April 20, 2024
Healthcare
Combination cancer treatments are the most successful
Dr. Timothy Bolek says radiotherapy can bridge the gap between drug therapy and surgery
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Published on 1/25/2019
Guided Attack: Cutting-edge cancer treatment uses MRI technology
New cancer-fighting technology is now available using MRI-guided radiotherapy
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Published on 1/25/2019
Holistic cancer treatments
A more holistic approach to cancer treatment is finding its way into cancer patients' treatment plans...
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Published on 1/25/2019
Students research roots of mutated ovarian cancer gene
Three medical students are studying whether ovarian cancer self-screening is possible
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Published on 1/25/2019
The fight against cancer in Florida: Statistics
Cancer has been Florida's No. 1 killer since 2011. Researchers and doctors in Florida are active on many fronts, from screening to cutting-edge therapies
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Published on 1/25/2019
Target Audience: Better cervical cancer screenings in Little Haiti
A Miami medical researcher is working to improve cervical cancer screenings...
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Published on 1/25/2019
Acid Test: Cancer tumors and acidity research
A Moffitt doctor spawned an industry centered on the role of acid.
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Published on 1/25/2019
Preeminence helps USF build new medical engineering program
Led by funding earned through the state of Florida's preeminence program, the University of South Florida's Department of Medical Engineering is adding nationally prominent researchers
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Published on 1/17/2019
Proactivity
Treatments focus on genetic testing to help stem problems before they occur.
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Published on 12/27/2018
Training Cardiac Specialists
With its first university-sponsored fellowship last year, Florida Atlantic University's med school chose to train cardiovascular specialists.
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Published on 12/27/2018
A New Branch of Medicine
Soaring survival rates for children born with heart defects creates demand for adult care specialists.
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Published on 12/27/2018
Implant Option
An alternative to open-heart surgery originally designed for older and sicker people gains traction among a wider range of patients.
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Published on 12/27/2018
UCF's teaching hospital is born
Work begins on the Lake Nona facility.
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Published on 12/18/2018
Expansion spree: Cleveland Clinic is opening new facilities and buying others
Thirty years after moving beyond its Midwest base and founding a Florida outpost, Cleveland Clinic has taken a giant leap here this year with a round of acquisitions and expansions that will take it from 155 beds in Weston to 1,058 beds across five Southeast Florida hospitals and a geographic range eclipsing that of its Ohio home.
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Published on 12/18/2018
The Andrews Institute provides athletic trainers to high schools in Northwest Florida
Since its founding in 2007 by Baptist Health Care and Dr. James Andrews, the Andrews Institute has treated many of country's elite amateur, professional and Olympic athletes.
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Published on 12/18/2018
Sim city
A new simulation center aims to cut down on human error.
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Published on 12/18/2018
Hugh Greene on the future of health care in Florida
Hugh Greene of Baptist Health Hospital of Northeast Florida, talks about financial challenges and the government's role.
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Published on 12/18/2018
Florida's best-ranked hospitals -- and more health care briefs from around the state
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services created a ranking system to help consumers make informed choices about where to go for health care.
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Published on 12/18/2018
Florida Hospital joins the fray to upend health care
The hospital is part of a statewide trend of hospitals using innovation to disrupt the status quo.
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Published on 12/18/2018
Innovation and disruption: Latest health care trends in Florida
Florida Hospital joins the fray to upend health care, plus many more stories on the latest health care trends in the state.
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Published on 11/28/2018
Growing to Compete: Hospitals undergo renovations and expansions
As hospitals search for the scale to be economically viable, expansions are under way throughout Southeast Florida.
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Published on 11/28/2018
FSC focuses on Central Florida's health care needs with new Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
With its planned launch of a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program in fall 2019, Florida Southern College will help address the urgent healthcare needs of Polk County residents. The goal of the program is to strengthen the leadership skills of nursing professionals, preparing them to make critically important organizational changes to improve patient care.
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Published on 10/26/2018
Florida Hospital Tampa Launches Largest Surgical Expansion in Tampa Bay History and Largest Expansion in Hospital History
Florida Hospital Tampa, part of the West Florida Division of Adventist Health System, soon to be AdventHealth, officially broke ground on a six-story, 300,000 square foot patient and surgical tower at the corner of Fletcher Ave. and Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL.
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Published on 10/23/2018
Gov. Scott Appeals Major Medical Marijuana Ruling
Less than three hours before a 5 p.m. deadline, Gov. Rick Scott's administration Friday filed a notice to appeal a Tallahassee judge's order that struck down a 2017 medical marijuana law as unconstitutional.
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Published on 10/23/2018
