FDA OKs Mayo Clinic’s use of bioreactor-based stem cell production platform
NewsHealth and FitnessAt the the Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine in Jacksonville, there is a belief that using stem cells to help people’s bodies repair themselves will be the future of...
View ArticleAgreement reached to bring Chinese children with tumors to Jacksonville for...
NewsHealth and FitnessExecutives with Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Nemours Children’s Health System and the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute signed agreements in Beijing, China, on Friday to...
View ArticleOrange Park Medical Center plans emergency room on Normandy
BusinessReal EstateHealth and FitnessOrange Park Medical Center is planning a freestanding emergency room on Normandy Boulevard. Last week, the hospital paid $1,350,000 for the one-story,...
View ArticleFit Life: Is gaming addiction a real disorder?
EntertainmentNewsHealth and FitnessTrust me, I am not a fan of my boys playing video games. We have strict house rules: no gaming during the school week and only for limited times on the weekend...
View ArticleGift of $20 million supports Mayo Clinic’s “destination medical building” now...
NewsHealth and FitnessThe Harry T. Mangurian Jr. Foundation donated $20 million to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville for what previously has been described as a “destination medical building.” Read more...
View ArticleWith ill son, Wolfson Children’s Hospital physician saw other side of...
NewsHealth and FitnessRobert English, a pediatric cardiologist at Wolfson Children’s Hospital and UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville, is usually one of the medical voices talking with parents about...
View ArticleThis flu season is on track to be one of the worst in 15 years
NewsHealth and FitnessWith tens of thousands of patients flocking to hospitals and at least 37 children dead, this year’s flu season is shaping up to be the worst in nearly a decade - and it’s not over...
View ArticleHealth Notes: Head and neck surgeon Rui Fernandes inducted into the Royal...
NewsHealth and FitnessRui Fernandes, an associate professor and associate chair of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, has been inducted into...
View ArticleIncontinence is a problem for a great many women
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View ArticlePilot opioid treatment program showing early promise
NewsHealth and FitnessTwo months into a six-month, city-funded pilot program to reduce Jacksonville’s opioid overdose deaths, only one of the participants receiving free comprehensive treatment has had...
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