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Quality of Life Restored For Miami Resident After Unexpected Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosis
September 24, 2020
Edgar Coral, 56, has always lived a healthy and physically active life riding his bicycle – a hobby he’s enjoyed for decades. But three years ago, Coral was doing yard work outside his Downtown Miami home, when he unexpectedly began experiencing dyspneic (shortness of breath), became nauseous, and felt his heart racing as if he was going to have a heart attack.
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Elderly South Florida Man Grateful to Be Alive After Surviving COVID-19
September 17, 2020
In July, Gardner and his wife, Maggie, contracted COVID-19. Gardner immediately started having severe symptoms, such as shortness of breath, fever, chills, and coughing. His wife first took him to an urgent care center near their home in south Miami-Dade County, but when he got home, his symptoms turned for the worse.
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Convalescent Plasma: What You Need To Know
September 15, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global health crisis, which has resulted in unprecedented deaths, impacted our society, and strained the healthcare systems. Although there are a number of drugs being studied and vaccine trials that are ongoing, there is no proven treatment yet.
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Navigating Distant Learning, Working from Home, and Staying Sane During COVID
August 28, 2020
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools closed in 130 countries causing a significant disruption in education. In the United States alone, at least 54 million students and families have been affected by these closures.
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From Being In A Wheelchair To Walking Again: How Bariatric Surgery Changed The Narrative For South Florida Woman
July 16, 2020
The adrenaline runs high for 54-year-old Robin Harris these days, as she shines with her new stroke of confidence.
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5 Tips To Beating The Heat This Summer
July 16, 2020
As we enter summer, we have to remember to tell all of our friends, family and as physicians our patients, to take certain tips to avoid heat-related illness like heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
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How to Stay Safe this Summer in the Middle of a Pandemic
June 16, 2020
As stay-at-home orders in Miami-Dade County are lifted, area summer camps have started to re-open. Many parents are left wondering how to ensure their families have a great summer, while balancing how to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Risk of Sexual Assault in the Home During a Pandemic
June 16, 2020
When someone thinks about sexual assault, they often imagine a scene in which a stranger sexually assaults woman in an alley late at night. Although these acts do occur, most sexual assaults are perpetrated by someone the victim knows, including intimate partners, friends, caregivers, or even family members, some of whom live in the same home.
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Fears Over the Pandemic Creates New Threat for Stroke Patients
May 14, 2020
Fears over the COVID-19 pandemic may be putting the lives of people suffering from life-threatening conditions, such as strokes and heart attacks in danger.
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Telehealth meets health care: Q & A with Rosario A. Colombo, MD, FACC
May 14, 2020
During these challenging times we are facing due to the pandemic COVID-19, hospital systems nationwide have had to find innovative ways to connect with their patients.
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