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Teen Receives Lifesaving Heart and Kidney Transplants at Holtz
November 2, 2017
When TJ was admitted to Holtz, the diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy came as a shock to the family because TJ was athletic and led a healthy life. He soon learned he would need a transplant.
Read MoreSouth Florida Mom Delivers Her Own Baby at Home During Hurricane Irma
September 14, 2017
Tatyanna Watkins began having contractions a minute apart in the midst of Hurricane Irma. Soon after Watkins gave birth to her own baby with the guidance of University of Miami/ Jackson Health System doctors.
Read More5-Year-Old On The Road To Recovery Following Tragic Car Crash
August 2, 2017
On June 24, five-year-old Avril Ochoa, along with five relatives, was traveling on State Road 80 near Labelle, FL when their vehicle was struck by a drunk driver.
Read MoreUHealth Neurosurgeon Cures Rare Type of Stroke in 28YO Air Force Trainee
June 7, 2017
Puzzling and odd symptoms hit 28-year-old Paul Casas during his military training last year; his left arm would go numb, his memory began deteriorating, and he suffered frequent headaches,
Read MoreHoltz Children’s Hospital Teen Gets Birthday Wish Granted
June 5, 2017
Martrize Dean, better known as TJ, was recently surprised by the team of physicians and nurses caring for him. They made his birthday wish come true.
Read MoreMiami Realtor Saved By UHealth Doctors After Suffering a Stroke
May 15, 2017
Carlos Fox always considered himself healthy, but in October 2015, the Miami Springs realtor suddenly lost control of the left side of his body and fell to the ground.
Read MoreMy Jackson Miracle – Hermine Eyma Pedro Medina
April 26, 2017
In July 2003, Herminie Eyma Pedro Medina was walking out of a restaurant in her native Port-au-Prince, Haiti, when a car pulled up near her and someone inside fired a bullet in her direction.
Read MoreMy Jackson Miracle – Makinley Edwards
April 25, 2017
Two months after welcoming baby Makinley into the world, she was diagnosed with stage 3 hepatoblastoma a form of liver cancer in children.
Read MoreDoctors Perform Lifesaving Liver Transplant On Girl Before Dad Deployed
April 13, 2017
UHealth surgeons at Jackson Memorial Hospital recently performed a lifesaving liver transplant on a little girl about to say goodbye to her father.
Read MoreMother of Transplant Survivor Visits D.C., Advocates for Biliary Atresia
April 12, 2017
In 2013, Heidi Andersons daughter, Deanna, was only three months old when diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening liver disease called biliary atresia, a disease of the liver and bile ducts that appears in infants. Her only chance at survival was a liver transplant.
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