Special Needs – Let’s Get Physical
In Miami-Dade County, a child with special needs has the opportunity to do just about any activity any child can do. Organizations from Miami-Dade Parks to the Special Olympics offer … read more
Article Category: Health & Wellness
Happy-go-yucky
I wrote my name on the sheet of paper along with my children’s names and the time. With that stroke of the pen, my twin toddlers were signed into childcare … read more
Finding Fitness
These days we’re obsessed with success — particularly big book smarts, AP classes, higher education and a preoccupation with straight A’s. But piling on the homework and study time and … read more
Finding Forgiveness
You may be at work, at home, or in a waiting room when the mental video clip starts rolling — the one highlighting the slights behind that grudge you hold … read more
Beyond the Mammogram
A yearly mammogram is the gold standard for breast-cancer screening and detection. Mammography is the only test that has been scientifically proven to save lives. Still, it’s not infallible. “In … read more
Organized Medicine
Not long ago, patients rarely got a peek at their personal health records, thick files tucked in medical offices’ weighty file cabinets. Today patients can access personal health information in … read more
Activity Overload?
Back to school means a return to extracurricular activities for many children. Some children are out of the house nearly every night of the week. I have worked with children … read more
2019 Miami-Dade Family Favorites Winners – Health
FAVORITE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM Holtz Children’s Hospital The Chaplin Family Pediatric Emergency Room is not only equipped with the staff and services of one of the nation’s top-ranked children’s hospitals — it’s … read more
Autism, a biological disorder?
– Sponsored Content – Have you ever seen in the wild an obese giraffe, a lion with asthma or a zebra with cancer? It’s kind of funny to even imagine … read more
No Butts About It
Remember when people smoked? When I was growing up in the ’50s and ’60s, cigarette smoke was an everyday, in-your-face presence — in your eyes, in your hair, in the … read more