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Miami South Florida Obamacare-and-Medicare

2018 Obamacare Open Enrollment Period is Shorter This Year

Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known as Obamacare, runs from November 1 through December 15, 2017. With the current administration’s plans to real and replace this healthcare bill that was enacted by former president, Obama, in 2010, there has been much confusion regarding the current state of affairs. While much of …

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Health Officials Issue New 2017 Blood Pressure Guidelines

The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) recently lead a group of health professional organizations to issue new guidelines for diagnosing high blood pressure. The new guidelines were unveiled on November 13, 2017 at the AHA’s Scientific Sessions 2017, in Anaheim, California. These medical experts have changed the commonly accepted …

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With historic Strides in the Fight Against Breast Cancer, Black Women are Still Steps Behind

The American Cancer Society recently reported that 322,600 lives have been saved in the 26 years between 1989 and 2015. This was a 39 percent  drop in breast cancer deaths that was attributed to early detection and advances in medical treatments. The report also showed that during that time, there was a decrease in cancer …

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