Author: Dorron Blumberg

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Delray Medical Center Becomes First Hospital in South Florida to Use Modus 3D System for Brain and Spine Surgery

Posted by | Apr 15, 2021 | |

 April 15th 2021- Delray Medical Center is the first hospital in South Florida to use the Synaptive’s Modus V™ 3D exoscope. This technology is a fully automated, robotic digital microscope combining advanced optics with 3D visualization, video processing and robotic automation allowing for a more precise excision of brain tumors.  The hospital is also the first hospital in South Florida to use the Modus V™ 3D for spinal surgery.  Utilizing voice-control surgeons can maintain focus at all times on the surgical field.

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FAU Researchers Receive Grants to Combat Alzheimer’s Disease in Florida

Posted by | Apr 15, 2021 | |

FAU Awarded $641,818 from the Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program
 
April 15, 2021 – Four researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science have received grants totaling $641,818 from the Florida Department of Health’s Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program. Award recipients also represent the FAU Brain Institute, which advances neuroscience research, promotes neuroscience education, facilitates translational research discoveries and enhances public awareness, and the FAU Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-HEALTH), created to advance health through pioneering research and practical applications.
 

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Holy Cross Urgent Care Now Offers Rapid COVID-19 Molecular Testing

Posted by | Apr 15, 2021 | |

Results from Abbott’s Rapid COVID-19 Molecular Test are ready in as little as 15 minutes
 
April 14 2021 – Fort Lauderdale area residents now have access to Rapid COVID-19 Molecular testing at our Holy Cross Urgent Care locations at 3481 N. University Drive in Coral Springs and 1115 S. Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale. The Abbott Rapid COVID-19 Molecular Test not only delivers test results in minutes, the test is also accurate and convenient for the patient. This is a change from prior procedure because swabs collected at the Urgent Care Centers will no longer be sent to the main lab for PCR testing. Anyone that qualifies under CDC guidelines can have the same-day test.
 

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St. Lucie Medical Center First Hospital on Treasure Coast to Use New Robotic Technology for Commonly Performed Procedure

Posted by | Apr 15, 2021 | |

April 15, 2021 – Orthopedic surgeons and the medical staff at St. Lucie Medical Center are the first team on the Treasure Coast to offerthe ROSA® Knee System robotic technology to help perform total knee replacement surgery. ROSA Knee is a robotically-assisted surgical system that assists with complex decision-making and enables surgeons to use computer and software technology to control and move surgical instruments, allowing forgreater precision and flexibility during procedures.

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