Health care: How repeal would happen
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON – The stakes confronting Republicans determined to dismantle President Barack Obama’s health care law were evident in one recent …
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Dirty job: How cholera kills Haiti
By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The men strip off their clothes, wrap themselves in rags and plug their nostrils with tobacco to …
It was just the best day ever!
By Dr. Pierre Bland I was invited to participate in an adoption event in Ft. Lauderdale recently. It was a huge annual event and the …
This grain salad might be the key to healthier eating in ’17
By The Culinary Institute of America If you’re anything like the rest of us, you might tend to needlessly overcomplicate your life. You plan an …
Concussions on the brain: Pushing for more research on women
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Katherine Snedaker says she has had 20 concussions, the first three decades ago from a car …
Another Auld Lang Syne?
By Dr. Pierre Bland Here we are in the closing days of 2016. As per tradition, if not more by instinct we take a look back …
State plans to tighten licensing for drug treatment centers
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – After federal investigators detailed allegations of abuse at South Florida drug treatment centers, state officials plan to tighten licensing …
FDA OKs first treatment for rare genetic disorder
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first treatment for children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic …
Bear’s gift to me
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 …
How to enjoy the holidays despite chronic back pain
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 …