Role reversal
By DR. PIERRE B. BLAND “Please have a seat and the doctor will be with you momentarily,” the nurse stated as she escorted me into …
Posts in category Health
Clinton’s pneumonia fuels debate about candidate health data
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON – Anybody – no matter their age or how healthy they are – can develop pneumonia. And it’s …
Finally, access to mental health care for everyone
By NEW YORK CITY FIRST LADY CHIRLANE MCCRAY AND DELPHINE GERVAIS, LCSW In 2016, mental illness and substance misuse, especially in underserved communities, remains a …
Walking pneumonia not just for presidential candidates
By DR. PIERRE B. BLAND “Cough. Cough. Cough. Good morning, I am Dr. ,Cough, Bland. Cough.“ Not my usual introduction, but the best I could …
Two Palm Beach County schools honored among healthiest in nation
WEST PALM BEACH – Ten schools in Florida have been honored as being among the healthiest schools in the nation. Two of them are in …
Town hall meeting addresses Agent Orange impact on veterans
Staff Report FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Vietnam veterans and their family members or survivors are encouraged to attend a Town Hall Meeting to discuss the …
Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency partners with advocacy office
Staff Report MIAMI – Organ donation saves lives. The process takes healthy organs and tissues from one person for transplantation into another. Experts say that …
South Africa to give free HIV treatment to all infected
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG – South Africa said Thursday it will now provide free treatment to all people infected with HIV, regardless of the condition of …
Cuba reports success in preventing spread of Zika virus
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press HAVANA – Six months after President Raul Castro declared war on the Zika virus in Cuba, a militarized nationwide campaign …
Florida Department of Health in Broward
By BOB LAMENDOLA It’s back to school time for kids, but for women with little or no health insurance, it’s time to “take a test …