Author: Dorron Blumberg

Scripps Research invites audiences to take a front row seat to science

Posted by | Jul 23, 2020 | |

Virtual Lecture Series Runs Through December
 
WHO: Scripps Research is inviting the public to participate in a series of virtual lectures called “Front Row.”
 
WHAT: Scripps Research scientists on the cutting edge of discoveries in their field will present a series of free lectures, sharing their most recent discoveries and interactively answering questions. Once a month, attendees will enjoy compelling presentations, get an inside look at life-changing advancements and get the chance to directly ask leading researchers questions.

 

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Delray Medical Center & Good Samaritan Medical Center Appoint Dr. Lloyd Zucker as Medical Director of Neurosurgery

Posted by | Jul 23, 2020 | |

July 23 2020 – Dr. Lloyd Zucker is named Medical Director of Neurosurgery for Delray Medical Center and Good Samaritan Medical Center.  In his new role, Dr. Zucker will collaborate with the medical staff to lead quality and programmatic development, including expansion of the neuro-oncology service line at Good Samaritan Medical Center, and the movement disorders program featuring Deep Brain Stimulation across the Palm Beach Health Network.  

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SANDRA AND MALCOLM BERMAN DONATE $1 MILLION IN SUPPORT OF BOCA RATON’S KEEPING THE PROMISE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

Posted by | Jul 23, 2020 | |

Bermans the Latest Seven-Figure Gift to Keeping the Promise
 
July 23, 2020 Boca Raton Regional Hospital has received a seven-figure gift, from Sandra and Malcolm Berman, towards Keeping the Promise…The Campaign for Boca Raton Regional Hospital.  The campaign supports the hospital’s campus redevelopment plan and has already raised $163 million toward its goals, thanks to the leadership gift by the Bermans combined with the tremendous support of other philanthropists in the community. In recognition of Sandra and Malcolm’s generosity, the new Elevator Lobby on the first floor in the new patient tower will be named in their honor.
 

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Breakthrough Rapid COVID-19 Detection Tests Launched at Largest Hospital in the Middle East

Posted by | Jul 22, 2020 | |

An Israeli start-up has enhanced virus detection spectral technology able to detect viruses in a fluid sample in less than one second using an inexpensive device.  Newsight Imaging is adapting this innovative technology into a rapid COVID-19 test in a pilot program at Sheba Medical Center in Israel that separates between alpha-coronaviruses (Alpha-CoV) and beta-coronaviruses (Beta-CoV), with an accuracy close to 100 percent.
 
Ramat Gan, Israel – July 22, 2020 – Israel’s Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer, the largest hospital in the Middle East, announces the launch of a pilot program for breakthrough rapid COVID-19 detection tests conceived by Newsight Imaging, an Israeli startup. 
 

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