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Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell Therapy — Providing New Hope for Pediatric Patients with Refractory or Relapsed B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer occurring in children in the United States, and the predominant type of ALL begins in B cells (B-ALL). Standard chemotherapy cures more...
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AdventHealth Altamonte One of Three Sites Worldwide Participating in Study on Use of the da Vinci SP Surgical System for Complex Colorectal Procedures
On July 19, 2022, AdventHealth Digestive Health Institute colorectal surgeon Mark Soliman, MD, completed the first complex colorectal surgical case in the Southeast U.S. using the da Vinci SP®...
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A Decade of Discovery - Reflecting on the Research and Innovation at the AdventHealth Translational Institute
No matter the study, the Translational Research Institute bridges the gap between scientific discoveries and clinical care. In fact, AdventHealth is one of only a few hospital systems in the country...
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AdventHealth First in Florida to Successfully Implant Thoraflex™ Hybrid Device in Patient with Complex Aortic Arch Dissection
On October 3, 2022, an AdventHealth Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute (HLVI) team under the leadership of cardiothoracic surgeon Ahmad Zeeshan, MD,...
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AdventHealth for Children Performs Florida’s First Alterra Adaptive Prestent and Valve Implant on a Patient with Congenital Heart Disease
In June, AdventHealth for Children pediatric interventional cardiologists were the first in Florida to implant a tetralogy of Fallout patient with the Alterra Adaptive Prestent and Valve Implant...
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AdventHealth Chief Science Officer receives national award related to obesity research
The Obesity Society awarded Steven R. Smith, M.D., chief scientific officer and senior vice president of AdventHealth, the TOPS Research Achievement Award for his research on obesity, diabetes and the...
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Surfacing the inventor in all of us
Physicians are taught to solve problems, but what happens when a solution is not readily available? Chetan Patel, M.D., executive medical director of spine surgery at AdventHealth Neuroscience...
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Society of Thoracic Surgery Awards Three AdventHealth Campuses Highest Quality Rating for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgical Outcomes
AdventHealth’s Celebration, Daytona Beach and Orlando campuses recently earned three-star ratings from the Society of Thoracic Surgery (STS)...
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AdventHealth Among First in the U.S. to Use New MITRIS RESILIA Bioprosthetic Mitral Replacement Valve with Anti-calcification Technology
In March, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted...
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Through research and innovation, AdventHealth strengthens the nursing experience – and physicians back the effort
Nurses have experienced an increasing level of burnout and exhaustion during the pandemic, according to a recent JAMA study, rising from roughly 40% to 49% over the past three years. Neil Finkler, M...
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How AdventHealth Mission Control drives improved emergency department outcomes
AdventHealth Mission Control is proving to be a critical component in the emergency department by increasing success rates in several key areas, including connection, operational efficiency and...
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Circulating Tumor DNA Testing (ctDNA) Could Transform the Management of Colorectal Cancer
With the exception of some types of skin cancer, colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer diagnosed...
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AdventHealth physician and team develop a new test to quickly detect brain-eating amoebas
An AdventHealth physician and team researched and developed a new brain-eating amoeba test that can produce results within three hours. Previously, testing routinely took up to six days, while the...