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Weight-Loss Surgery Helped One South Florida Woman Regain her Health, Energy, Confidence and Start a New Business

January 14, 2022

On January 24, 2018, Dunn had gastric sleeve surgery, a weight-loss procedure where part of the stomach is removed. This limits the amount of food that can be consumed and decreases the production of ghrelin, a hunger-stimulating hormone.

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How bariatric surgery takes courage and brings hope

January 12, 2022

The time had come for Mike Llanes to courageously take his life back. He wanted to wear a pant size less than 68, fit into sneakers again, and stand without pain deep in his bones. Llanes, 28, wanted to live again, have people see him and not his weight.

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A Miracle on 170th Street: Baby Left Abandoned in NICU at Jackson North Medical Center fatefully finds his forever family

December 20, 2021

In December, the Feliz Family received an unforgettable call from a foster case manager.

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Read This Before you Get Behind the Wheel this Holiday Season

December 17, 2021

This should be the most wonderful time of the year. Yet, as a trauma surgeon and the medical director of Ryder Trauma Center, I know firsthand that this holiday season will be the last for many victims of car accidents involving drugs and alcohol.

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A Mother’s Unconditional Love Gives Son a Fighting Chance to Receive a Life-saving Kidney Transplant

December 13, 2021

When Araceli Cantero Obregón was pregnant, doctors in Nicaragua told her that her son would have hydrocephalus, a condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up within the ventricles of the brain.

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Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Highlight: marKey Life Safety

December 3, 2021

As a local and national healthcare service provider, we were contacted by Jackson Health System approximately six years ago to provide accreditation and consulting services, and have grown the relationship since.

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What Every Expectant Parent Needs to Know About Premature Birth

November 30, 2021

Every year in the United States, about 1 in 10 babies is born prematurely before they complete 37 weeks of pregnancy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Due to their early birth, they miss out on critical growth and development.

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After 123 Days in the NICU, Baby is Reunited with his Parents

November 17, 2021

When Patricia and Katrina were in high school, Patricia shared that she would not be able to carry and birth her own children. Unbeknownst to Patricia, Katrina decided then that if she was able to when the time came, she would be a surrogate for her friend.

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Mom Looks Forward to Taking Baby Home After Preterm Birth

November 17, 2021

When Latevia Ward, a third-grade teacher in Miami, went to the hospital in August at 27 weeks pregnant, she knew something wasn’t right. She was recovering from a recent bout of COVID-19 but felt like she was experiencing early signs of labor.

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Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Highlight: Royal Transportation

November 2, 2021

The fact that Jackson Health System is a staple hospital in this great community and is also willing to go out of their way to involve small businesses that reflect the life and culture of Miami is just amazing.

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