their workplace," frustrating investigators.
Actress Halle Berry joined with a group of bipartisan senators on Thursday to announce new legislation to promote menopause research, training and education.
Plaintiffs have three months to vote on whether to approve a proposed legal settlement that would resolve nearly all talc lawsuits.
Recall involves shelled walnuts distributed in 19 states and sold in bulk bins at natural food and co-op stores.
Cat deaths and neurological disease are "widely reported" around farms where the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected, health officials say.
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Here's how and when to watch Game 5 of the Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics NBA Playoffs series tonight.
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Upgrade your outdoor living space with new patio furniture that's on sale from Wayfair, Walmart and Amazon.
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One consumer reported suffering a dental injury after eating Trader Joe's Chicken, Lentil & Caramelized Onion Pilaf product.
The company will keep its name and headquarters in Pittsburgh, but the United Steelworkers union voiced opposition to the deal.
For customers of SmileDirectClub, they were greeted with a message that they had shut down when logging on to its website.
CBP officials say the individually wrapped pink packages have an estimated resale value of more than $19,000.
"Happy 9th Birthday, Princess Charlotte!" the Prince and Princess of Wales said in a social media post with a new photo of their daughter taken by Kate.
Walt Disney World will host dozens of portraits of service members and veterans from the nation's Painter-in-Chief.
Paramount said long-time CEO Bob Bakish will leave the company, which is in discussions to explore a sale or merger.
The vinyl sales alone were monumental, Billboard said, with "the largest sales week for an album on vinyl in the modern era."
Both Mayor Charles Burkett and Chief Henry Doce believe that the officer involved could have been more empathetic to the distressed supermodel.