Miami, FL, - Today, the City of Miami Department of Human Services was publicly recognized by the nationwide Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge for its work on the "Live Healthy Little Havana" initiative. The national recognition earned the City's Department of Human Services a total of $85,000 in grants and prizes to continue their work to improve health outcomes for Miamians. City leaders accepted a portion of that funding - a check for $50,000 - at today's City Commission meeting.

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, DC, (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called for countries in the Region of the Americas to prepare for a timely response to possible outbreaks of dengue. The disease is endemic in the Region and, since its reintroduction in the 1980s, has caused cyclical outbreaks and epidemics every three to five years.

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.

The mass screening was done in an effort to raise awareness about cancer and its prevention, under the theme: "I Am, I Will”. Residents received free screening for prostate, cervical, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, breast examinations and other tests at three sites in Manchester, the Mandeville Seventh-day Adventist Church and the Downs and Porus health centres.

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.

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.