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Summer is over, and school is in session. Even in Florida, the days are getting shorter, and those Fall holidays are approaching. As things transition from the dog days to the cooler ones, parents should make sure safety measures that might have fallen by the wayside are back on the […]

Government Initiative Promises $1.1 Billion in Research Funds The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ National Institutes of Health has launched a brand-new – and much-necessary – initiative to combat the country’s opioid epidemic if a person wants to get help with the addiction. HEAL, an acronym for Helping […]

7 Deaths Associated With Medical Device EpiPens exist to save lives or stave off severe allergic reactions to drugs, foods, insect bites and other causes of anaphylaxis. They are pocket-sized cylindrical devices that, in case of an episode, quickly can be uncapped and injected into the outer thigh for near-instant […]

There are few things more disturbing when traveling on Americas highways than passing by a horrible accident scene involving an 18 wheeler.  The images of a minivan, crushed and twisted to the point of being barely recognizable is burned into our minds, never to be forgotten. We don’t know the […]

It is still a chilling memory. I still remember the moment my wife and I met with the maternal-fetal medicine specialist when my wife was pregnant with our second child.  She was in her second trimester and “we” were classified as a high risk pregnancy.  I remember my wonderful wife […]

You have been there. Catch yourself getting more fatigued with each mile post that goes by you on the highway. It is dangerous and if you are smart, you pull over and rest; for the night, at least for several hours. Why? You are as impaired when you become fatigued […]

In the United States most hospitals operate for profit so it’s a bit disturbing when a report says that complications actually work to increase the profits of a hospital. In other words, as complications increase, profits increase. Not that anyone is intentionally increasing the complication rate, but the Boston Consulting […]

According to the Associated Press (7) people have died from tainted steroids produced by The New England Compounding Center in Massachusetts. So far 60 cases have been discovered in 9 states; including right here in Florida. There are (8) facilities in Florida confirmed to have received the tainted lots: Lot […]