Cancer
Why are Melanoma Death Rates Rising for Men and Not Women?
After decades of “Practice Sun Safety” campaigns, the latest data on malignant melanoma death rates shows a distinct contradiction. Mortality rates from “the bad skin cancer” are steady or falling for women. Male death rates?…
Pregnancy/Childbirth
Can Beauty Products Cause Early Puberty in Girls?
Cardiology
Fishing Trip to Keys Ends with Life-Saving Ride in Cardiac Program Helicopter
It was the day after New Year’s Day and a man from Maryland, Richard “Ricky” Bryan, had been enjoying a week-long camping and fishing trip with three of his closest…
Diet
Ask the Dietitian: The Power of Potassium
In the fifth of our seven-part series on minerals, we talk about potassium with Sheah Rarback, a registered dietitian nutritionist with the University of Miami Health System. UMiami Health News: Why is…