Cardiologist Enrique Hanabergh had two pieces of news for the Uruguayan octogenarian, Carlos Schroeder: one was bad and the other was good. The bad news was that his difficulty breathing and fatigue was caused by damage to his aortic valve and, worst of all, he was not recommended he have another operation because of his age and prior surgical history. In such cases, the usual route that’s left is to step away and wait.
tags: [cardiovascular article]
A new investigational implantable cardiac monitor is designed to warn a patient that a heart attack has begun. The device vibrates and a pager worn by the patient beeps. This may happen even before the person has symptoms of the heart attack. This early warning could provide more time to seek emergency medical attention.
tags: [cardiovascular article]
For a patient with a pacemaker or defibrillator, it is possible that the extraction or removal of the leads that connects the device to the heart muscle may become necessary. In the past, an open heart operation was required to extract them. Now, this may be performed by less invasive means using a laser-powered sheath.
tags: [cardiovascular article]
Cardiac catheterizations performed through the wrist and not the groin are becoming more and more popular and are overall more favorable for all patients, particularly for those who are overweight.
tags: [cardiovascular article]
A calcium test saved Daisy Sotolongo’s life. All prior routine tests indicated that Daisy, an active 61 year old woman, living in Miami, Florida, had nothing to worry about. However, one day as she headed out for her daily morning walk, she knew something was wrong.
tags: [cardiovascular article]
An innovative, minimally invasive procedure, more advanced than laser, now resolves Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) without the need for painful surgery and long recovery.
tags: [cardiovascular article]
A new method using freezing is having excellent results in the treatment of irregular heartbeat (paroxysmal atrial fibrillation). Previous technology used thermal radiofrequency.
tags: [cardiovascular, cardiovascular article]
Early Detection and Minimal Invasion Enable Healing
tags: [cardiovascular article]
The innovative technique is called CryoMaze (or ‘icy labyrinth’) orcryoablation. Its principles are the same as a similar technology that has been in use for years in the treatment of prostate cancer.
tags: [cardiovascular article, cardiovascular]
Hospitalized heart patients can now rest easy, since a new technology allows their doctors to monitor them through their cell phones.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Westside Regional Medical Center]
In many cases, timely detection of vascular abnormalities allows repairing the valves with minimally invasive robotic procedures and reverse the damage, process known as 'reverse remodeling'.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Since she was a little girl, Isabella Moura had suffered severe headaches with dizziness, including fainting spells, nausea and sensitivity to light. The medications for migraine never proved to be effective for her.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
The 'chain of life' should begin to work the instant someone suffers a cardiac arrest.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
There is ongoing discussion among the medical community concerning whether minimal or extensive cardiac ablation is the best treatment for atrial fibrillation.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Kendall Regional Medical Center, cardiology]
Dozens of patients who were near death recently gathered at the office of the Argentine cardiovascular surgeon, Dr. Gonzalo Carrizo, who gave them back their health in Miami.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Kendall Regional Medical Center, Dr. Gonzalo Carrizo]
Karen M. Henderson was working in a department store in Miami, when she suffered a massive heart attack, fell to the floor and lost consciousness.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Dr. Christine Pierre]
By means of minimally invasive heart procedures, it is possible today to prevent a stroke, which is the third cause of death and the main cause of disability in the United States, according to the National Stroke Association.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
In the same way that congested streets can be expanded to avoid traffic accidents that paralyze cities, the arteries that carry blood to the brain through the neck can also be expanded. These are the arteries which, when constricted, can cause cerebrovascular accidents and even death.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, cerebrovascular accidents]
Suspicion increases that migraines may be associated with a cardiac anomaly.
tags: [cardiovascular article, JFK Medical Center]
A very tall, slender body, with elongated limbs and fingers, and vision problems originating in the corneas, are some of the characteristics of a disease known as Marfan Syndrome.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Persons with blocked arteries in the legs are taking advantage of a new technology that avoids amputations and the painful surgeries traditionally performed to solve this common problem.
tags: [cardiovascular article, JFK Medical Center]
Two changes made to the care provided for heart attacks are saving more lives in the United States. The first one is to perform an electrocardiogram in the ambulance and transmit the result to the hospital even before arriving. The second one is to have everything ready at the hospital to perform emergency angioplasty, instead of just treating heart attacks solely with medications.
tags: [emergency care, emergency article, cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Surgical robots are now being used to create mazes that cure the most common type of irregular heartbeats, without having to arrest the heart during the operation.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Westside Regional Medical Center]
The ancient poets, who described sadness as stemming from the heart, were not mistaken. A whole decade worth of research has proved that depression and sadness can be linked to a congenital heart-valve problem.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
A new tomography machine is stirring up the medical world. It’s the 64-slice scanner.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Westside Regional Medical Center
tags: [cardiovascular article, Westside Regional Medical Center]
Often, the heart is affected in a way that is similar to some cars—they make an alarming noise, but when taken to the mechanic, the noise disappears, thus making it difficult to determine the cause of the problem. This is not surprising as some heart conditions only appear sporadically. Typically, in those cases the patient would be connected to a portable device known as a Holter monitor for a couple days; however, the test would be useless if the abnormality did not show up during that lapse of time. Now there is a device that can be implanted on the patient for up to a couple years, and it is guaranteed to register even the slightest electrical abnormality at whatever time.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
When an automobile part is damaged, probably the best thing to do is to remove it and put a new one in its place. However, when dealing with parts of the heart that is not the case, because when they are damaged it is impossible to obtain parts that are exactly like the original ones. That is why it is preferable to repair, when possible, instead of replacing them with animal or synthetic parts.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
More women die from heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases (CVD) than men, yet many women do not realize they are at risk. These diseases kill more women each year than the next five causes of death combined. This statement was made by the American Heart Association (AHA) that is promoting a huge campaign seeking a solution for this problem.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
This past weekend, at a symposium attracting world-renowned cardiologists to Miami, it has once again been confirmed that emergency angioplasty performed in cases of acute myocardial infarction reduces the death rate, and that regularly eating fish benefits the human heart.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Today, it’s not just your bank account that can be monitored over the Internet; patients with defibrillator implants can also use the Web for their doctors to monitor their hearts.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Great improvement has been made in technology presently used for treating leg artery disease. This condition known as Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), according to the American Heart Association (AHA), is the most common form of Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD). This broader term refers to vein and artery problems in any part of the body other than the heart and the brain.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
The global positioning or satellite navigation system (GPS) that today makes it possible for people to view their position on a real time electronic map has been an inspiration to the medical field. Now it is possible to visualize the inside of the human body as it is being explored, in order to perform diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
One of the most recent advances made in medical technology for unclogging arteries is the invention of a minute cylindrical device that works much like the gigantic drills used for digging tunnels through mountains. Whereas the big machines open a hole by removing rocks, the medical device clears a path through the plaque by shaving it off in thin strips that look like noodles.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Columbia Hospital]
A new and more precise way of repairing heart valves is now being used in the United States, taking advantage of the multiple possibilities offered by surgical robots.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Westside Regional Medical Center]
Arteries that bulge and rupture cause the death of one person every hour in the United States. According to the National Vital Statistics Report, over 15,800 deaths occur annually due to this condition called aneurysm.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Columbia Hospital]
Pacemaker and defibrillator implants have become so important that the most advanced hospitals are building special operating rooms for the sole purpose of performing these procedures.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, commonly known as CPR, can be so effective and save so many lives that in the United States great efforts are being made for large numbers of people to learn this technique. Local authorities and hospitals frequently provide community programs for the training of children and adults.
tags: [cardiovascular article, other specialties article; Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Just as the heart arteries can become blocked due to an accumulation of fatty deposits, thus causing a heart attack, the arteries in the neck that carry blood to the brain can become obstructed and bring on a stroke. In both cases the outcomes are usually fatal. For the benefit of these patients, just as catheters make it possible to unblock coronary arteries and insert stents to keep them open, now carotid arteries can be unstopped and stents implanted, without resorting to surgery.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Columbia Hospital]
A syndrome that can cause sudden death in young people who present no arterial obstruction of the heart, is being researched, and it can be corrected when detected early enough, thanks to technological advances. This condition is called Brugada Syndrome (BrS).
tags: [cardiovascular article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
With a strong emphasis on new technologies and prevention, a very important conference was held in Miami for cardiologists from the Caribbean, an area in which cardiovascular disease is on the rise. The experts converged on beautiful Sonesta Beach Resort in Key Biscayne, to discuss the benefits that scientific and technical innovations offer to physicians, nurses and patients.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
In some American hospitals a new strategy is being applied which provides more effective care for patients who have suffered an acute myocardial infarction. Basically, it offers the possibility of an angioplasty in the minutes immediately following an attack, instead of the conservative therapy of applying thrombolytic agents.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Cardiologists are currently applying a new and much more aggressive treatment strategy for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). This syndrome includes various clinical conditions, from angina pectoris to acute myocardial infarction.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Patients suffering from peripheral circulatory system conditions, that is, circulatory problems that do not involve the heart or brain, now have good reason to feel relieved because modern technology offers ever-increasing possibilities for a cure without having to resort to open surgery.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Pacemaker technology does not cease to advance, while it continues to amaze us and provides greater benefits to patients. Invented towards the end of the 1950’s, pacemakers evolved from very big devices that had to be carried everywhere, to being implanted inside the body. However, during many years, implantation required opening up the chest. Today, pacemakers are as small as a cigarette lighter and are inserted barely skin deep, without the need of major surgical procedures. In addition to this, these little devices now have memory.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Remember the old dream of curing diseases while traveling through the body, instead of having to cut it open? This is now a dream come true, and even delicate organs, such as the heart and the brain, are benefiting from this possibility.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Robots have come into operating rooms to perform surgeries on human beings, open heart surgery, no less, and the results are astounding.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Medicated stents (‘drug-eluting’ or ‘coated’), the latest advance in medical technology for treating coronary artery blockages, are widely recommended and used by interventional cardiologists, even though in certain conditions they could present a dangerous side effect.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Safety in the operating room and in intensive care, following surgery, is a natural concern for anybody about to undergo a surgical procedure. If the surgery is being performed on the heart, it is even more important to have the certainty of being treated with the most advanced resources in state-of-the-art facilities, in order to avoid complications.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Medical science has developed a way to add new functions to traditional pacemakers, such as halting the heart’s electrical system completely, allowing it to automatically reset and begin a normal rhythm; or synchronizing it when its chambers are out of sync. In the first case, a defibrillation function has been added; in the second case, the function added is cardiac resynchronization.
tags: [cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
48-year old José Iglesias was dead on arrival at the hospital. He had accidentally shot himself with his own pistol. 24-year old Alexandra Estrella arrived in such serious condition that she died four times while being treated, after colliding with an 18-wheeler. Both patients were revived, both recovered, and both are now getting on with their lives and making plans with their loved ones.
tags: [emergency article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Very sophisticated treatments that help to regenerate the skin and drastically reduce recovery time are now available for serious burns.
tags: [emergency article, plastic surgery article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Patients with intense physical trauma meet in the Miami hospital where their lives were saved.
tags: [emergency article]
Two changes made to the care provided for heart attacks are saving more lives in the United States. The first one is to perform an electrocardiogram in the ambulance and transmit the result to the hospital even before arriving. The second one is to have everything ready at the hospital to perform emergency angioplasty, instead of just treating heart attacks solely with medications.
tags: [emergency care, emergency article, cardiovascular article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Without anybody noticing, eight-month-old baby April crawled to the edge of the pool at her Miami house and fell in the water. The minutes started to roll.
tags: [emergency care, emergency article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
By cutting the time patients must wait for care at the emergency room of a hospital, more lives can be saved and suffering can be prevented.
tags: [emergency care, emergency article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
John Emory never imagined that he could be attacked by a shark while standing in only three feet of water in the ocean.
tags: [emergency care, emergency article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Just as the emergency rooms were created in hospitals after World War I at the turn of the 20th Century, new trauma centers in the first decade of the 21st Century are opening up in the United States.
tags: [emergency care, emergency article, Lawnwood Regional Medical Center]
State of the art technological resources which include skin substitutes and laboratory cultivation of skin, now allow for less pain, less risk of infection and a much speedier recovery for patients who suffer severe burn trauma.
tags: [emergency care, emergency article, plastic surgery article, Joseph M. Still Burn Center]
When do you need to take your child to the pediatrician's office or to the emergency room is the question parents need to ask themselves every time their children become sick.
tags: [emergency care, emergency article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Appendicitis, which can be fatal if not treated in time, tends to take the person by surprise. When the surprise happens far from home, or worse, in another country where another language is spoken, the pain and anguish this emergency causes is multiplied. This is precisely what happened to the wine producer, Gaia Gaja.
tags: [emergency article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Surgical robots successfully used in heart, urological and gynecological operations, have begun to be used regularly for gastroesophageal reflux. This advance not only improves the laparoscopic results but also widens the minimally invasive option to include complex cases which were not possible before.
tags: [obesity article]
A new medical technique foregoes the incisions in the procedure that is performed to resolve chronic gastric reflux.
tags: [obesity article, gastric bypass, obesity]
The PillCam, which is swallowed in order to take pictures of the intestines, has resulted in very practical advances made in United States hospitals.
tags: [obesity article]
What began as a simple exam can now also be used as a tool for healing, thanks to modern technology, a tool that in many cases makes very risky open surgery unnecessary.
tags: [obesity, obesity article]
The surgery that allows morbidly obese patients to rapidly lose weight, can transform their lives by restoring their health and a normal figure, and making them feel very happy. However, there are complications that, instead of solving their problem, can cause their death.
tags: [obesity, obesity article]
Until now, surgical treatment of obesity had rendered good results on a short-term basis; however, long-term results were a mystery, as this is a modern day procedure.
tags: [obesity, obesity article]
Bariatric surgery for weight reduction could cure many diseases that often affect morbidly obese patients who “are at increased risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis-related disabilities, and some cancers,” according to the Centers for Disease Control of the United States.
tags: [obesity, obesity article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Weight loss surgery can be a relief for people with morbid obesity, since they regain their health and raise their self esteem. However, since nothing in medicine works in 100% of the cases, there are patients who present complications after this surgery. For such patients, another intervention is required which, in medical jargon is known as ‘bariatric revisions.’
tags: [obesity, obesity article, JFK Medical Center]
The technology utilized for the sonograms (ultrasound exams) that are commonly performed on pregnant women and by which the fetus can clearly be seen through the wall of the abdomen, has been miniaturized so that they can be used in the interior of the human body to detect, evaluate and even treat abnormalities.
tags: [obesity, obesity article, John F. Kennedy Medical Center]
An innovative technology now permits gynecological operations without leaving visible scars. This technique, known as Single Port Laparoscopy (SPL) or LaparoEndoscopic Single-Site (LESS), avoids those ugly six inch scars required by open surgeries, as well as the half-inch, three or four incisions resulting from the traditional laparoscopies and robotic surgery.
tags: [gynecology and obstetrics article]
Complications of pelvic reconstructions, particularly those performed using support meshes, have recently made the news.
tags: [gynecology and obstetrics article]
In her dual role as surgical nurse and prolapsed uterus patient, 40-year old Jodi Jablonowski, at the moment in which she had to decide which procedure she’d choose to resolve such condition, never doubted that the robotic way was the most intelligent. To have surgery performed robotically offered her advantages in her recovery that as a mother and because of her job, she wanted to have done as quickly as possible.
tags: [gynecology, gynecology and obstetrics article, Westside Regional Medical Center]
The system of robotically performed surgery allows the surgeon to move the instruments within the pelvic area with a precision that the human hand could not have.
tags: [gynecology and obstetrics article]
Prenatal care has advanced so much that now, at 12 weeks of gestation, a simple blood sample and special sonograms can provide the same results offered by amniocentesis
tags: [gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology and obstetrics article, kendall regional medical center]
A new technique used in the operation to correct stress incontinence, prevents a major risk for women that this common procedure presented in the past.
tags: [gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology and obstetrics article, kendall regional medical center]
Seeking to preserve a healthier sexual response for women that must have their uterus removed, and to reduce the trauma this causes, some gynecological surgeons have returned to what used to be the common practice of leaving the cervix intact.
tags: [gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology and obstetrics article, kendall regional medical center]
The advances in vaginal surgery now make it possible to use laboratory treated uteri and synthetic materials to perform reconstructions which were impossible a few years ago.
tags: [gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology and obstetrics article, kendall regional medical center]
Technological advances now make it possible to perform routine and complete blood-work on pregnant women in order to detect whether any infection has been transmitted to the fetus or to determine the risk of infection.
tags: [gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology and obstetrics article, kendall regional medical center]
When Awilda Tejada decided to come to Miami to have her baby, she never imagined that decision would save her life and the life of the long-awaited son she was now expecting.
tags: [gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology and obstetrics article, kendall regional medical center]
Now that many women prefer to delay the arrival of the stork until after 30 or even 40 years of age, new surgical techniques have evolved for treating certain types of cancer while at the same time preserving the chances of becoming pregnant.
tags: [gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology and obstetrics article, kendall regional medical center, Oncology, oncology article]
Technological advances now make it easier, especially in the case of women who decide to have babies later in life, to detect a high percentage of cases in which the fetus presents birth defects.
tags: [gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology and obstetrics article, kendall regional medical center]
Modern technology has made hysterectomies (surgeries for removal of the uterus) safer and more comfortable, especially in the case of obese women.
tags: [gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology and obstetrics article, kendall regional medical center]
Experts affirm the HPV vaccine is safe and that if its use were more widespread less women would die; their lives would be saved by a mere pinprick.
tags: [gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology and obstetrics article, aventura hospital and medical center]
For babies born in such a critical condition, in some hospitals there are now highly specialized services known as Level 3 neonatal care.
tags: [gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology and obstetrics article, plantation general hospital]
A safe and effective sterilization method is being used in the United States, which is an alternative to tubal ligation.
tags: [gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology and obstetrics article, plantation general hospital]
The surgical robot that has been offering good results in cardiac and urologic operations, is now also being used successfully in surgical procedures in gynecology.
tags: [gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology and obstetrics article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
When there are two babies and the first is not the one in the transverse position but rather the second one, it is possible to try vaginal delivery, because the baby that is delivered first opens the way for the second.
tags: [gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology and obstetrics article, plantation general hospital]
The anxiety that some mothers-to-be experience during labor when their obstetrician/gynecologist is not with them all the time, has now been overcome thanks to a new technology which enables the doctor to monitor from his mobile phone the vital signs of both the mother and the child about to be born.
tags: [gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology and obstetrics article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Uterine fibroid embolization almost completely eliminates many of the risks associated with the preceding myomectomy procedure.
tags: [gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology and obstetrics article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Babies given steroids in the womb before birth have a higher chance of survival.
tags: [gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology and obstetrics article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
As the month of May is Stroke Month in the United States, the American Stroke Association and the American Heart Association remind us that every 40 seconds a person in this country suffers a stroke.
tags: [neurology article]
To forget does not necessarily indicate memory loss.
tags: [neurology article, psychiatry and addictions article, psychiatry, neurology, Mercy Hospital]
A neurological condition which develops slowly over time, gradually causing paralysis and dementia, can be cured when correctly identified; and now there is a technological development which makes treating it even safer and more effective.
tags: [neurology article, neurology]
An extremely resistant material which is used under pressure to manufacture airplane windshields is now being used to repair fractured vertebrae.
tags: [orthopedic, Orthopedics, orthopedics article, neurology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
The weakening and fracture of vertebrae, usually caused by osteoporosis, is a condition which not only damages the patient’s posture, but also affects the patient’s overall quality of life.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedic, orthopedics article, neurology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
A new treatment option for halting multiple sclerosis, called Tysabri, is being used successfully in the United States.
tags: [neurology, neurology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
New technology, similar to GPS for the brain, allows today's neurosurgeons to navigate the brain with greater ease and confidence.
tags: [neurology, neurology article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
A new surgical microscope, particularly useful in microneurosurgery, has begun to be used in some hospitals in the United States.
tags: [neurology, neurology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Kyphoplasty for years was a successful procedure for women with osteoporosis and is now being performed with good results on men whose vertebrae are fractured in accidents.
tags: [neurology, neurology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Medical technology has developed a new technique for implanting electrodes for deep brain stimulation, which is more comfortable for both the patient and the surgeon, and it is used to surgically treat Parkinson’s disease.
tags: [neurology, neurology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
If proper care is given within the first three hours of a stroke, a life can be saved.
tags: [neurology, neurology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
The attraction to children can now be explained not as mere evil or degeneracy, but rather as a brain defect.
tags: [psychiatry and addictions article, neurology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Pain—a very unpleasant symptom common to many diseases—which cannot be relieved by medications or surgeries, can now be treated by using a remote control and electrodes that turn it into a mere tingling sensation.
tags: [pain management article, neurology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center, neurology]
here are few people who seek to maintain the health of an organ that is probably the most important one: the brain.
tags: [neurology, neurology article, Columbia Hospital]
John Cabrera was lifting weights one day at the gym when he felt a very sharp, stabbing pain on the left side of his brain.
tags: [neurology, neurology article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Some of the brain operations which in the past required opening the skull and exposing the brain, can now be performed making small incisions or taking advantage of natural orifices, such as the nostrils.
tags: [neurology, neurology article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
According to statistics from Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology, the prevalence of essential tremor is 3 to 4 million people in the U.S.
tags: [neurology, neurology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Steven Hill, 33 years old, was enjoying paradisical vacations in Jamaica together with his wife, Tanya, when he woke up one morning feeling ill and experiencing pain in his right arm.
tags: [neurology, neurology article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Innovative, less invasive strategies than the open surgery are being developed by medical science to treat aneurysms and fistulas that can cause cerebral hemorrhages.
tags: [neurology, neurology article, JFK Medical Center]
A Central American patient arrived in Miami suffering from uncontrollable tremors that could not be relieved until undergoing a procedure at Kendall Regional Medical Center.
tags: [neurology, neurology article, kendall]
Now, A Less Invasive Escape Valve For Dementia
tags: [neurology, neurology article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
When women are confronted with the possibility of a diagnosis of breast cancer, dealing with the anxiety caused by this prospect is not a simple matter, especially when going through diagnostic testing and other medical procedures needed to determine the best treatment option.
tags: [oncology, oncology article]
From ancient times, ice has often been used to aid healing, and nowadays one of the newest methods used for treating prostate cancer is by freezing this organ.
tags: [oncology, oncology article]
The most powerful weapon for conquering a fearful enemy is the ability to foresee the enemy’s plans, and then manage to ward off an attack before it happens.
tags: [oncology, oncology article]
Radiotherapy administered by means of a radioactive source implanted in the cavity left by the removed cancerous breast tumor, offers excellent long-term results.
tags: [oncology, oncology article]
A simple vaccine administered to the appropriate population could be the solution for the epidemic of anal cancer that is gathering strength.
tags: [oncology, oncology article]
Alternative therapies to fight breast cancer common in the East, such as acupuncture, yoga, or meditation, tend to be ignored but in Miami, this exclusionary vision is changing.
tags: [oncology article, oncology]
Now that many women prefer to delay the arrival of the stork until after 30 or even 40 years of age, new surgical techniques have evolved for treating certain types of cancer while at the same time preserving the chances of becoming pregnant.
tags: [gynecology, obstetrics, gynecology and obstetrics article, kendall regional medical center, Oncology, oncology article]
Colon cancer, a disease linked to modern-day low-fiber diets, may now be treated without having to resort to open surgery, by using a minimally invasive technique which is improving day by day, thus benefiting patients.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, kendall]
Science is constantly developing new equipment and techniques seeking to conquer cancer, a condition that in the past was virtually incurable.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, Aventura]
From ancient times, ice has often been used to aid healing, and nowadays one of the newest methods used for treating prostate cancer is by freezing this organ.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, kendall]
A Miami oncologist recently explained the new philosophy being used in dealing with cancer in the United States, in order to make sure patients do not get lost in a maze of possibilities that do not always benefit them.
tags: [oncology article, Aventura, oncology]
A biopsy, which consists of removing samples of a tumor for analysis, is always necessary to confirm a cancer diagnosis, and now, thanks to new technology, this procedure can be performed in a way that is less traumatic.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, kendall]
In Miami, police also wage a war against another killer who is not under their jurisdiction but is even more lethal: Cancer.
tags: [oncology, oncology article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
One of the most effective strategies currently offered at technologically advanced healthcare centers for fighting breast cancer, particularly when dealing with more complex cases, is precisely a specialized case conference.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, Columbia]
The accuracy of the pathologist—the physician who analyzes tissues obtained through biopsy—is probably the most important aspect in the cure for this disease.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, Columbia]
New advances in technology have now made it possible to adjust by computer the intensity and shape of radiation, in order to cure cancer without injuring healthy tissue in adjacent organs.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, Aventura]
Radiotherapy administered by means of a radioactive source implanted in the cavity left by the removed cancerous breast tumor, offers excellent long-term results.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, Aventura]
A new futuristic technological advance that some physicians call the “fourth dimension" is helping to effectively treat cancer.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, Aventura]
The world’s most advanced radiosurgery machine now has an accessory that is so intelligent it can adjust to tumor movement as well as the movement caused by the patient’s breathing.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, St. Lucie]
When administering radiation therapy, there is a matter that is not usually explained to the patient—the geometric uncertainties.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, Aventura]
Various studies have recently indicated that obesity can be a factor that makes recovery from cancer difficult.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, Columbia]
The world’s newest and most advanced radiation machine for cancer was the product of a fortunate mistake.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, Aventura]
High definition (HD) technology has now made it possible to obtain high resolution images in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, Aventura]
The age at which women begin or end their menses, as well as the periods they breastfeed their children, are factors that affect the risk for developing certain breast cancer subtypes.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, Columbia]
A new method for accurately locating hidden cancerous or benign breast lesions at the time they are removed has been developed in Europe and the United States.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, Columbia]
Kidney cancer can now be cured by freezing it, a technique that has been successfully used for other types of cancer, such as that of the prostate.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, Aventura]
New medications used to treat cancer by controlling cell behavior are being launched.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, Aventura]
The world conference on colorectal surgery recently tackled the controversy over just how effective and safe the removal of the colon by the laparoscopic method is.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, Westside]
Until now, there were only two ways of reconstructing breasts following a mastectomy: by inserting implants or using the patient’s own muscle tissue. Now, a third technique has been developed: fat injections.
tags: [plastic surgery article, oncology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
New techniques, using a patient’s own fat for repairing lesions caused by surgery and radiation for curing cancer, are generating international enthusiasm. Recently a group of plastic surgeons from several countries observed in Miami one such procedure performed on a sixty-two-year-old patient who was from San Francisco.
tags: [plastic surgery article, oncology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Taking advantage of the resources that modern technology offers and treating patients with dignity are factors that are contributing to defeating this common and lethal disease.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, JFK Medical Center, Aventura]
In honor of the 25th anniversary of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Warren Reuther, III provides some important breast care guidelines and tips.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, Columbia]
A new medicine for treating one of the most difficult types of lung cancer is being tested in the United States with great hope.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, Aventura]
The technology to administer therapeutic radiation to patients with cancer has advanced so much, that the treatments for lung cancer could be very brief.
tags: [Oncology, oncology article, Aventura]
Avoiding unnecessary colostomies was the burning topic of the most recent medical symposium on colorectal surgery.
tags: [oncology, oncology article, Westside Regional Medical Center]
The success in the battle against prostate cancer can be attributed not only to prevention, a healthy lifestyle, and early detection, but also to improved treatment options, which now offer technology for treating this condition.
tags: [urology, urology article, oncology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
A new technique to extirpate a cancer-affected prostate now facilitates prostatectomy in men, who are reluctant to undergo any tests and procedures involving the reproductive system.
tags: [urology, urology article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Oncology, oncology article]
Testosterone could be lethal for men who have prostate problems, which usually appear precisely at the age at which there is a natural decrease in the production of this hormone, causing men to feel a decline in their libido and energy level.
tags: [urology, urology article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Oncology, oncology article]
There is a new way of performing kidney surgery that is offering excellent results by combining the advantages of laparoscopy and minimally invasive surgery. Renal cancer patients, among others, are benefiting from it.
tags: [urology, oncology, urology article, oncology article, Poinciana]
Surgeons at Westside Regional Medical Center (WRMC) broke new ground performing a daVinci-assisted laparoscopic robotic prostatectomy on September 18th, 2006.
tags: [urology, urology article, Westside Regional Medical Center, Oncology, oncology article]
This year in the United States it is expected that fathers will celebrate their day by not only thinking about the gifts traditionally received from wives and children, but also about how to protect themselves from a mortal enemy: prostate cancer. With this purpose in mind, a new initiative has been launched, with the participation of various organizations.
tags: [urology, oncology, urology article, oncology article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Robotic surgery, which now makes possible the removal of the prostate with greater precision in cases where it is the first treatment option for the cancer, is also proving to be useful in those cases where other recourses have been attempted and failed, such as radiation and cryoablation.
tags: [urology, oncology, urology article, oncology article, Westside Regional Medical Center]
At the age of 59, Lourdes Castellanos, feeling still young and desiring to continue an active lifestyle, did not want to resign herself to the immobility caused by the very severe arthritis that was affecting both her knees. The thought of a too invasive total joint replacement for her knees, however, kept her from having the surgery.
tags: [orthopedics article]
An innovative concept previously used for less traumatic hip replacements is now being used successfully for shoulder surgeries.
tags: [orthopedics article, Orthopedic Surgery]
The development of endoscopes and other special surgical instruments for spinal fusions has made it possible to reduce the trauma to the patient resulting from one of the surgeries that has the longest and most painful recovery period. Now, with the help of minimally invasive percutaneous techniques, as they are called, it is no longer necessary to make large incisions or cut the back muscles, which offers several benefits.
tags: [Kendal Regional Medical Center, Orthopedics, orthopedics article]
With the wave of i-Phones, i-Pods and i-Pads, there is now also i-Total, a new prosthesis system of custom-made knees, which was approved by the FDA this year in the United States.
tags: [orthopedics article]
Traditionally, orthopedic surgeons performed hip and knee replacements having their patients lie down on regular operating room tables and cutting muscles, which would then take a long time to heal. Now, a new table especially designed for this type of surgery makes it easier to replace the natural joints with prostheses by means of a technique which does not require cutting the muscles or the ligaments.
tags: [orthopedics article, JFK Medical Center]
Traditional prostheses begin to fail, thereby requiring further surgery, because the plastic insert placed between the two metallic implants attached to the femur and the tibia begins to erode.
tags: [orthopedic, Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Those distressing back pains, which are not caused by problems of the discs or the vertebrae, can now be solved thanks to a new medical subspecialty and technological advances.
tags: [orthopedic, Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Pain, medically defined as “a physical and psychological sensation of discomfort triggered by real or possible injury to the body,” can devastate a patient’s quality of life when conventional treatment methods are ineffective.
tags: [orthopedic, Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
A new technique for knee replacements now makes it possible to perform this delicate operation without having to cut certain ligaments and muscles that are essential to this joint’s movement.
tags: [orthopedic, Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Present day technological advances are now available for performing surgery on elbows and shoulders, which can easily sustain injuries in a fall, while performing sports activities, in an automobile accident, by certain movements at work (repetitive microtrauma), o simply due to aging, arthritis or previous surgeries.
tags: [orthopedic, Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
The future in spinal surgery for correcting disc problems is already available to physicians. A new technique now makes it possible to replace discs, producing results that are an amazing improvement over the traditional surgery that has been performed for many years.
tags: [orthopedic, Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Having flat feet may not be a major problem for some people, but for others this condition is a torture with every step they take. In children and young people, who lead very active lives, painful flat feet can become a major physical and emotional problem.
tags: [orthopedic, Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
An extremely resistant material which is used under pressure to manufacture airplane windshields is now being used to repair fractured vertebrae.
tags: [orthopedic, Orthopedics, orthopedics article, neurology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Small bands made of strong yet flexible biologic plastic, screwed to the vertebrae to keep them from destabilizing, is the new solution technology offers for a problem that until now had only been solved by fusion, a method that eliminated pain, but at the same time eliminated normal movement of the back or the neck.
tags: [orthopedic, Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
The weakening and fracture of vertebrae, usually caused by osteoporosis, is a condition which not only damages the patient’s posture, but also affects the patient’s overall quality of life.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedic, orthopedics article, neurology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Shorter hospital stay, speedier rehabilitation and improved costs for the patient are some of the advantages of a new technique in knee and hip replacements being performed in Miami.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedic, orthopedics article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
It has become common in Latin America to implant hip and knee prostheses that are not always of high-quality and often break.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Nowadays there is new hope for recovery for sports players with knee cartilage injuries. Generally, such injuries cause progressive deterioration of the joints. Until recently, the only option was to wait until the patient required a knee replacement.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Medical science has discovered a way of eliminating spinal cord hernias with a simple pinprick. Millions could benefit from this development, because this painful and limiting condition is one of the most common human ailments. By using new technology and a novel procedure called “nucleoplasty,” the ablation of a hernia can be performed more safely and on an outpatient basis.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
A combination of modern surgical techniques and especially developed new materials have made it possible to provide effective relief for people that have suffered sports-related injuries of the shoulder joint.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
In the past, in order to align knee prostheses, orthopedic surgeons had to make an educated guess based on images obtained before surgery and visualizing anatomical landmarks at the time of surgery, but now, new computer-based technology used during surgery makes it possible to determine the correct alignment through virtual reality.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
New procedures in sports medicine are winning gold medals, due to technological advances applied to joint repairs and replacements.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Columbia Hospital]
A new technique now makes it possible to use natural tissue plugs to fill knee cartilage defects, which optimally would allow athletes to compete again after a six-month period.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Columbia Hospital]
As basic logic would have it, if something does not work one way it should be tried the other way around. That is exactly what a French doctor did when he invented an inverted ball and socket prosthesis for the shoulder; years later an American registered his own design, the Reverse® Shoulder Prosthesis.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Columbia Hospital]
In general, when joint-replacement surgery becomes necessary, the goal is to conserve the greatest amount possible of natural tissue. Traditionally, hip replacement surgery meant cutting and removing the whole head of the femur (the thigh bone), and inserting in its place a metal ball attached to a long pin.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Many surgical advances in orthopedic oncology, which help improve treatment outcomes, are available today, and in many cases limbs that in the past could only be dealt with by amputating, can now be spared.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
One of the most frequent injuries that can occur while playing sports or performing any other normal physical activity is the tear of a ligament located in the center of the knee.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
A new type of artificial disc used for replacing herniated neck discs has been approved in the United States.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Westside Regional Medical Center]
Babies born with their feet turning inward do not necessarily need to undergo surgery. Now, a non-surgical technique invented by a Spanish physician decades ago has become accepted and popular in the United States.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, plantation general hospital]
Replacing ankles destroyed by arthritis has not always been a successful option. From the outset, this technique, which consists of cutting the bones articulating at the ankle in order to implant an artificial prosthesis, presented a real challenge for surgeons.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Today there is a better back brace design that is more effective than the conventional ones even though it is worn over a shorter period of time. The key to its effectiveness could be found in the world of dreams.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, plantation general hospital]
Boasting technology similar to the type that today makes it possible to reconstruct the faces of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, allows computerized reconstruction of knees deteriorated by arthritis.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Columbia Hospital]
A new surgical procedure for relieving painful pinched spinal nerves is now facilitating this delicate and frequent operation for both surgeons and patients.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Columbia Hospital]
Medical technology has developed a new method for performing spinal surgery through the patient’s side, a safer and less invasive option, which allows speedier recovery.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Westside Regional Medical Center]
Better techniques and technologies are optimizing orthopedic revisions, which are complex procedures in which the hip and knee prostheses are replaced after they have worn down or become loosened.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Until now, minimally invasive orthopedic surgery for the replacement of major joints consisted only in making the incisions smaller. Even so, compared to traditional open surgery, there were benefits for the patient.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, St. Lucie Medical Center]
The artificial discs for the spinal column, which a few years ago were experimental and in some cases failed, are now much more effective with new designs and materials and are approved by the Federal and Drug Administration (FDA) .
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Shoulder replacements using reverse prosthesis are effective in the longer term studies term, according to new research regarding this innovative alternative to orthopedic surgery.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, JFK Medical Center]
Hand and arm reconstructive surgery now offers important progress for those who have suffered severe physical trauma to their upper limbs. One such progress is the transplant of the big toe to the hand.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Traditionally, orthopedic surgeons performed hip and knee replacements having their patients lie down on regular operating room tables and cutting muscles, which would then take a long time to heal.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, JFK Medical Center]
In the past, people did not buy their clothes off-the-rack; instead, they would go to the tailor or the seamstress to take their measurements to custom-make their clothes to fit perfectly.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, JFK Medical Center]
A new intervertebral device is currently being tested in the United States to resolve the painful narrowing of the spinal canal in the lower back known as stenosis.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article]
A new technique is being developed in Miami to treat complex elbow dislocations and fractures, without external immobilizer devices, which allows a less painful and speedier recovery of movement with the help of a very handy pin which has been used since the beginnings of orthopedic surgery.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
A new device called ‘Chameleon FacetFuse' and the instruments to implant it are being used in the United States at the HCA University Hospital In Fort Lauderdale Florida to facilitate lumbar fusions with less surgical trauma to the patient.
tags: [orthopedics, orthopedics article, university hospital]
Is it possible that the plates implanted by orthopedic surgeons to fuse bones, later disappear from the body as if by magic, once they've fulfilled their purpose? Yes. Not only is this possible, it is actually being done on thousands of patients thanks to a new technology.
tags: [orthopedics, orthopedics article, uhmc, university hospital]
At 48 years of age, after 21 years of intense fatigue as sergeant of the United States Army, and some more as a customs agent, the pain in David Garnes' left hip was relentless. He had developed early arthritis, which destroyed the articulation.
tags: [orthopedics, orthopedics article, uhmc, university hospital]
Two studies in the field of orthopedics carried out by Latin-American doctors in Miami, were recently awarded first and second place in the Florida orthopedic Association Annual meeting in Orlando Florida.
tags: [Orthopedics, orthopedics article, mercy, mercy hospital]
As meteorologists became an integral part of television news in the United States, so, too, are doctors now an inevitable part of news shows.
tags: [other specialties article]
Small clinics and large hospitals can work together to better serve their local and international patients. Proof of this is the relationship established between Clinique Soleil and Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, located in the City of Aventura in north Miami-Dade County; an area preferred by tourists from all over the world.
tags: [other specialties article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Robots, which have been improving clinical results in complex operations such as cardiothoracic, gynecological, and urological, among other specialties, are now also being successfully used in general surgery, which has extended the benefits of this technology to practically the entire surgical spectrum.
tags: [other specialties article, JFK Medical Center]
The wise old apothecary of the town, who even prepared and prescribed his own medications, was replaced at some point during the twentieth century by young pharmacists who were university graduates. Now a key part of this very important task is performed by robots.
tags: [other specialties article]
New types of insulin produced by cutting-edge technology have made it possible to improve diabetes management, an illness for which there is no cure so far, although adequate treatment makes it possible to control it and enables the patient to live a healthy life.
tags: [other specialties article]
There is an illness called lymphedema, for which many physicians still think nothing can be done; however, treatment is available, and in Miami it has been quite successful.
tags: [other specialties article]
The construction of the first bridges connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn in the Nineteenth Century resulted, not only in a breakthrough in the area of transportation, but also in the medical field.
tags: [other specialties article]
In medical circles in Miami there is a saying, “When a Latin patient becomes ill, the whole family becomes ill,” because not only are close relatives such as parents, children or siblings at the patient’s side during his time of suffering, grandparents, nieces, nephews, in-laws and even friends are there also.
tags: [other specialties article]
Whether you are bitten by a mysterious cobra, a colorful coral or a desert rattlesnake, there is a place in Miami where these bites can be neutralized.
tags: [other specialties article]
Some people dream they are in a big fight, and in the middle of their dream they start throwing punches that often land on their spouses. The good thing is that it can be diagnosed accurately and treated successfully.
tags: [other specialties article]
The practice of medicine has taken on international characteristics in Miami, where physicians and patients from all over the world come together to take advantage of highly advanced medical technology.
tags: [other specialties article]
Can a mall become a big gym of sorts where people may exercise under medical supervision; and at the same time save money on their purchases? Most definitely!
tags: [other specialties article]
Latin American physicians have found in some of Miami's private hospitals an important alternative for updating knowledge.
tags: [other specialties article]
For many doctors who have immigrated to the United States, a permanent return to their countries of origin is a dream that never materializes, because even if they move back and forth, it isn’t always easy to arrange a permanent return.
tags: [other specialties article]
Children and adults suffering from feet conditions and wounds —many of whom were disabled— recently received medical care in Merida offered by doctors from Florida who visited the capital city of Yucatan on a humanitarian mission.
tags: [other specialties article]
The City of Aventura, Florida, has become an attractive center of medical excellence for international patients and their insurance companies.
tags: [other specialties article]
Cutting-edge technology applied to beds have made it possible to now offer one that is highly specialized; that can mean the difference between life and death.
tags: [other specialties article]
Thanks to new procedures, we can now cure resistant wounds in the case of many patients for whom, just a few years ago, medications or amputations were the only options available.
tags: [other specialties article]
Those old black and grey X-ray films printed on huge plastic sheets that patients usually saved with great care to document diseases and medical procedures, have now become relics of the past.
tags: [other specialties article]
In the recent times there has been increased awareness and recognition of various sleep disorders.
tags: [other specialties article]
In treating a condition known as muscular spasticity, there is a way of administering drugs via implanted pumps that supply medications in a continuous and calibrated fashion. This offers multiple advantages.
tags: [other specialties article]
The company of a loving dog is enormously enjoyable. Similar to observing gentle movements of fish in the water of an aquarium, petting a dog’s velvety hair can reduce stress in seconds.
tags: [other specialties article]
Just like cellular phones are no longer just for talking, but also for listening to music and surfing the Internet, new advances are integrating different technologies to finally invent something for which millions of diabetics around the world have anxiously waited: the so-called “artificial pancreas”.
tags: [other specialties article]
Sinusitis is an all too common disease that tends to knock out the one affected by it. Now, with the "ball" in the patient's court, it's an entirely new ball game, and the results are very positive.
tags: [other specialties article, Northwest Medical Center]
An innovative technology is being used to make Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) operations safer.
tags: [other specialties article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
The inability to sleep or inability to wake up, are sleep disorders that become a true nightmare for the person who suffers from them. The good thing is that a complete "Sleep Medicine" has now been developed that resolves these issues and other similar problems through alternative means, which include among others, behavior modification treatments, psychotherapy, medical devices and medications.
tags: [other specialties article]
Peripheral or regional nerve blocks using local anesthesia is an alternative to opiates that truly stops the message of pain in specific nerves from getting to the brain.
tags: [pain management article, pain management]
Pain, medically defined as “a physical and psychological sensation of discomfort triggered by real or possible injury to the body,” can devastate a patient’s quality of life when conventional treatment methods are ineffective.
tags: [pain management article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Pain—a very unpleasant symptom common to many diseases—which cannot be relieved by medications or surgeries, can now be treated by using a remote control and electrodes that turn it into a mere tingling sensation.
tags: [pain management article, neurology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center, neurology]
Pain, one of the most bothersome symptoms of many diseases, is not always managed properly. In cancer cases, where it can be very common and intense, less than half of the patients receive adequate pain management, according to information offered by the American Pain Foundation.
tags: [pain management article]
Controlling pain resulting from surgery has greatly evolved, allowing the patient to begin a speedier and safer recovery.
tags: [pain management article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Very sophisticated treatments that help to regenerate the skin and drastically reduce recovery time are now available for serious burns.
tags: [emergency article, plastic surgery article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Until now, there were only two ways of reconstructing breasts following a mastectomy: by inserting implants or using the patient’s own muscle tissue. Now, a third technique has been developed: fat injections.
tags: [plastic surgery article, oncology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
New techniques, using a patient’s own fat for repairing lesions caused by surgery and radiation for curing cancer, are generating international enthusiasm. Recently a group of plastic surgeons from several countries observed in Miami one such procedure performed on a sixty-two-year-old patient who was from San Francisco.
tags: [plastic surgery article, oncology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
A few days ago, the determination of an international group of doctors in France gave back the normal appearance to a patient who had lost his face and hands as a result of extreme burns. A surgeon from Miami, Dr. Roger Khouri, affiliated with the Kendall Regional Medical Center, was part of the team that performed this medical feat and explained the details of same.
tags: [plastic surgery article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
After a long, difficult history of cauterizations and extremely distorting mutilations to save the lives of women with breast cancer, breast reconstruction is one of the greatest advances in modern plastic surgery.
tags: [plastic surgery article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Serious deformities of the abdomen can now be resolved thanks to an innovative technology, which makes it possible to replace large portions of the fascia, the inner layer of connective fibrous tissue that separates and supports the organs.
tags: [plastic surgery article, Westside Regional Medical Center]
Reconstructive surgery techniques have been carried out in India for thousands of years. Sushruta, the father of Indian surgery, who lived, taught and practiced his art on the banks of the Ganges, made important contributions to the field of plastic surgery in the 6th century BC. Now, plastic surgeons from India and the United States gathered in Miami and organized The American Society of Indian Plastic Surgeons, honoring that millenary tradition and remembering the humanitarian principles that inspire this medical specialty.
tags: [plastic surgery article]
State of the art technological resources which include skin substitutes and laboratory cultivation of skin, now allow for less pain, less risk of infection and a much speedier recovery for patients who suffer severe burn trauma.
tags: [emergency care, emergency article, plastic surgery article, Joseph M. Still Burn Center]
A very creative resource for the treatment of mental illnesses.
tags: [psychiatry and addictions article]
Anxiety, in and of itself, is a serious problem, but more so is the addiction that may result from the medications prescribed to treat this condition.
tags: [psychiatry and addictions article, psychiatry]
Many people suffering from depression do not seek help to diagnose the problem and treat it accordingly.
tags: [psychiatry, psychiatry and addictions article]
To forget does not necessarily indicate memory loss.
tags: [neurology article, psychiatry and addictions article, psychiatry, neurology, Mercy Hospital]
Fewer side effects favor minorities in the United States
tags: [psychiatry and addictions article, psychiatry, Kendall Regional Medical Center, Mercy Hospital]
For thousands of years, people have been aware of the increase in good humor and sexuality during spring and summer; it was obvious that the darkness of the winter influenced sadness, whereas the abundance of light was related to a sense of well-being. However, it was impossible to control the effects of the environment on one's mood unless the individual experienced a complete change of environment.
tags: [psychiatry and addictions article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
The attraction to children can now be explained not as mere evil or degeneracy, but rather as a brain defect.
tags: [psychiatry and addictions article, neurology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Positive results are being obtained in the United States with the latest drug developed for treating alcohol dependence, a very common and chronic disease that wreaks havoc among those who suffer it as well as in their families.
tags: [psychiatry and addictions article, Kendal Regional Medical Center]
People from various walks of life such as business executives, professional athletes, celebrities, politicians, and even the armed forces and the religious world are flocking to Palm Beach from different parts of the globe, and not necessarily to enjoy the spectacular beaches, but rather to save their lives.
tags: [psychiatry and addictions article, Poinciana]
It used to be that patients had to go a 28-day place, and the 28-day treatment centers would detox them there, and then do the treatment rehab. That model was the only model.
tags: [psychiatry and addictions article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
The recent suicides of multimillionaire businessmen in the United States and Europe as a result of the huge economic crisis that the whole world is going through, has underscored the urgent need for finding emotional help in the face of financial disaster, particularly when the problem occurs together with alcohol or drug addiction.
tags: [psychiatry and addictions article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
A new green light of hope has emerged for patients whose prostate grows too much creating urinary obstructions and other complications. It is a green laser beam (green light laser), that causes the tissue to vaporize and vanish.
tags: [urology, urology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Those extremely painful surgeries, requiring huge incisions, sometimes extending all the way from the abdomen to the back, that urologists performed to save their patients’ lives, have almost become part of medical history.
tags: [urology, urology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
Lately men are being bombarded right and left with all sorts of ads offering “guaranteed treatments” for increasing sexual energy and for lengthening the male sexual organ. A physician with expertise in this field explains the various scientifically proven alternatives and warns about certain procedures that are neither effective nor advisable.
tags: [urology, urology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
The success in the battle against prostate cancer can be attributed not only to prevention, a healthy lifestyle, and early detection, but also to improved treatment options, which now offer technology for treating this condition.
tags: [urology, urology article, oncology article, Kendall Regional Medical Center]
A new technique to extirpate a cancer-affected prostate now facilitates prostatectomy in men, who are reluctant to undergo any tests and procedures involving the reproductive system.
tags: [urology, urology article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Oncology, oncology article]
Testosterone could be lethal for men who have prostate problems, which usually appear precisely at the age at which there is a natural decrease in the production of this hormone, causing men to feel a decline in their libido and energy level.
tags: [urology, urology article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Oncology, oncology article]
There is a new way of performing kidney surgery that is offering excellent results by combining the advantages of laparoscopy and minimally invasive surgery. Renal cancer patients, among others, are benefiting from it.
tags: [urology, oncology, urology article, oncology article, Poinciana]
Surgeons at Westside Regional Medical Center (WRMC) broke new ground performing a daVinci-assisted laparoscopic robotic prostatectomy on September 18th, 2006.
tags: [urology, urology article, Westside Regional Medical Center, Oncology, oncology article]
Pioneering prostate cancer surgeon, Arnon Krongrad, MD said observations reported at the 2006 World Congress of Endourology validate reports made by individual patients: urinary and erectile function can return slowly after radical prostate cancer surgery.
tags: [urology, urology article]
This year in the United States it is expected that fathers will celebrate their day by not only thinking about the gifts traditionally received from wives and children, but also about how to protect themselves from a mortal enemy: prostate cancer. With this purpose in mind, a new initiative has been launched, with the participation of various organizations.
tags: [urology, oncology, urology article, oncology article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
One of the most delicate medical procedures is exploring the human body to remove organs that are very infirm, putting the patient’s life at risk. Nerves and blood vessels can be so delicate and fragile that the slightest contact with a scalpel can cut them inadvertently, thus eliminating important functions.
tags: [urology, urology article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]
Robotic surgery, which now makes possible the removal of the prostate with greater precision in cases where it is the first treatment option for the cancer, is also proving to be useful in those cases where other recourses have been attempted and failed, such as radiation and cryoablation.
tags: [urology, oncology, urology article, oncology article, Westside Regional Medical Center]
A new study is underway in Miami, to show if removing the prostate –which in the past was only done for cancer– is effective when the prostate inflammation is chronic and medical therapy is ineffective.
tags: [urology, urology article, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center]