Dr. Quentin Felty, associate professor at Florida International University Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, has been awarded a $439,500 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to study stem cells lining the lung vessel wall in persons with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
Read MoreMay 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.
Read MoreWhen the topic of stroke comes up, people are likely to picture an adult victim. Sadly, this is not always the case. Teenagers, children, newborns – even unborn babies can also suffer a stroke. It remains one of the top 10 causes of death in children.
Read MoreMay 2019 Issue – Volume 15 – Issue 11
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