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Let’s Ride Safely Together

September 22, 2021

Whether you are bringing your child to school, coming to a doctor’s appointment, 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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The Miami Transplant Institute Performs its First Living Donor Robotic Procedure

September 1, 2021

A MTI multidisciplinary team performed its first successful living kidney donor transplant using the da Vinci Surgical System. Viviana Manzo donated her kidney to her longtime friend.

When Breath Becomes Despair

August 24, 2021

I started my emergency medicine residency on July 1, when we barely saw COVID patients and when the pandemic almost felt like an afterthought. Now, every shift I watch patients fight to breathe. There are days when we step out of a code to find a line of patients.

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Breastfeeding Tips for New Moms

August 20, 2021

Breastfeeding helps to boost a baby’s immune system because the mother is able to pass along internal antibodies through breast milk. While breastfeeding is beneficial, it can also be challenging. Here are answers to some of the most common questions I’m often asked.

Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Highlight: The Brand Advocates

August 12, 2021

Our firm has been working on public relations and marketing projects for Jackson Health Foundation for several years. We collaborated on several projects with the health system over the years.

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How to Mentally Prepare Your Kids to Head Back to School

July 30, 2021

Rates of depression and anxiety in children have been steadily increasing. Since March 2020, a national survey found that one in three adolescent females and one in five adolescent males have experienced new or worsening symptoms of anxiety.

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