February 13, 2020 by John Fernandez
Breathing Innovation: South Miami Hospital Patient...
A 79-year-old retiree with chronic emphysema, who had trouble breathing at rest,...
FDA Approves Device for Heart Valve Replacement...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new device, the Lotus Edge, to better assist doctors when replacing aortic valves using a...
May 8, 2019 / 2 min read
Transforming ‘TAVR’: More Aortic Valve Patients Will...
The aortic valve, one of four valves that regulate blood flow through the heart, undoubtedly serves a vital function. For most patients, having to replace...
April 1, 2019 / 3 min read
Spotting Skin Cancer: Groundbreaking Body Imaging Technology...
Skin cancer is by far the most common type of cancer. If you know what to look for — such as atypical moles — you...
March 25, 2019 / 3 min read
Stent-Like ‘Flow Diverter’ is Saving Patients with...
Yadira Erriguible, 66, recalls suddenly losing something most people take for granted. “I lost my sense of taste and smell,” she says. “This was in...
January 23, 2019 / 3 min read
Frozen in Time: Hypothermia Treatment Helps Teen...
When Dwayne Powell (pictured above) deftly dribbles a basketball or sketches one of his stunning drawings, mom Tia Burrows feels more than the usual sense...
January 9, 2019 / 4 min read
‘TightRope’ Repair for High-Ankle Sprain Gets Athletes...
When University of Alabama quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, takes the field at tonight’s college football national championship game, his ankle will be supported by a device...
January 7, 2019 / 2 min read
Healthcare 2019: Top Advances in Treatments, Prevention
Throughout 2018, the Resource blog has highlighted advances in treatment and prevention at Baptist Health South Florida, sometimes taking the lead or reflecting on national...
December 31, 2018 / 4 min read
Targeting Tumors: NanoKnife Advances Minimally Invasive Cancer...
While surgery, radiation and chemotherapy may be the first cancer treatments that come to mind, interventional oncology has become an essential component of the multidisciplinary...
November 8, 2018 / 2 min read
Scalp Cooling Helps Prevent Hair Loss During...
Hair loss is a side effect of chemotherapy that can have a significant impact on the psychological aspect of a breast cancer patient’s treatment and...
October 31, 2018 / 2 min read
How Can Proton Therapy Improve Breast Cancer...
Radiation therapy is an effective treatment for breast cancer, but like other therapies it often comes with side effects. Some of the most serious, including...
October 11, 2018 / 2 min read
