Health & Wellness

Samantina Zenon is a mental health care advocate, educator and actress, and in 2019 the Haitian-born mogul was named one of the most influential content creators by Shape Magazine. But the glitz, glamour and overall spotlight she’s earned hasn’t stopped Zenon from reaching back and reaching … Read more

Barely a month into a mass vaccination campaign to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration unexpectedly shifted gears Tuesday to speed the delivery of shots. A slow start had triggered widespread concern from states and public health officials. Read more

Tens of thousands of Americans have volunteered to test COVID-19 vaccines, but only about half of them got the real thing during trials.Now, with the first vaccine rollouts and a surge in coronavirus infections, experts are debating what to do about the half that got a dummy shot.Should ever… Read more

If you are aware of the passage of time and want to stick around a lot longer with all of your faculties intact, this is the article for you. Read more

As the Moderna vaccine began nationwide distribution and while a coronavirus mutation in Great Britain causes chaos, a federal advisory panel recommended that people age 75 and older, as well as certain essential workers, should be next in line for COVID-19 shots. Read more

Can I stop wearing a mask after getting a COVID-19 vaccine? Read more

The Alzheimer’s Association suggests that more than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s dementia, yet there is still no treatment to stop or slow its progression – and the number of people living with the disease is rapidly growing. Read more

On Tuesday, November 24, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson unveiled an expanded COVID-19 Memorial at Simonoff, Park across from the historic Church of the Incarnation in the heart of Liberty City. Read more

Angelique Williamson exercised regularly and had even run marathons and competed in fitness competitions. So when the 53-year-old couldn’t climb a flight of stairs in her Bahamas home without feeling winded and out of breath, she knew something was wrong. Read more

COVID-19 needn’t interfere with Santa visits this year, as Fantasy Theatre Factory (FTF) is providing children with three different ways to share their holiday wish lists with old Saint Nick in safe, contact-free environments. Read more

Don’t travel over the upcoming holidays. But if you must, consider getting coronavirus tests before and after, U.S. health officials urged last week. Read more

Getting a COVID-19 vaccine to the right people could change the course of the pandemic in the United States. But who are the right people? Read more

Fifteen Florida counties are in the red zone when it comes to the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak, the White House Coronavirus Task Force said in a recent report. Red zones are those areas with more than 100 new cases per 100,000 residents and a diagnostic test positivity result above 10%. Read more

Scientists are seeing promising early results from the first studies testing gene editing for painful, inherited blood disorders that plague millions worldwide, especially Black people. Read more

The City of Miami Gardens is partnering with health officials for National Influenza Vaccination Week to emphasize the importance of flu vaccinations in combatting a winter “twindemic” of COVID-19 and the flu. Read more

Natalie Desselle Reid, known for her roles in “Madea’s Big Happy Family” and on the sitcom “Eve,” and who starred alongside Halle Berry in the 1997 film “BAPS,” has died. She was 53. Read more

A Maryland health department is taking new steps to protect its workers six months after a coronavirus outbreak killed a veteran employee who was twice denied permission to work from home. Read more

Did you get your flu shot? Read more

It can be difficult to communicate through masks, 6 feet of social distance, physical barriers and other factors due to COVID-19 that have changed our daily lives. But for people with hearing loss, this is an especially challenging time. In a telling sign of increased hearing difficulty, usa… Read more

I remember an evening in the first few years of marriage, when my husband and I shared a bit about the holidays of our childhoods. Our oldest two children were starting school and our youngest was starting to discover Tupperware in the cabinet. It was clear that our family rhythms were going… Read more

August was an important month for Miami Gardens-area parks. Read more

As the novel coronavirus emerged in the news in January, Sarah Keeley was working as a medical scribe and considering what to do with her biology degree. By February, as the disease crept across the U.S., she had found her calling: a career in public health. Read more

The U.S. decline in cigarette smoking could be stalling, while the adult vaping rate appears to be rising, according to a government report released last week. Read more

For some, the holidays may be the happiest season of all, but for others, the hectic pace and endless to-do lists can take a real toll on mental health. This year, the impact is heightened by a global health pandemic. Read more