Health & Wellness

With the Miami heat out in full force, KIPP Miami is committed to keeping students "fresh and fly" during this summer break. Read more

Kara Eaker, an alternate on the United States women’s gymnastics team, has tested positive for COVID-19 in an Olympic training camp in Japan. Read more

Pfizer met with top U.S. health officials Monday to discuss the drugmaker’s request for federal authorization of a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine as President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser acknowledged that “it is entirely conceivable, maybe likely” that booster shots will be needed. Read more

When it comes to our health, we all can procrastinate, whether it’s putting off our annual physical or waiting for life to calm down before starting a new exercise routine. Read more

As the school year ends, we all begin gathering with friends and family as more pandemic restrictions are lifted, many of us are eager to host and attend backyard barbecues.  Read more

Tuskegee is the one-word answer some people give as a reason they’re avoiding COVID-19 vaccines. A new ad campaign launched last week featuring relatives of men who unwittingly became part of the infamous experiment wants to change minds. Read more

The pressure of hosting an Olympics during a still-active pandemic is beginning to show in Japan. Read more

With the July Fourth holiday approaching, the White House acknowledged last week that President Joe Biden will fall shy of his lofty goal to vaccinate 70% of American adults by Independence Day – that would have resulted in the vaccination of 165 million adults. Read more

Electronic cigarette giant Juul Labs Inc. will pay $40 million to North Carolina and take more action to prevent underage use and sales, according to a landmark legal settlement announced Monday after years of accusations that the company had fueled an explosion in teen vaping. Read more

More than half the cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada are awash with a toxic industrial compound associated with serious health conditions, including cancer and reduced birth weight, according to a new study. Read more

The United States is devoting $3.2 billion to speed development of antiviral pills to treat COVID-19 and other dangerous viruses that could turn into pandemics. Read more

The nation’s largest, most influential doctors’ group is holding its annual policymaking meeting amid backlash over its most ambitious plan ever – to help dismantle centuries-old racism and bias in all realms of the medical establishment. Read more

As we approach 600,000 American deaths from COVID-19, the latest Associated Press data analysis shows inequalities persist. Read more

On most weekends pre-pandemic, Gina Barilone could be found on a concert stage belting out hits from artists like Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston. She even performed some original tunes with her entertainment business, Mzz B Productions, LLC, which provides live bands, p… Read more

U.S. health regulators warned surgeons Thursday to stop implanting a heart pump made by Medtronic due to power failures recently tied to cases of stroke and more than a dozen deaths. Read more

The City of Miami Gardens will receive financial assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to up its vaccination efforts. Read more

Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open on Monday and wrote on Twitter that she would be taking a break from competition, a dramatic turn of events for a four-time Grand Slam champion who said she experiences “huge waves of anxiety” before speaking to the media and revealed she has “suffer… Read more

Regardless of where I am or what I am doing, April 24, 2020, will always be on my mind. It was the day that my husband, Arthur Lee Welch, died. We had been married 37 years after dating for 10 years. Read more

More than 10 million people in Florida have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose since shots began about five months ago, according to a report released Sunday by the state Department of Health. Read more

As her sons waited to be examined by an optometrist, Sherika Devoe expressed her relief at not being billed for their eye exams or the new prescription glasses her 9-year-old so desperately needed. Thanks to a vision health initiative launched this month by local nonprofit Supa Friends, the … Read more

Make telemedicine your first choice for most doctor visits. That’s the message some U.S. employers and insurers are sending with a new wave of care options. Read more

COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators on Monday expanded use of Pfizer’s shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle and high school students before they head back to class in the fall. Read more

It was anxiety and not a problem with the shots that caused fainting, dizziness and other short-term reactions in dozens of people at coronavirus vaccine clinics in five states, U.S. health officials have concluded. Read more

Nasal congestion, due to colds or seasonal allergies, affects almost everyone at some point. This year, with both seasonal allergies and COVID-19 running rampant, it may be especially difficult to pinpoint what's causing it. For those with chronic nasal congestion that lasts three months or … Read more