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Dr. David Weisman was standing in an operating room at Jupiter Medical Center, working inside a patient’s heart, when the questions began coming.
Jupiter Medical Center has taken the guesswork out of assessing patients for coronary heart disease by combining specialized imaging and artificial intelligence (AI) software that allows doctors to see, measure, and understand what’s happening inside of blood vessels in striking detail.
From genetic testing that identifies inherited cancer predispositions to molecular profiling of tumors and liquid biopsies that guide targeted therapies, advances in oncology are offering cancer patients greater hope and improved outcomes with each passing year.
With 206 bones and 600-plus muscles in the body, painful musculoskeletal conditions are all too common. Knee, hip, and shoulder joints wear out. Bones fracture. Spinal problems can lead to a host of painful conditions. Whether we are staying active, enjoying sports, or navigating the demands of everyday life, our bones, muscles, and tendons are constantly at work, and sometimes need specialized care.
For decades, the standard expectation for anyone undergoing a major orthopedic procedure, such as a total knee or hip replacement, was a prolonged hospital stay dominated by the dense haze of narcotics. Patients were tethered to intravenous morphine pumps for days, transitioned to powerful oral opioids like Percocet or oxycodone, and subjected to side effects ranging from severe nausea and constipation to cognitive confusion.
New clinical guidelines from the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and nine other leading medical associations are changing the way physicians screen and manage high cholesterol. Introduced in March, the new protocols call for monitoring dyslipidemia—abnormal levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, and other types of lipids or lipoproteins in the blood—at a younger age, in some cases in childhood. The guidelines also delve deeper into contributing factors and establish lower levels for elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)—bad cholesterol—which increases the risk of stroke or heart attack.
Your child wakes you up in the middle of the night with a barking cough and high-pitched inhale. Do you know what to do?
In recent years, there’s been an increased understanding and emphasis on the vital role that muscle building plays in a long, healthy life.
Sports lovers sidelined by pain can get their swing back with a level of precision that even master surgeons can’t reach with traditional methods, thanks to a new robotic-assisted shoulder replacement technique available at the Jupiter Medical Center Anderson Family Orthopedic and Spine Center of Excellence.
