January 27, 2021
Life Sciences
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside chosen for Watchman FLX clinical trial
Dr. Saumil Oza says the risk of stroke increases 500% for patients with afib.
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Published on 1/27/2021
Portable organ care system revives hearts, enables more transplants
George Martin's heart began failing in 2012, after he caught the swine flu.
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Published on 1/27/2021
Effects of coronavirus on the heart still aren't fully known
Along with all the other unknowns about the coronavirus is whether it has long-term effects on the heart.
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Published on 1/27/2021
Scripps Research Florida's promising approach
Targeted anti-cancer treatments — instead of dousing the body with chemo with all its side effects — have been a boon for some patients.
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Published on 12/30/2020
Cancer care around the state
Inspired by his mother, who survived breast cancer, clothing designer Galen Magee has been donating about 20 specially designed robes...
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Published on 12/30/2020
A side of seaweed?
While seaweed is a popular food in Asia and the Pacific Islands, it's not exactly a staple in the United States — but that could change.
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Published on 12/30/2020
Colorectal cancer screening options
An at-home test offers an alternative for some who are skittish about a colonoscopy
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Published on 12/30/2020
Florida Poly launches state's first undergraduate health engineering program
Students with a love of STEM and an interest in health care can prepare for a career that prioritizes both with Florida Polytechnic University's new Health Systems Engineering program
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Published on 12/1/2020
Phase two of the Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville and Wolfson Children's Hospital expansion
Wolfson Children's Hospital completed the first phase of a multi-year, $200-million construction project in May. The hospital, one of five owned by Baptist Health, placed a 110-ton steel skybridge over Palm Avenue in Jacksonville.
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Published on 7/27/2020
Winnie Palmer Hospital's new newborn screening process means less wait time for test results
In Florida, the state requires newborns to be screened for 57 disorders, ranging from sickle cell disease to cystic fibrosis. Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital has instituted an electronic process...
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Published on 7/27/2020
Nemours sees 2,200% rise in telehealth visits during COVID-19 pandemic
Nemours Children's Health System launched its CareConnect telemedicine platform in 2015 — but use of the video visit service has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Published on 7/27/2020
Effort to expand flu vaccinations dies in the Florida Senate
In the flu season that ended in the spring, thousands of Florida children got the flu and 14 died. Most of those who died hadn't gotten a flu shot.
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Published on 7/27/2020
Ascension Sacred Heart's children's hospital $85-million expansion
Only a year after opening, Ascension Sacred Heart's $85-million, 126-bed Studer Family Children's Hospital in Pensacola is undergoing a growth spurt.
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Published on 7/27/2020
Nicklaus Children's Hospital is helping treat children with rare illness caused by the coronavirus
Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami has carved out space in its intensive care unit to treat Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), a rare illness that can appear several weeks after exposure to the coronavirus.
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Published on 7/27/2020
COVID-19-related mental health challenges facing Florida's children
Jennifer Katzenstein, director of psychology and neuropsychology at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, spoke to FLORIDA TREND...
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Published on 7/27/2020
University of West Florida wins $400K National Eye Institute grant
Biology professor Scott Taylor has won a grant to study how zebrafish regenerate preceptor cells in their eyes after they've been damaged.
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Published on 3/25/2020
Teen develops “Germ Genie” to protect travelers from diseases
Henry Hurowitz couldn't have timed his new product and company better.
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Published on 3/25/2020
AdventHealth Nicholson Center opens Prototype Lab to help physician inventors
Each year, doctors from around the world come to AdventHealth Nicholson Center in Celebration to practice surgical techniques using robots and other high-tech devices.
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Published on 3/25/2020
Naples' NCH Healthcare System buys germ-killing robot
In the battle against superbugs, Southwest Florida's NCH Healthcare System has a new high-tech weapon.
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Published on 3/25/2020
UF developed tiny chip tracks med-taking
Digital tech company etectRX has received FDA clearance for its ID-CAP system, which verifies medicinal dosage to patients and physicians using digital technology.
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Published on 2/26/2020
Tampa General Hospital's new organ donation equipment
Tampa General Hospital has started using new equipment that enables donor hearts, lungs and livers to be transported at body temperature rather than chilled and transported in coolers.
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Published on 2/26/2020
Lung transplant technology collaboration between Mayo Clinic Florida and United Therapeutics
Mayo Clinic Florida expects to have three ex-vivo lung perfusion systems installed and operating by the end of first quarter 2020
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Published on 1/27/2020
Bay Medical Center-Sacred Heart introduces two new methods for treating an irregular heart beat
Bay Medical Center-Sacred Heart is giving cardiac patients new ways to treat common heart conditions.
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Published on 1/27/2020
Orange Park Medical Center increases its capacity
Orange Park Medical Center now has two electrophysiology labs.
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Published on 1/27/2020
A second chance after suffering a heart attack
After suffering a heart attack at age 37, Angel Vazquez got moving and completely revamped his diet.
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Published on 1/27/2020
