Author: Dorron Blumberg

FoundCare Inc. Offers Free Hepatitis Testing May is Hepatitis Awareness Month

Posted by | May 6, 2019 | |

May 6 2019 – FoundCare, Inc. is offering free hepatitis testing to patients during May’s national Hepatitis Awareness Month. Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, often caused by a virus, and the most common types are A, B and C. Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable liver disease, but cases are on the rise in South Florida. According to the Florida Department of Health, since February, 19 persons with hepatitis 
 

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Hialeah Hospital Is First in Florida to Utilize the Ellipsys System For Non-Surgical Dialysis Fistula Creation

Posted by | May 6, 2019 | |

New approach provides simpler, less invasive method for patients requiring vascular access

Hialeah Hospital is the first hospital in the State of Florida to provide a new approach to a simpler, less invasive method for patients requiring vascular access with the acquisition of some new technology. The Ellipsys is an innovative, minimally-invasive catheter-based system designed for end-stage renal disease for patients requiring hemodialysis.  It provides physicians and patients with access to a unique, non-surgical option for arteriovenous(AV) fistula creation, a procedure that had not previously changed in over 50 years.
 

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Justin Boise is the Director of Neuroscience and Neuro Stepdown at North Shore Medical Center

Posted by | May 3, 2019 | |

Risk Factors of Stroke 
By: Justin Boise 
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stroke, also known as a brain attack, is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. Imagine barriers keeping your blood from naturally flowing through your body, causing a clog in your blood vessels. A healthy blood flow supplies needed oxygen to your brain, and when that blood supply is stopped, your brain stops functioning and brain cells, also known as neurons, begin to die immediately
 

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Susan G. Komen’s Florida Grant Funding to Provide Life-Saving Services to State’s Most Vulnerable Communities

Posted by | May 3, 2019 | |

May 3, 2019 – Only six months after launching the Susan G. Komen Florida statewide affiliate, the newly expanded organization has announced a second round of grant funding to deliver breast health services to the state’s most impoverished communities.  Grant funding will help women living 200% or more below the poverty level get the screenings and diagnostic testing that could save their lives.  Funding will also provide financial assistance to those currently in treatment.

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