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How One Woman Bounced Back from Breast Cancer With Consolidated Treatment

October 18, 2021

For years, Lily Zablotsky has gone for her annual mammogram like clockwork. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and recent surges in South Florida, she considered canceling her appointment and putting off the routine test for another time. Now, she’s thankful she went and credits the test with saving her life.

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New York Man Brought to Jackson Health System for Life-saving Neurosurgery

October 14, 2021

Yezzi and his fiancé were in St. Barts planning their wedding, when one morning, the 30-year-old began developing a splitting headache that lasted throughout the day. He then lost vision in his right eye.

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Man’s Life Saved After First-Of-Its-Kind Neurosurgery

October 7, 2021

Vero Beach resident Brian Bedard is a contractor who is used to working long days in high-stress environments. But in October 2018, a splitting headache – unlike anything he’d ever experienced before – forced the 46-year-old to return home early from work.

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Kendall Woman Back on Her Feet After Year-Long Recovery

October 6, 2021

For more than three decades, Cassandra Hirsh has owned Scully’s Tavern, a popular Kendall restaurant. As Cassandra was getting ready to leave her house and head to work one day, she fell down the stairs and suffered a catastrophic injury.

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Jackson Health System Team Cares For One of Its Own After Successful Surgery

September 28, 2021

Jackson North Medical Center’s Emergency Department treated a familiar face; Raymond Sandler, MD, medical director of gastroenterology at Jackson Medical Group’s Jackson North location.

Let’s Ride Safely Together

September 22, 2021

Whether you are bringing your child to school or visiting a family member, driving in an automobile is often the most convenient approach. Although convenient, driving in a car can be dangerous if some safety precautions are not taken. Here are some tips to make sure travelling in the car with your child is as safe as possible.

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Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Highlight: Cube Care

September 22, 2021

I have been doing business with Jackson for over 20 years. Prior to that, I spent three years networking, making presentations, and staying visible to the decisionmakers and departments I felt would one day benefit from my products and services.

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Q & A with OB/GYN Chief about Pregnancy & COVID

September 20, 2021

We caught up with Michael J. Paidas, MD, the chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Jackson Health System and University of Miami, to ask about his experience treating women with COVID-19 during pregnancy and his recommendations.

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Sickle Cell Disease + COVID: The Importance of Getting Vaccinated

September 13, 2021

While Keyondra Smart knew at a young age that she suffered from sickle cell disease (SCD), she didn’t fully understand the effects of the illness until she was hospitalized at Jackson Memorial Hospital with acute chest syndrome and double pneumonia.

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Miami Transplant Institute’s 500th Intestinal Transplant Recipient is a Young Woman From Arkansas

September 2, 2021

During her junior year of high school, Stephanie Jira was thriving at being a healthy teenage girl. Unexpectedly, though, Jira began to have trouble keeping food down after meals.

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