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April 2013

Cleveland Clinic Florida to host Health and Wellness Expo

Health & Wellness - April 2013

Since it first opened here in Weston almost 12 years ago, Cleveland Clinic has been commited to promoting health and wellness in our community. Each year it hosts a free community health event with Cleveland Clinic Floirda physicians on hand to share their expertise.

Medical procedures ahead of their time

Cityandshore.com - April 6, 2013

True medical breakthroughs are rare, but improvements and refinements of treatments, methods of diagnosis and surgical procedures are constantly evolving.

Vitamin D helps maintain muscle strength

The Miami Herald - April 5, 2013

The next time you watch a Florida Panthers game, take a minute from the action on ice to look at the seats behind the bench. There you may see the team’s doctors Gautam Yagnik and David Westerdahl. When they aren’t out on the ice with an injured player or sewing sutures in the back room, they get to watch the action. In their positions with the Panthers, as well as in their regular practices — Dr. Yagnik is chief of orthopedic surgery at Baptist Hospital and Dr. Westerdahl is a sports physician in the department of orthopedics at Cleveland Clinic Florida — they see many muscle strains and bone fractures.

March 2013»

March 2013

Erectile dysfunction: A problem with a solution

The Miami Herald - March 25, 2013

One out of two men over age 40 have had difficulty attaining and maintaining an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse, doctors say. And while the numbers are smaller, even some younger men may have difficulty developing an erection.

Bodywell Chip promises protection from cell phone radiation

Local10.com - March 22, 2013

According to a Pew research study 87 percent of American adults own a cell phone. With the growing use of this technology come concerns about possible health effects.

February 2013»

February 2013

Weston hospital expands its ER

Sun-Sentinel - February 15, 2013

Cleveland Clinic Florida officials are hoping to keep wait times in their emergency room low by expanding it.The Weston hospital recently added 3,500 square feet of space and six ER beds and had a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate.

Cleveland Clinic Florida plans accountable care program with Florida Blue

South Florida Business Journal - February 6, 2013

Cleveland Clinic Florida has signed a letter of intent to form an accountable care program with insurer Florida Blue.

January 2013»

January 2013

How to get a good night's sleep

Gold Coast - January 2013

Cleveland Clinic Florida's Sleep Disorders Center's Jose Ramirez gives us a guide to sleeping better in the new year.

The Big Picture: A comprehensive annual physical examination is not just for executives any more

City & Shore - January 2013

Did you make a resolution to live a healthier life in 2013? Did you make the same resolution in 2012? Sometimes we have the best of intentions, but life, as they say, gets in the way.

Test helps athletes fine tune routine

Local10.com - January 15, 2013

Cleveland Clinic Florida provides VO2 max testing. Amateur and professional athletes are learning how to fine tune their fitness routine with special testing at Cleveland Clinic Florida. Brian Huberty, a marathoner, hopes his passion for running takes him to the Olympics. "My biggest dream as a runner is to run marathons even when I'm 100," he said.

Coughing for two weeks? You still don't need antibiotic

USA Today - January 14, 2013

Typical coughs last longer than many people think and that mismatch between reality and expectations leads many to demand useless antibiotics, doctors say.

Cough lasts 18 days, no matter what you do, study finds

NBC - January 14, 2013

If you’re a victim of this year’s terrible flu, or any of the other nasty bugs causing general respiratory distress, Dr. Mark Ebell sends his sympathies.

Cough clinic offers patients relief

Local10.com - January 9, 2013

Cleveland Clinic Florida diagnoses patients with chronic cough. A team of doctors at the Cleveland Clinic Florida are working to address the causes of chronic cough and offer patients relief.

December 2012»

Imaging customizes knee replacements

Local10.com - December 11, 2012

Procedure allows for better results in surgery. Doctors are now using imaging to customize knee replacement for patients. Judy Mirman loves playing fetch with her dog, but knee problems began to rob her of that joy.

October 2012»

Cleveland Clinic Florida to Start Transplant Services

Health & Wellness - October 2012

Cleveland Clinic Florida is pleased to announce that the Agency for Health Care Administration in Florida has given it approval to start providing heart, liver and kidney transplants services. The program will begin in January.

Doctors offer surgical approach for treating asthma

Local10.com - October 16, 2012

For more than 30 years, Miriam Rivera did everything she could to ease her asthma."Allergy shots, medication, the machines, nebulizer, all kinds of things," said Rivera. "I got better one day. The next day, I got sick."

Lung disease rates higher in southeast

Local10.com - October 11, 2012

More and more people are finding that smoking, even for a short time, greatly increases the chances of developing a debilitating lung disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, rates of progressive lung disease are higher in the southeastern United States than any other region of the country.

Imaging technology helps doctors explore lungs

Local10.com - October 8, 2012

Doctors are working with a new tool to diagnose conditions in the lungs without the need for invasive biopsies. Called navigation bronchoscopy, a wire thin catheter is threaded through the tiny passages ways in the far reaches of the lung, allowing for pinpoint accuracy by using imaging technology.

The Deadly Threat of Silent Heart Attacks

NewYorkTimes.com - October 2, 2012

For more than six months, Harriett Cooke had been uncommonly tired, panting when she walked her sixth grade science class to the cafeteria and struggling to keep her eyes open when she drove home at night.

September 2012»

Cleveland Clinic Florida is Making an ImPACT with Student Athletes

Health & Wellness - September 2012

The centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) estimates that one to three million sports-related concussions occur annually in the United States. A recent study published in the journal Pediatrics found that the number of school age children with sports-related concussions has doubled in the past decade.

Asthma procedure lets patients breathe easier

MiamiHerald.com - September 18, 2012

Miriam Rivera spent a large portion of her life in doctors’ offices and hospitals and a lot of insurance money managing her severe asthma, until a new procedure changed her life in just a matter of weeks.

IBD: Learning to live with Crohn’s, colitis

MiamiHerald.com - September 18, 2012

Monica Weeks was 19 and a freshman in college when her first symptoms appeared. And it took several visits to different doctors before she was finally diagnosed with Crohn’s disease.
More than five years later, she has a seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of the disease and has learned to manage her condition with infusions of Remicade every seven weeks, alongside eating healthy and exercising

CDC urges boomers to test for hepatitis C

MiamiHerald.com - September 18, 2012

A long sleeping epidemic is waking like a bear among baby boomers in the United States and causing the Centers of Disease Control to urge all people born 1945 through 1965 be tested for hepatitis C. According to CDC reports, an estimated 3.5 million people in the U.S. — 75 percent ranging from 47 to 67 — have the virus. But most do not know it.

August 2012»

Stress tests to measure for heart disease have benefits, limitations

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.

Concussion rules put kids’ health before winning games

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.

Cleveland Clinic, Broward Health, Memorial get approval for transplant programs

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.

South Florida hospitals to add organ transplant programs

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.

Concussion testing one time when student-athletes eager to let adults inside their heads

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.

Sagemont H.S., Cleveland Clinic team up for concussion testing

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.

Doctors urge those over 60 to get vaccinated against shingles

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.

July 2012»

Taking break from dieting may aid weight loss

Local10.com - July 24, 2012

Structured 'cheating' is key. Ever since the births of her two children, Roudie Gustav Omega has struggled to lose 50 pounds. "It seems like every year I try something different and if at the end of the year it doesn't work, the next year, I say, 'Let's try something new,'" she said. Her interest was piqued by a concept called the 'break diet', a sort of 'part time' eating plan for weight loss.

A Trusted Ally

Jupiter - Summer 2012

Name: Viviane Connor, M.D.
Occupation: Gynecologist
In layman's terms, what she's done: Invented an ultrasound-and dye-based test called Contrast Infusion Sonogram, which is used to verify whether a permanent birth control procedure called Essure is effectively in place. The Contrast Infusion Sonogram can be done in a gynecologist's office and is safer, more comfortable and more convenient than HSG, the radiologic X-ray procedure typically used to verify Essure.

Cleveland Clinic Florida Receives Approval for Transplant Programs at Weston Facility

August 17, 2012

Cleveland Clinic Florida is pleased to announce that the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) in Florida has approved its applications for heart, liver and kidney transplant services. Cleveland Clinic Florida saw the need to create transplant programs in order to meet the needs of a growing number of patients who currently must seek transplant services outside of South Florida. Research indicates that approximately 15 percent of patients have to travel out of the area for liver transplants, 23 percent for kidney transplants and 33 percent for heart transplants.

Cleveland Clinic Florida’s General Surgery Residency Program Set to Begin

April 24, 2012

Cleveland Clinic Florida’s General Surgery Residency program approved last year by the American Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is set to begin on July 1, 2012. A total of 18 general surgery residents will begin the five-year program this year and an additional three resident will begin next year.

Cleveland Clinic Florida Presents Speaking of Women's Health

Saturday, November 19, 2011, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Hyatt Regency Bonaventure
250 Racquet Club Road
Weston, FL 33326

Cleveland Clinic Florida is proud to host this year’s Speaking of Women’s Health event an extraordinary health conference designed to empower women. Speaking of Women’s Health is dedicated to educating women to make informed decisions about health, well-being and personal wellness for themselves and their families. This conference is a day for women to step away from their hurried lives, focus on taking care of themselves, and rejuvenate their spirits. Speaking of Women’s Health conferences include free health screenings, tote gift bag, sponsor boutique area, a dynamic keynote address and breakout sessions on important women’s health topics.

Pelvic Floor Center At Cleveland Clinic Florida Designated A Center Of Excellence

July 26, 2011

Cleveland Clinic Florida’s Pelvic Floor Center has been designated a Center of Excellence (COE):Continence Care in Women by the National Association for Continence.

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