A study at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is shedding light on African Americans and Alzheimer’s disease.

Margaret Pericak-Vance, Ph.D., a human geneticist and Director of the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, discusses the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease locally and how our ancestry plays a role when it comes to who’s at risk. Carolyn Banks is a study participant encouraging others to get involved.

A study out of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is adding to the body of evidence concerning the impact of lifestyle and environment on brain health.

Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine are finding disparities in care for minority women with a group of disorders that affect female pelvic health.

Firdaus Dhabhar, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, describes the signs and symptoms of the 'holiday blues' and how taking simple steps, like reaching out to a friend, can help overcome feelings of stress and anxiety.

James Galvin, M.D., the Founding Director of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Comprehensive Center for Brain Health, describes how projects like the Healthy Brain Initiative is helping to understand the risks of diseases like Alzheimer's and how to improve our brain health. Geraldine and Alan are both study participants.

The University of Miami Miller school of Medicine has received a patent for a device that can diagnose concussion immediately after an injury occurs.

The Sylvester Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s game changer vehicles conducted prostate cancer screenings in front of the Liberty Square Community Center in Liberty City on Friday.

New guidelines recommend screening of all cancer survivors for any potential nutritional deficiency.

Dr. James Galvin, the Director of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Comprehensive Center for Brain Health, describes how the new center’s goal is to better treat and prevent degenerative brain diseases like Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body Dementia through research studies and seeing patients. Bobbi Rutt is one of those patients.

Dr. Stephan Zuchner, a world-renowned geneticist and Chair of the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, talks about the research his team is doing to uncover the underlying genetic causes of diseases to better diagnose and treat patients. UM’s Miller School of Medicine’s genetics program is ranked number two in the nation.

Funcionarios de salud de Florida confirmaron este jueves 2,893 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y 76 muertes de residentes a causa del virus.

Florida pronto recibará cerca de $13 millones para luchar contra las variantes COVID-19

-University of Miami Miller School of Medicine lab tech Sendy Puerto processes blood sample in the specimen processing lab from study participants who volunteered to take part in testing the NIH funded Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Miami, Florida Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Miami is one of 89 cities around the U.S. taking part in the NIH funded biotech company, Moderna, study testing a Covid-19 vaccine in humans as part of the third phase of a clinical trial. (AP Photo/Taimy Alvarez)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A look at the statewide positivity rate for new COVID-19 cases across Florida over the past two weeks. (Florida Department of Health)

State health officials confirmed 9,594 additional cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and another 227 resident deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus. Florida has now verified 1,667,763 COVID-19 cases since the outbreak began and 25,673 resident deaths, according to the department of health. The state has gone three straight days with fewer than 10,000 new COVID-19 cases after four consecutive days above that mark. Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the number of COVID-19 cases confirmed to be caused by variants in Florida has doubled from 46 last week to at least 92, raising concerns that a more contagious strain is spreading. Latest totalsWorldwide, the number of COVID-19 cases reported is more than 99.8 million.

It now hopes to hit a more positive milestone by becoming one of the first countries in the world to start vaccinating its population against COVID-19. The U.K. government has agreed to buy more than 350 million doses of vaccines from seven different producers, should they prove effective, as it prepares to vaccinate as many of the country’s 67 million people as possible. The Moderna vaccine is expected to be referred soon to the U.K.'s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, to see if it is safe and effective. Britain has ordered 40 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and 100 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. The Moderna vaccine, which also needs to be stored at freezer temperatures, was also about 95% effective in clinical trials, the company said.

Vice President Mike Pence, center, gestures as he speaks during a news conference with Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn, left, and Florida Gov. Pence was in Florida to mark the beginning of Phase III trials for a coronavirus vaccine. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)RALEIGH, N.C. Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Raleigh on Wednesday morning in a push to encourage more K-12 schools to reopen with entirely in-person instruction. According to an announcement from his office, Pence will join a roundtable discussion highlighting how a private school has worked to safely resume classes. After his visit to Thales Academy, Pence will remain in the Raleigh area to tour NCBiotech, which is conducting Phase 3 clinical trails for a coronavirus vaccine.

Dr. Ranya Habash is an ophthalmologist and medical director for technology innovation at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, the nations number one eye hospital. For more information on telemedicine at Bascom Palmer, call 305-243-2020 or visit the UHealth health news blog. This is super advanced, creative telemedicine, says Dr. Ranya Habash, ophthalmologist and medical director for technology innovation at Bascom Palmer. Everyone was looking to Bascom Palmer to see what we would do, says Dr. Habash. Im really proud of Bascom Palmer for that.FOCUSING ON YOUFocusing on You: Innovations in Modern Medicine is a series of healthcare-related stories airing regularly on WPLG Local 10.