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New data is revealing the top reason Americans head to the emergency room and it's not what many might think.

This year’s spike in international travel has brought more than 200 cases of mosquito-borne illnesses to Florida, including dengue, malaria, chikungunya, and West Nile Virus. When it comes to dengue fever, most of the reported cases in 2023 are Floridians with a travel history to Cuba. So far this year, 130 travelers to Cuba were confirmed with dengue shortly after their return to Florida. In ...

Mosquito-borne illnesses have spiked in Florida – dengue, malaria, chikungunya and West Nile Virus – due largely to an international visitor increase.

This year’s spike in international travel has brought more than 200 cases of mosquito-borne illnesses to Florida, including dengue, malaria, chikungunya, and West Nile Virus. When it comes to dengue fever, most of the reported cases in 2023 are Floridians with a travel history to Cuba. So far this year, 130 travelers to Cuba were confirmed with dengue shortly after their return to Florida. In ...

When a middle-aged man arrived at Margate’s HCA Northwest Hospital emergency room with major muscle cramping from his feet to his shoulders. Dr. Craig Kushnir knew right away what was going on. “He was dehydrated,” the emergency room doctor said, adding that he has seen several patients with intense muscle cramping in the last few weeks as South Florida temperatures have climbed. Doctors say ...

When a middle-aged man arrived at Margate’s HCA Northwest Hospital emergency room with major muscle cramping from his feet to his shoulders. Dr. Craig Kushnir knew right away what was

Medications for heart disease, depression, ADHD and other conditions can lead to higher risk of heat illness

Doctors say all kinds of offbeat heat-related illnesses are cropping up from this summer's extreme heat and sending people to local emergency departments. While heat stroke is one of the most worrisome health risks, the health impacts of scorching temperatures can include anything from anxiety dreams to kidney stones, and even burns from people just falling on hot ground.

With mosques closed amid pandemic, Muslims celebrate Ramadan with family, helping others By C. Isaiah Smalls II and Bianca Padró Ocasio, Miami Herald © Emily Michot/Miami Herald/TNS Since Muslims cant gather together to celebrate Ramadan, the members of the Islamic Center of Greater Miami created a drive-thru food distribution at their Miami Gardens, Fla., mosque on April 21, 2020. Here, recipients sit in the backseat of a car as food is loaded into the trunk. MIAMI — This...