MIAMI, FL  – Shaniel Miles is a mother of three children, and now an expert and advocate – by necessity ­– on autism. Three years ago, when Shaniel took her then 5-year-old son Geremy for his check-up she was told he was just fine, even though he wasn’t speaking much.  The doctor told her, “He’ll catch up. Boys are just slower.”

Just nine months since the Miramar campus opened, Florida Vocational Institute recently welcomed community residents to its Family Fun Day in a bid to increase awareness about its health and technology programmes.

Simple adjustments can lead to improved oral hygiene, according bacteriologist Dr. Harold Katz.

MIAMI — One out of every 12 respondents in a nationwide survey say they have been victims of nonconsensual pornography.

MIAMI, FL., —Neurologists and researchers with theUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine and UHealth—the University of Miami Health System have begun screening study participants for a new, national Alzheimer’s disease (AD) clinical study to evaluate the potential benefits of an investigational medicine for people with mild-to-moderate AD.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says while cases of leprosy have fallen by 30 percent in the Americas, including the Caribbean, over the past two decades, discrimination, stigma and prejudice surrounding the disease continue to hamper efforts to further stop its transmission.

MIAMI -- A new study led by FIU researchers at the Center for Children and Families found that traumatic childhood experiences like domestic violence, abuse and parental incarceration impact brain functioning and increase the risk of substance use during adolescence.

Miami –The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH-Miami-Dade) has identified a positive case of hepatitis A in afood worker inMiami.  DOH-Miami-Dade immediately began conducting an epidemiological investigation and determined the individual worked at Primo’s Italian Kitchen & Bar, 1717 North Bayshore Drive #101 between January 26 – February 7, 2019.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - A study has found that while the Caribbean has made progress in responding to the HIV epidemic, the impact of the prevention plan has been inadequate, particularly among key populations.

15 Community Health Aides (CHA) from the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) have been trained and certified under the “Reach Up” Early Stimulation Programme, which provides support to parents to improve the development of children.

Miami, FL– In the coming days, South Florida will remember a grim and tragic anniversary: the Parkland shooting that took the lives of 17 students and staff. On a day meant to celebrate love, South Florida was collectively scarred by this violent act.

A new study led by Florida International University (FIU) researchers at the Center for Children and Families has found that traumatic childhood experiences, like domestic violence, abuse and parental incarceration, impact brain functioning and increase the risk of substance use during adolescence.