Author: Dorron Blumberg

JANET D. MORELAND NAMED LAKESIDE MEDICAL CENTER’S NEW LEADER

Posted by | Jul 9, 2019 | |

July 9. 2019 – Janet D. Moreland, who was raised and educated in the Glades, has been named Hospital Administrator of Lakeside Medical Center, the 70-bed, acute care facility in Belle Glade.
“I am truly excited about this opportunity,” said Janet D. Moreland, APRN, MSN, LHRM. “I look forward to engaging with the people who live and work in the Glades – the community where I grew up – to share all of the great things we have planned for the coming year.”
 

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UHealth Launches New Deep Brain Stimulation Treatment for Epilepsy

Posted by | Jul 9, 2019 | |

July 9, 2019 – A clinical team from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and the Department of Neurosurgery recently performed Florida’s second deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery for a patient with intractable epilepsy.  The new treatment, which was approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in 2018, offers a new therapeutic strategy for patients whose epilepsy cannot be treated effectively by medications or resective surgery.
 

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Six Myths About Weight Loss Surgery

Posted by | Jul 9, 2019 | |

July 9, 2019 – Weight loss surgery may be a successful option for people who have tried many diets over the years, yet without sustaining weight loss that keeps them at a healthy weight. However, myths about weight loss surgery get a lot of attention. Below, we bust six common myths about bariatric surgery.
 
 

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Local Family Medicine Residents Celebrate Graduation Six Physicians Completed Their Training at Lee Health

Posted by | Jul 9, 2019 | |

July 9, 2019 –  Lee Health recently celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2019 of The Florida State University College of Medicine Family Medicine Residency Program. The residency program, based at Lee Memorial Hospital, was created to address an expected national shortage of primary care physicians. This issue is compounded locally by a rapidly growing aging population.
 

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