Healthcare Advances


Watch Now: 10 Eye Tips to See...

(VIDEO: Elise Leonard, M.D., discusses what you should be doing to ensure proper eye health.) Many people take their vision for granted, but there are...

April 1, 2015 / 2 min read


Watch Now: Proton Therapy System Coming to...

(VIDEO: Brian E. Keeley, president and CEO of Baptist Health South Florida, and Olivier Legrain, CEO of IBA, sign a historic agreement to bring the...

March 31, 2015 / 1 min read


New Knees Offer New Life

Gone are the days when getting older meant slowing down and losing your desire to stay active. In the minds of baby boomers, the last...

March 23, 2015 / 3 min read


Watch Now: 3D Medical Modeling At Miami...

(VIDEO: Barry Katzen, M.D., founder and chief medical executive of Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute explains how medical modeling can improve patient outcomes.) Cardiovascular surgeons...

February 19, 2015 / 1 min read


Are You a Candidate for Cardiac Calcium...

While calcium is an essential building block for the body, calcium can also be used as a marker for identifying atherosclerosis, or hardening of the...

February 5, 2015 / 3 min read


Stroke Drops a Notch to No. 5...

Stroke has dropped from No. 4 to the No. 5 leading cause of death in the United States, according to a recent update from the...

February 2, 2015 / 3 min read


Watch Now: West Kendall Baptist Hospital Celebrates...

(VIDEO: GE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey R. Immelt speaks at West Kendall Baptist Hospital about GE Healthcare’s New Revolution CT Scanner.) General Electric...

January 7, 2015 / 1 min read


Watch Now: Tiny Implant Helps Glaucoma Patients

Cataracts and glaucoma are two eye conditions that often occur at the same time, most commonly in people over the age of 60. Patients now...

December 16, 2014 / 1 min read


New 'Drug-Coated Balloon’ Treats Blocked Arteries

Only days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new device to help open blocked arteries — without the need for a stent...

November 28, 2014 / 3 min read


Watch Now: Germ-Zapping Robot at Doctors Hospital

(VIDEO: Watch “Magneto,” Doctors Hospital’s Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot in action, and hear why it is making a difference in patient safety.) It may look like...

November 18, 2014 / 1 min read