Emily Cochrane
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He loved being a NASCAR driver. Diabetes wasn’t going to stop him.
Ryan Reed was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 17. He had just started his NASCAR career when his doctor told him he couldn’t race anymore. He found a new doctor and is still racing. → Read More
Disabled veterans find freedom in water
Diving and sailing programs help disabled veterans and others with spinal injuries push the limits of what they thought possible. → Read More
Breast cancer and pregnancy: How to treat the mom and not harm the baby
One out of every 3,000 pregnant women is diagnosed with breast cancer either during pregnancy or within the first year of delivery, according to the American Cancer Society. Chemotherapy and radiation are available, although they’re usually administered later in the pregnancy to avoid potential birth defects of the baby. → Read More
Please don’t paint turtles, Florida wildlife cops plead
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wants to remind Florida residents not to paint the shells of turtles and gopher tortoises, because it is illegal and harmful to them. → Read More
Please don’t paint Florida turtles, wildlife cops plead
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wants to remind Florida residents not to paint the shells of turtles and gopher tortoises. → Read More
‘Red zone’ awareness the focus of college sex abuse programs
Programs at FIU, other schools focus on raising awareness of the ‘red zone,’ that period when students — particularly freshmen women — are the most vulnerable to sex assaults. → Read More
As Zika spreads in Miami, pregnant women race to get tested
Since health officials identified a Zika outbreak in Miami, expectant mothers and women planning to conceive in South Florida are making a run on lab tests while others are freezing their eggs, delaying their pregnancies or, in the most extreme cases, planning to leave town to finish out their terms → Read More
As Zika spreads in Miami, pregnant women race to get tested
Since health officials identified a Zika outbreak in Miami, expectant mothers and women planning to conceive in South Florida are making a run on lab tests while others are freezing their eggs, delaying their pregnancies or, in the most extreme cases, planning to leave town to finish out their terms → Read More
Zika virus: Miami outbreak sparks concern, demand for tests among pregnant women
Since health officials identified a Zika outbreak in Miami, expectant mothers and women planning to conceive in South Florida are making a run on lab tests while others are freezing their eggs, delaying their pregnancies or, in the most extreme cases, planning to leave town to finish out their terms → Read More
Wynwood Yard closes over Zika scare; happy hour and food tours also shutter
With 13 locally transmitted Zika cases in Miami — primarily in Wynwood — some restaurants with outdoor seating are closing or taking extra precautions. Plans for culinary tours and a happy hour are shelved. → Read More
With 10 new Zika cases in Miami, CDC advises pregnant women to avoid Wynwood
Ten more people have contracted Zika from local mosquitoes in the same Miami neighborhood — Wynwood, Midtown and the Design District — identified with two local cases reported last week, Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending in an emergency team to Miami to help. → Read More
Dethroned Miss Florida USA to file $5 million lawsuit
Dethroned Miss Florida USA 2017, Genesis Davila, will address the media about allegations that she cheated in the beauty pageant competition and discuss the $5 million lawsuit she’s filing against pageant organizers. → Read More
Lobster diggers take off running after water cops move in
The second day of Florida spiny lobster season started off with a second arrest, officials said Thursday. → Read More
Masked gunmen kill man holding his baby daughter at family gathering
Gainesville police said the gunmen killed a 36-year-old man holding an infant daughter late Wednesday inside a home. The spray of bullets hit another man and the baby, and both victims are hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. → Read More
A man dies in the Keys on first day of lobster season
A 60-year-old man from Little Torch Key died Wednesday morning while diving for lobster on the Gulf side of Cudjoe Key, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. It was the first day of Florida spiny lobster season, which ends Thursday. → Read More
With Zika, mosquito protection is even more critical
Parents have always protected their children from mosquito bites. But with a mosquito species prevalent in South Florida primarily responsible for the spread of Zika virus outside the country, officials are emphasizing protection against insects more than ever. → Read More
Teen with sickle cell disease taught himself photography. Then he got a wish.
A 16-year-old boy with sickle cell disease got his wish for a camera and a photo session in Wynwood, Miami, with Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Smith, as part of the Make-A-Wish project. → Read More
Teen with sickle cell disease taught himself photography. Then he got a wish.
A 16-year-old boy with sickle cell disease got his wish for a camera and a photo session in Wynwood, Miami, with Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Smith, as part of the Make-A-Wish project. → Read More
PokeRob? Police say arrestees used ‘Pokemon Go’ to find victims
Missouri police say four people arrested Sunday in suspected connection with multiple armed robberies across the state used the Pokemon Go app to find victims at Pokestops. → Read More
UM medical school opens Pancreatic Cancer Research Institute at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is now home to the Pancreatic Cancer Research Institute, the nation’s newest, at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. → Read More