Author: Dorron Blumberg

Miami Cancer Institute Now Offering Stem Cell Transplantations

Posted by | Dec 21, 2018 | |

The Blood & Marrow Transplant program recently received approval of a certificate of need from the state
 
Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, is offering autologous stem cell transplants for patients with multiple myeloma and lymphoma  on an outpatient basis, a procedure that spares patients weeks of hospitalization, often in isolation, and promotes recovery. The Institute also began performing inpatient autologous transplants for more complex cases in November of this year at Miami Cancer Institute.
 
“Being at home with loved ones and staying active can lead to better outcomes in certain patients,” said Guenther Koehne, M.D., Ph.D., an internationally renowned blood cancer expert and Miami Cancer Institute’s chief of Blood & Marrow Transplantation and Hematologic Oncology.
 

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CORNELL INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION MEDICINE AWARDED THREE-YEAR CARF ACCREDITATION

Posted by | Dec 21, 2018 | |

CARF International has announced that Cornell Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine at Bethesda Hospital East has been accredited for a period of three years for its Inpatient Rehabilitation Program for Adults.
 
This accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows the organization’s substantial conformance to the CARF standards. An organization receiving a Three-Year Accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable and accountable.

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Florida Medical Center Donates Toys to the Community

Posted by | Dec 21, 2018 | |

Florida Medical Center partnered with City of Lauderdale Lakes and the Broward Sheriff’s Office to gather up toys for boys and girls who are in need during this holiday season. “We are so pleased to be able to participate in providing toys to those children in the community who need it most to ensure that they have a nice holiday season,” said Jeffrey M. Welch, Chief Executive Officer of Florida Medical Center. The toys will be divided amongst many families in need throughout the community so they can all have a magical holiday. 
 

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FAU Brain Institute Fellows Receive More than $1.1 Million from Florida Department of Health

Posted by | Dec 19, 2018 | |

Researchers Awarded Grants from the Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program

In Florida, there are more than 540,000 people living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most recognized form of dementia. The number of people in Florida who are age 65 and older with AD is expected to increase 41.2 percent by 2025 to a projected 720,000, highlighting the urgency of finding medical and treatment breakthroughs.

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