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By DR. PIERRE BLAND The phone rang as soon as I took it off the answering service. Instinctively I knew it was not a good …

By TOM MACEK, MD The holidays are a time when everyone is encouraged to be of good cheer. But this joyous time of year is …

By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com On Wednesday, December 14, the Miami Gardens City Council unanimously voted no to granting Fallen Leaves Recovery a special exception …

Staff Report MIAMI – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) participated in a CVS Project Health event on Thursday, December 15. The free event was part …

StatePoint The stress of holiday travel can impact anyone, but add in the need to find wheelchair-accessible transportation, hotel rooms or restaurants, and that stress …

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Drug overdose deaths have increased by 33 percent in the past five years across the country, …

DR. PIERRE BLAND As an appointment was ending with the usual reinforcement of the treatment plan and small talk, my client asked, “So what do …

CALIBE THOMPSON A friend recently shared with me the torment her daughter and family have been going through over the past year, and some awful …

By LAUREN BAVIS The (Bloomington) Herald-Times BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) – Katelyn Nordhoff probably hoped her students would wave their hands in the air to answer …

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans are eagerly planning initial votes next month on dismantling President Barack Obama’s health care law, a …