As CEO of Martin County Healthy Start Coalition, Samantha Suffich has spent her career improving the health of mothers and babies. Last year, that mission became an urgent community campaign.
Studies show that “girl dads” may have an edge when it comes to leadership: They’re more likely to inspire cooperation and trust. Cleveland Clinic Indian River’s Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Richard Rothman is a great example.
Robotic surgery still sounds like science fiction, but it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration a quarter of a century ago. It was the culmination of more than 100 years’ worth of innovations that began with experiments using lighting and instrumentation.
Nearly 1 in 4 American adults is a family caregiver, and according to a new study from the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, one-third of all caregivers are also members of the “sandwich generation” — people who care for an adult and a child under 18 at the same time. Family caregivers provide help with daily activities, transportation, advocating during medical appointments, companionship and much more.
At Wyderski Health in Vero Beach, Dr. Rich Wyderski offers a small, membership-based internal medicine and geriatrics practice designed to provide patients with unparalleled access and personalized care. This concierge model allows for extended visits, same- or next-day appointments for acute issues, 24/7 physician availability, and even home visits when medically necessary or homebound.
Traditional surgery to correct the potentially dangerous — and highly annoying — cloudy vision caused by cataracts is among the most effective, and the most commonly performed surgeries in the nation, but there was still significant room for improvement.
Your elderly parent is in the hospital—anxious, alone. Medical personnel come and go. When you visit, you can’t stay long because of children at home. You wish you could do more.
Dr. Jeffrey Glickman, who heads up the nephrology department at Cleveland Clinic Martin Health, is passionate about instructing his patients on keeping healthy and knowing the symptoms to prevent kidney disease. He educates on why kidneys are important and why we cannot live without them.
Dr. Alan Durkin didn’t take a direct path to becoming a successful plastic surgeon. He excelled at math and science as a child, graduated magna cum laude with a degree in biology and landed his first job as deputy director of nuclear waste disposal in Illinois.
The simple act of petting a dog has been shown to increase the production of brain chemicals that play a crucial role in mood regulation and the feeling of happiness. So, it’s no surprise that therapy dogs have become valuable assets in hospitals, cancer centers, schools, nursing homes — even the Olympic trials.
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