Author: Dorron Blumberg

Lee Health Board Approves Plan to Improve Community Health

Community Health Needs Assessment Implementation Strategy Now Available
 
April 8, 2021 – Lee Health’s Board of Directors recently approved the Community Health Needs Assessment Implementation Strategy and will begin executing the 2020-2023 plan, based on the needs identified in the Community Health Needs Assessment Report.
 

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NICKLAUS CHILDREN’S INNOVATES WITH LATEST IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT PLANNING OF CONGENITAL HEART PROCEDURES AND MEDICAL EDUCATION

April 8 2021 – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is taking a lead globally in using the latest immersive technology to advance surgical care planning, and patient education. The hospital’s Cardiovascular Surgery Advanced Projects Laboratory (CSAPL) is now using emerging mixed reality technology to support planning of complex congenital heart procedures and help patient families visualize how the surgical team will conduct repairs. The technology is also being used to support clinical classroom learning in association with medical education partners.

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Crohn’s disease may develop from warped immune cell signaling during bile acid exposure

Study reveals how T cells in the small intestine respond to bile acids, offering localized treatment direction for a cause of chronic illness
 
April 7, 2021 – People with Crohn’s disease are typically treated with powerful anti-inflammatory medications that act throughout their body, not just in their digestive tract, creating the potential for unintended, and often serious, side effects. New research from the lab of Mark Sundrud, PhD, at Scripps Research, Florida suggests a more targeted treatment approach is possible.
 

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"What Does A Safe Haven for Newborns Do?"

We support distressed pregnant girls and women from all walks of life. Through education, grass roots community involvement, direct assistance and our 24/7 confidential, multilingual referral helpline. To date, 332 precious newborns (two little ones this year) now have a future and lots of love with their forever family and over 5,000 women helped in their time of need. AND, most importantly there have been zero abandonments in five of the last ten years. Everyone is helped. We are never judgmental. We do not charge for any of our services.

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