April 19, 2024
Healthcare
Nemours Children's Health Underscores the Importance of Children to Florida's Future at Florida Chamber Kickoff Event
Inspiring the business community and policymakers to partner with Nemours Children's Health was the goal of “The Future of Children's Health...
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Published on 10/28/2021
Baptist Health and Jacksonville University team up to boost nursing ranks
Jacksonville University is graduating nurses faster thanks to a new partnership with Baptist Health that creates a one-of-a-kind, 12-month accelerated nursing program.
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Published on 10/27/2021
FAU rolls out new education programs to deliver more nurses
"There was a nursing shortage even before COVID hit...a lot of nurses were aging out and retiring, and we weren't [replacing them] fast enough..."
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Published on 10/27/2021
Florida CRNAs plan another push for fewer supervision requirements
The Florida Legislature has expanded the kinds of services and procedures that health care professionals like registered nurses and pharmacists can perform.
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Published on 10/27/2021
Adventist Health will open a Blue Zones center at Legacy Hotel & Residences
The mixed-use tower is under construction in downtown Miami.
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Published on 10/27/2021
FIU's nursing dean sends out a plea for help to train faculty
"There was a nursing shortage even before COVID hit...a lot of nurses were aging out and retiring, and we weren't [replacing them] fast enough..."
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Published on 10/27/2021
USF works to prepare nursing students for the realities of the job
Usha Menon says she gets “chills” when she reads current research concerning job satisfaction among nurses...
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Published on 10/27/2021
Energy Harness' fixture uses UV light to kill airborne pathogens
The fixture, which underwent testing at Florida Gulf Coast University, works by exposing indoor air to a large dose of high-energy UV-C light as the air passes through the device.
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Published on 9/28/2021
Orlando Health's spina bifida fetal surgery program is showing promising results
In November 2018, Jessica Trinkle was nearly 24 weeks pregnant when she visited her OB-GYN in Volusia County and saw her unborn son...
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Published on 7/30/2021
Wolfson Children's Hospital has launched a mental health program for children
Program addresses a rise in mental health issues among children and teens.
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Published on 7/30/2021
HoloLens glasses allow pediatric heart surgeons to see 3-D images of the heart
Pediatric heart surgeons at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami are using immersive technology to help with pre-operative planning...
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Published on 7/30/2021
Protection against HPV has fallen dramatically during the pandemic
Vaccinations have gotten an enormous amount of attention this year, as a result of the Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines...
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Published on 7/30/2021
Nemours aims to take children's health care beyond hospital walls
Dr. Larry Moss took the reins of Nemours Children's Health System in Jacksonville in the fall of 2018...
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Published on 7/30/2021
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital will double in size by late 2022
Memorial Healthcare System in south Broward expects to complete the expansion of Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital to more than 300,000...
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Published on 7/30/2021
Pensacola gets a pediatric cancer center
Pediatric health care resources across Northwest Florida took a leap forward this spring with the opening of the Bear Family Foundation...
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Published on 7/30/2021
The Scott Center's strides in autism treatment
The Scott Center, founded on the campus of Florida Tech in 2009, has emerged as one of the state's leading institutions in helping children with autism.
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Published on 6/29/2021
Autism 2021: What we know now
Autism is a complex, brain-based condition that affects behavior as well as social and communication skills.
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Published on 6/29/2021
Cleveland Clinic's Weston Hospital performs first living donor liver transplant
Cleveland Clinic's Weston Hospital has performed its first living donor liver transplant, in which a daughter donated a portion of her liver to her mother who had been battling complicated liver disease for several years.
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Published on 6/2/2021
Elite DNA Therapy Services expands mental health services across Florida
Elite DNA Therapy Services is opening seven new locations and expanding virtual care to help address the shortage of mental health services in Florida.
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Published on 5/27/2021
Thermaband focuses on hot flash help
Technology-driven solution to hot flashes for menopausal women, chemotherapy patients and others...
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Published on 5/26/2021
Full Sail & Orlando Health collaborate on e-sports health research and care
Full Sail University opened the largest e-sports arena in the country, now a partnership with Orlando Health brings care to "the Fortress."
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Published on 5/26/2021
TGH and USF Health team offer minimally invasive alternative for surgical treatment of uterine fibroids
The Acessa procedure is a minimally invasive treatment alternative to hysterectomy for women who have symptomatic fibroids
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Published on 5/25/2021
A1 Medical Imaging to Be Part of AI Software Development for Medical Diagnostic Imaging Industry
Marilyn Radakovic, RN, Chief Operating Officer at A1 Medical Imaging, is excited to announce the company will become an integral part in the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) software products for the Medical Diagnostic Imaging Industry.
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Published on 5/24/2021
Orchard helps seniors navigate the COVID-19 vaccination process
“When the vaccine came out, everyone was struggling,” says Ming Yang, founder and CEO of Orchard. “There was a frantic feeling of trying to win a lottery ticket.”
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Published on 4/28/2021
Evolution of Florida's COVID-19 care
When the first wave of COVID-19 cases began hitting Florida hospitals in March 2020, there wasn't a lot providers could offer beyond supportive care...
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Published on 3/29/2021
