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South Florida's Catholic Scholars React to Obama Conraception Plan
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South Florida's Catholic Scholars React to Obama...

The president announced employees at religious institutions will be able to get free contraception directly from insurance companies Read »

4 hours ago

Treating Heart Attacks With Stem Cells

UCSF doctors believe they have found a way to use patients' own stem cells to repair damage caused by a heart... Watch »

Feb 10, 2012

Birth Control Battle

Contraceptives take center stage in yet another health care battle. Watch »

Feb 10, 2012

Hospital Celebrates 105-Year-Old Volunteer

Hospital Celebrates 105-Year-Old Volunteer

Dorrie Aber Noyek was born in Liverpool in 1907 and has lived in South Florida since 1941. Read »

Feb 9, 2012

Platelet Rich Plasma Increasing in Popularity

Platelet Rich Plasma Increasing in Popularity

Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez are among the elite athletes who have put PRP injections on the map. Read »

Feb 9, 2012

BSO to Hold Prescription

BSO to Hold Prescription "Take Back" Event

The event is on Saturday morning Read »

Feb 8, 2012

Now You Can Inhale Your Caffeine

Now You Can Inhale Your Caffeine

Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks people will get their shot of caffeine from a... Read »

Feb 8, 2012

JHS, SEIU Make 3-Year Deal

JHS, SEIU Make 3-Year Deal

Jackson Health System and a union representing medical professionals announced Tuesday that they have reached a... Read »

Feb 7, 2012

Going Red for Young Hearts

Going Red for Young Hearts

A High School junior who has lived with heart problems her entire life gets other teens to pay attention to a... Read »

Feb 7, 2012

Crown Princess to Return Early Due to Norovirus

Crown Princess to Return Early Due to Norovirus

Princess Cruises says its Crown Princess ship is experiencing another outbreak, and will return from its voyage... Read »

Feb 7, 2012

Patients Try Alternative to Eye Surgery

Patients Try Alternative to Eye Surgery

Ortho-K is a non-invasive alternative to surgery. Read »

Feb 6, 2012

What's Wrong With Having a Sweet Tooth?

What's Wrong With Having a Sweet Tooth?

NBC Miami's latest roundup of health stories making news. Read »

Feb 6, 2012

Music Soothes Hospitalized Children

Musical therapy helps a young patient with Down syndrome. Watch »

Feb 6, 2012

Cruise Ships Return Home After Virus Outbreaks

Two cruise ships returned to Port Everglades, Flo., after 263 passengers fell ill with Norovirus due to... Watch »

Feb 6, 2012

'Ouchless Needle' Used in Miami

'Ouchless Needle' Used in Miami

Coconut Grove dermatologist first to offer 'ouchless needle' to his patients Read »

Feb 5, 2012

Oxycodone Purchases Down in Fla.: Officials

Oxycodone Purchases Down in Fla.: Officials

The figures were released by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Read »

Feb 2, 2012

Heart Surgery Survivor Dancing, Biking Again

Heart Surgery Survivor Dancing, Biking Again

Heart disease is the number one killer. A Hollywood woman paid attention to warning signs. Read »

Feb 1, 2012

Pfizer Recalls 1M Birth Control Packs

Pfizer Recalls 1M Birth Control Packs

Packaging error could raise risk women would get pregnant accidentally. Read »

Feb 1, 2012

McDonald's: No More Pink Slime in Burgers

McDonald's: No More Pink Slime in Burgers

Food additive, deemed safe by the USDA, is used to kill bacteria. Read »

Feb 1, 2012

Multitasking Hurts Tween Brains: Stanford

Multitasking Hurts Tween Brains: Stanford

Being too digitally social can hurt the development of tweenage girls, according to a new Stanford study. Read »

Feb 1, 2012

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