People who’ve received photon radiation therapy as part of cancer treatment often have suffered from a mix of side effects, including exhaustion, skin changes and damaged genes. Sick children are particularly vulnerable; the effects of the therapy on their young bodies have the potential to lead to a lifetime of problems, like memory loss and
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Pictured above, from left: Rebecca Schneid and Melissa Falkowski Lead photograph by Eduardo Schneider They hid from the gunfire. They ran through the halls and, in some cases, past their slain classmates. They attended funerals and prayed for their friends still recovering in the hospital. They spoke to members of the print media and did
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It turns out that a healthy and balanced relationship really is one of the best ways to protect our hearts. And not just in the romantic sense. As American Heart Month, February is an opportunity to revisit our relationship with food. “We have to have our heart in the middle of the plate,” says Christie
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From SFBW’s sister publication, Lifestyle magazines It’s a new year, which means it’s time for those all-too familiar resolutions. You know the drill: Eat healthier. Exercise more. Lose the unwanted pounds. Crush the miniskirt. Fortunately, South Florida offers more than its share of no-frills, chain and boutique gyms—as well as some specialized concepts for those
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Unknown to most people who’ve enjoyed the monthly art walks in emerging Fort Lauderdale scenes such as FATVillage and MASS District, there’s an interconnected group of artists and activists making personal sacrifices to transform the city into a culturally rich community. They’ve lived in blighted areas, had their cars broken into, and have been late
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A 4-year-old Fort Lauderdale girl, envisioning Christmas back in early October, said her parents were getting her a unicorn. Engaging a woman in conversation at a café as her father looked on, the girl said she was looking forward to having the animal live at home with her family. She isn’t the only one with great,
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Photo by Eduardo Schneider When Madelyn Ellen Linsenmeir died at age 30 in mid-October from an opioid overdose, she could have been just another statistic. In 2017, some 72,000 people in the United States died from a drug overdose—including nearly 30,000 overdose deaths from synthetic opioids—according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mourners
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As researchers investigate vaccines to prevent Alzheimer’s disease and continue to research new drugs, local medical professionals stress there is no cure. Prevention starts early and continues through all stages of life, but sometimes that isn’t even enough to combat the most common form of dementia, which affects 5.7 million Americans. One study, out of
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Miami’s Xavier Cortada is a world-renowned multimedia artist using his creative talents and analytical mind to draw awareness to the dangers of climate change. Regardless of medium, his messages are ominous. As part of Clima, his 2016 multidisciplinary project, he wrote “Do Not Open,” a poem to connect present-day South Florida residents and political refugees
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Most women with early-stage breast cancer do not need chemotherapy to beat it, a 10-year federally funded study has concluded. Conducted at 1,200 sites in the United States and five other countries, TAILORx reflects a diverse population of 10,273 women between the ages of 18 and 75. “This is a practice-changing study. To know that
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In her effort to process the suicide of her son, James, Margate resident Annette Singh finds meaning in the lyrics to a Michael Jackson song, “Childhood.” Have you seen my childhood? I’m searching for the world that I come from Cause I’ve been looking around In the lost and found of my heart “No one
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In a prescient move, a South Florida couple visited Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood last year for genetic testing. They wanted to know if they had genetic mutations that could cause a birth defect in a future child. Both of them tested positively for genes predisposed to autism. Neither had autism, but they were
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