Author: Dorron Blumberg

Ways Hispanics Can Prevent Diabetes and Heart Disease

Hispanic Americans represent 17.6 percent of the present U.S. population, or about 56.6 million people. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, people of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central-American or other Spanish culture or origin are projected to comprise 28.6 percent of the U.S. population by the year 2060, or about 119 million individuals. This growing group of Hispanic Americans faces significant health concerns that put them at high risk for both heart disease and diabetes.

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NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR ORTHOPAEDICS AT JOE DIMAGGIO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL – Program Cited for Excellence by U.S. News & World Report

August 1, 2019 – In a U.S. News & World Report ranking of specialties at children’s hospitals throughout the U.S., orthopaedics at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital was ranked 33rd in the nation, based on patient outcomes, clinical resources, and utilization of best practices. The Hollywood-based hospital was the highest rated in Florida and moved up two spots from the 2018 orthopaedic rankings. 

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New automated device patented by Stempel College faculty could assess DNA damage and repair

August 2, 2019 – DNA damage—caused by environmental agents or the body’s normal processes—plays a critical role in the development of many major human diseases, with profound public health implications. 
 
Marcus S. Cooke, professor at Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work’s Department of Environmental Health Sciences, has been awarded $149,846 from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop an automated device to support the assessment of DNA damage and repair. Facilitating such measures will help advance knowledge of the role of DNA damage in health and disease.
 

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