disease

Low vaccination rate in Miami-Dade children puts community at risk

An increasingly alarming issue facing Miami-Dade county is the lowered rates of vaccinations for children, which may pave the way for highly contagious diseases, such as measles, to emerge once again in our society.

Florida Health Department prepared for Ebola

With Ebola surfacing as a global threat, there is worry that the virus could enter South Florida, a major international port.

Students aid children with terminal genetic brain diseases

The University teamed up with the Mathew Forbes Romer Foundation to create a pilot nursing program where students provide in-home care to children with terminal genetic brain diseases.

FIU Discriminates against student

Ashley Salamancca writes about being discriminated by agains the FIU staff.

Professors and students discover new way to deliver HIV drug to the brain

Photo By Maggie Bartlett, NHGRI [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. Aaron Pabon//Staff Writer Two University researchers with the assistance of two graduate students have developed a new way for the anti-HIV drug azidothymidine triphosphate to enter the body, specifically through the brain. The discovery has been made by Madhavan Nair, a professor and chair of […]

Student set to race in Rolex 24 at Daytona

Like most students, Dion von Moltke, drives an average car to school – a Volkswagen GTI. But von Moltke isn't your average student. This weekend, he'll hop inside a Porsche GT3 and compete in the 2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona. The Rolex 24 at Daytona is an annual 24-hour race held in Daytona International Speedway. It will be von Moltke’s third Daytona race in his young professional racing career.
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