Healthcare Advances


Personalized Treatments Can Help COPD Patients Breathe...

Innovative treatments are available to help the estimated 12 million Americans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) breathe a bit easier A personalized treatment plan...

November 17, 2014 / 3 min read


Moving Beyond Cancer

The estimated number of cancer survivors in the United States is currently 14.5 million, with 2.8 million breast cancer survivors

October 29, 2014 / 1 min read


Breast Cancer: Know Your Family History

For some patients, the risk of developing breast cancer is in their genes. About 5 percent to 10 percent of breast cancers are hereditary —...

October 15, 2014 / 2 min read


Three Lessons From a Simulation Lab

A well-connected mom faces a medical crisis while giving birth to a very tech-savvy baby. No worries, though. Both patients are high-tech mannequins, virtually complete...

August 19, 2014 / 2 min read


Watch Now: Miami Cancer Institute Groundbreaking Ceremony

You might  have recognized a few faces in the standing-room-only crowd that gathered for the historic groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the $430 million...

August 8, 2014 / 1 min read


Watch Now: e-Pharmacy, A Vital Connection

Sitting within Baptist Health’s Telehealth Center in Coral Gables, pharmacist Gloria Kelly works with the doctors in the hospitals’ ICUs to ensure the right medications...

June 23, 2014 / 1 min read


A Survivor’s Dream Come True

A diagnosis of ovarian cancer is scary.  But when you’re 25 years old, engaged to be married and had hoped to have children, it can...

June 20, 2014 / 3 min read


Watch Now: Miracle Baby Celebrates First Birthday

Stephanie Salgueiro-Lopez was born when her mom, Elianne, was just 22 weeks pregnant. Despite being on the “edge of viability,” Stephanie spent the first four...

June 19, 2014 / 1 min read


Cancer Rates Going Down

Although a diagnosis of cancer is still the last thing people want to hear, today this news often is met with determination and strength as...

May 30, 2014 / 3 min read


Living Longer, Living Healthier With Major Illnesses

Flashback: There was a time when a diagnosis of a serious illness automatically prompted end-of-life discussions. The prognosis was often grim for those diagnosed with...

May 27, 2014 / 3 min read