Author: Dorron Blumberg

November 10, 2020  – Cleveland Clinic Florida experts will discuss important lung health topics, from COPD to emphysema and lung cancer, during a “Health Matters 2020” virtual health talk at 12 p.m. on November 12.

 

Participating in the panel will be Martin Health pulmonologist Michael Marsh, MD, Weston Hospital thoracic oncologist Evan Alley, MD, and Indian River Hospital pulmonologist Diego Maldonado, MD. 

 

Learn more and register for this talk at my.clevelandclinic.org/florida/events.
 

 

November 10, 2020 – Interventional cardiologists Miguel Diaz, MD, FACC, FSCAI and Marquand Patton, DO, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, FASE, FASNC, RPVI recently performed the 50th MitraClip™ procedure at the Heart Institute at Palmetto General Hospital. Dr. Diaz, Medical Director of the Structural Heart Program at Palmetto General Hospital, and Dr. Patton, offer the MitraClip™ as a minimally-invasive structural heart treatment for severe mitral regurgitation (MR), one of the most common heart valve diseases. MitraClip™ candidates include patients at a high-risk for traditional open-heart surgery and select heart patients who remain symptomatic despite guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT).
 

 

November 9 2020 – Unhealthy eating habits, boredom, depression and less physical activity than normal, combined with extra screen time, have led to a dangerous weight gain in children during the pandemic. Over the last eight months, Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center (CDTC), which offers a variety of services that care for disabled and chronically ill children and adolescents throughout Broward County, has seen a surge in the number of children and adolescents who are diagnosed as overweight or obese.
 

November 3, 2020 –  It’s that time of year again… patients may be close to or have already met their insurance deductibles, and having your surgery before December 31 could reduce out-of-pocket expenses by thousands.  We recognize that life is better without pain, and many patients wonder why they waited so long to have a procedure that helps their overall health.