March 31, 2017

Stress affects your physical health and emotional well-being, not to mention people around you. Whether you feel barraged daily or face pressure occasionally, you need techniques to cut down on stress when it does arrive.

March 24, 2017

Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. One in 21 men and one in 23 women will be diagnosed in their lifetime.

March 24, 2017

Jim Henley wasn’t proactive about his health until his first colonoscopy at age 73, when a screening revealed a polyp in his colon.

March 1, 2017

March is not only the official start of spring, but is Brain Injury Awareness Month as well, making it the perfect time to get outdoors and also learn about injury prevention.

February 27, 2017

The history of medicine is filled with instances when a technique commonly used for one procedure is tried for something very different and it works, opening up a whole new range of clinical possibilities for future patients.

February 27, 2017

I was born in Jackson Memorial Hospital 49 years ago in 1968 and grew up near Jackson Memorial Hospital in Brownsville.

February 23, 2017

Sheldon Edwards always prided himself on being healthy, athletic, and fit, even well into his fifties. However, in 2014, his wife found him lying on the kitchen floor, unresponsive.

February 21, 2017

When I was 12, my family traded the Caribbean skies and sandy beaches of Trinidad and Tobago for the concrete skyline and freezing snow of Brooklyn, New York. My mother emigrated with my brother and me in search of a better life.

February 15, 2017

My mother was diagnosed with sickle-cell anemia, a common genetic disease among African Americans and Hispanics. In dealing with this challenging situation, I realized I wanted to help people with healthcare needs.