Local10.com - August 21, 2012
Many people are undergoing stress tests to see how healthy their heart is, but the tests have benefits and limitations. Robert Rubin is no stranger to the dangers of heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States. His father had a heart attack at 40-years-old and Rubin himself was diagnosed with diabetes at 50-years-old.
MiamiHerald.com - August 21, 2012
A state law, which went into effect July 1, requires concussion training for coaches, officials and athletes before the start of every playing season. When Joe Kirby Jr., a point guard for Sagemont Upper School in Weston, collided with two players during a game in February then fell backward, slamming his head on the basketball court, the 10th grader didn’t know what hit him.
BizJournal.com - August 17, 2012
Cleveland Clinic Florida, Broward Health Medical Center and Memorial Regional Hospital received approval from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration for organ transplant programs.
The nonprofit Cleveland Clinic Florida will now be able to perform heart, liver and kidney transplants in Weston.
SunSentinel.com - August 20, 2012
South Floridians in need of heart, liver or kidney transplants will soon have greater access to the lifesaving procedures, thanks to new programs approved at three Broward County hospitals.
The Palm Beach Post - August 11, 2012
When the football players at Palm Beach Lakes High heard they would be taking a test involving what’s inside their heads, all sorts of visions were dancing through those heads. The kids didn’t expect a mad scientist to hook them up to electrodes and wait for a lightning bolt, but what they envisioned might have inched closer to sci-fi than what they actually did experience: a simple cognitive test similar to a video game in a computer lab.
Local10.com - August 07, 2012
Teen athletes participate in baseline brain function screening. A study published in the journal Pediatrics found that the number of school age children with sports related concussions has doubled in the past decade. This is a serious health concern facing our community," said Dr. Daniel Grobman, a sports medicine specialist with Cleveland Clinic Florida.
Local10.com - August 07, 2012
Painful disease becomes more common with age. "This is a painful rash that can appear just about anywhere on the body and it's actually a re-activation of the chicken pox virus," said Dr. Giorgio Tarchini with the Cleveland Clinic Florida's department of immunology.