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Patients with End-Stage Heart Failure Survive and Thrive with the LVAD Option

For a few months, Juan Llanes felt some discomfort in his stomach. To ease the pain, he’d drink water and feel better. The 63-year-old postal worker never suspected his stomach issues were a sign of heart failure.

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A Birthday Miracle: A New Heart Gives One Florida Man A Second Chance at Life

“When Harold arrived at the hospital, he was experiencing shortness of breath, and we quickly discovered he was in cardiogenic shock, which means his heart could not pump enough blood through his body,” Dr. Phancao said.

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Jackson South Medical Center Uses the Latest Robotic Technology in Knee Replacement Procedures

The system provides live, 3-D models that help surgeons plan and perform knee replacement procedures with more precision.

Cutler Bay Man Back on his Feet After Traumatic Brain Injury

Pedro Grillo and his wife were working out when he started to suffer from a severe headache and extreme exhaustion. Grillo sat on the floor to regain his energy when he lost consciousness.

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Mom Looks Forward to Taking Baby Home After Preterm Birth

When Latevia Ward went to the hospital at 27 weeks pregnant, she knew something wasn’t right. She was recovering from a recent bout of COVID-19 but felt like she was experiencing early signs of labor.

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A Mother’s Unconditional Love Gives Son a Fighting Chance to Receive a Life-saving Kidney Transplant

When Araceli was pregnant, doctors told her that her son would have hydrocephalus, a condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up within the ventricles of the brain.

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After 123 Days in the NICU, Baby is Reunited with his Parents

When Patricia and her husband had trouble finding a surrogate, her close friend Katrina stepped up. Twelve weeks into her pregnancy, Katrina’s blood pressure was high — something she’d never experienced before.

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Baby Reunites with Parents after Months in the NICU

Daniel Furlong and his wife, Sarah, were packing for their babymoon trip – four months before the expected arrival of their first child – when suddenly, Sarah began to experience uterine cramps.

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New York Man Brought to Jackson Health System for Life-saving Neurosurgery

Yezzi and his fiancé were in St. Barts planning their wedding, when one morning, the 30-year-old began developing a splitting headache that lasted throughout the day.

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Naples Twin Celebrating Her Third Transplant Anniversary after Rare Diagnosis of Alagille Syndrome

Three months after delivering healthy twin girls, the new parents noticed that one of their daughters was developing differently than her sister.

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