Author: Dorron Blumberg

The Dade County Medical Association (DCMA) celebrates the opening of their new office at Sunnybrook Road in Miami.  The centenary institution moved in last March after many years at their North River location.  With this step the DCMA is celebrating a new era for the institution with upgraded technology, a community Board Room, and the guidance of a new management team that will guide the DCMA into the future.  

Stroke is the third leading cause of death and disability in the United States, with one person dying every four minutes. Nearly 800,000 people have a stroke each year and about 87 percent are ischemic strokes, where blood flow to the brain is constrained or clogged. While there have been significant strides made in stroke research as well as major advances in stroke care, effective treatments are still insufficient and require a continued quest for new remedies. Current drugs designed for stroke intervention and treatment are based on their anti-oxidative properties or blockers of calcium channels or glutamate receptors. However, no clinically effective therapeutic intervention for stroke has yet been developed. 

Christopher Gomez, M.D., a urologist specializing in the treatment of urinary incontinence and genitourinary reconstruction, has joined Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida and the state’s only member of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance. Dr. Gomez has advanced training and expertise in female pelvic medicine and urogenital reconstruction, as well as minimally invasive surgical techniques that are associated with reduced side effects, pain and recovery time for patients.

Florida Atlantic University recently announced the launch of the MaryLynn Magar Fellowship at the Max Planck Academy at FAU’s John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter. An FAU Magar Fellow is a data science student from FAU High that is pursuing research at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI). The fellowship will include $3,000 to support the student’s research efforts. 

Three hundred attendees at Palm Health Foundation’s second annual Better Brain Health Luncheon on November 1, 2018 at the Kravis Center Cohen Pavilion were the first to hear that the organization achieved its $1 million campaign goal to advance brain health in just ten months, 14 months ahead of schedule.  Sponsored by Jupiter Medical Center’s Calcagnini Center for Mindfulness, the luncheon also featured keynote speaker and TED Talk “All-Star,” Helen E. Fisher, PhD, a pioneer in the research of human personality and the neurochemistry of leadership, and an enlightening interview with mental health advocate Jess Merrell about how she coped with the loss of her father to mental illness.