Author: Dorron Blumberg

HANLEY FOUNDATION, ACTRESS ALLISON JANNEY HONORED WITH MONA MANSELL AWARD AT ANNUAL FREEDOM INSTITUTE GALA IN NEW YORK CITY

May 17, 2019 – Hanley Foundation, a leader in substance abuse prevention, education and advocacy for access to quality treatment based in West Palm Beach, Florida, along with Emmy and Academy Award-winning actress Allison Janney, were honored with the Freedom Institute’s Mona Mansell Award at the Institute’s annual Spring Gala in New York City on Monday, May 13.
 

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JFK MEDICAL CENTER FIRST IN FLORIDA TO PERFORM INNOVATIVE CARDIAC PROCEDURE – Providing treatment options for high-risk patients

May 10, 2019 — The distinguished team of heart and vascular experts at JFK Medical Center recently became the first in the state of Florida to perform a new and innovative technique that prevents coronary artery obstruction during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a rare but often fatal complication.  The procedure is called, Bioprosthetic Aortic Scallop Intentional Laceration to prevent Iatrogenic Coronary Artery obstruction (BASILICA).

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Marine Organisms Hold Promise for Treating Triple Negative Breast Cancer

FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Researchers Receive $801,000 from Florida Department of Health
May 16, 2019 – The oceans cover more than 70 percent of the earth’s surface and provide a rich source of unique, bioactive natural products. Their chemical diversity and structural complexity represent an untapped supply of potential new drugs, lead compounds for medicinal chemistry and biological probes to better understand diseases. More than 50 percent of cancer drugs currently used have originated from natural products. 
 

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