Health Pulse: A Cleveland Clinic Florida Podcast

Cleveland Clinic and IBM recently announced the 10 year partnership to create the Discovery Accelerator. A joint center to advance the pace of discovery in healthcare and life sciences through the use of high performance computing on the hybrid cloud, Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing technologies.

Preventive Cardiology focuses on lowering an individual’s risk for developing heart disease, heart attack or stroke. It also helps to prevent further issues in a patient who already has cardiovascular disease. Cardiac rehabilitation can help prevent another heart attack and will help to develop and maintain heart-healthy habits.

There is a correlation between sleep health and the obstructive lung diseases. People with COPD and those with asthma have been shown to have worse sleep quality and more sleep-related problems when compared to people with other chronic health problems. Insomnia and sleep apnea are commonly encountered in patients with COPD

For busy professionals, days and nights consist of urgent deadlines, meetings and sometimes multiple cups of caffeine. With the many demands of work and life, it is easy to lose sight of your health. Busy lifestyles leave little time for the essential preventive medical care that can mean the difference between years of high personal productivity and the facing of a medical crisis.

Stress, anxiety, fatigue and burnout are all common feelings for healthcare providers during the Covid 19 Pandemic. Stationed on the front lines pose risks to exposure of the coronavirus and can impact ones physical health but the anxiety, stress, and fatigue can seriously effect ones mental health.

Cleveland Clinic Florida is the official Medical Provider for the Florida Panthers Hockey Club. Out Team provides medical support for the players and staff, including game coverage. This episode will focus on the unique challenges of Covid-19 and how the Florida Panthers faced them head on.

A new, potentially aggressive strain of the virus was discovered in the UK. With scientists around the country examining the properties of this new strain, here is what you should know about different strains of viruses and the vaccines that prevent them.

The pre-pandemic use of universal protocols to diagnose and manage patient conditions should be a thing of the past. As health advocates at all levels continue fighting the good fight with action, information, innovation, leadership and, most of all, hope, the solutions we need appear within reach.

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, held in March each year, offers healthcare providers who care for patients with diseases of the colon and rectum a valuable opportunity to educate their community about these diseases and promote awareness of the importance of colorectal cancer screening, prevention, and treatment.

February is American Heart Health Month and this year it falls during a pandemic. Covid-19 is affecting Americans views on heart health and care.