Tech innovations revolutionize Miami healthcare

These articles focus on tech innovation and partnerships shaping healthcare in Miami.

One article discusses doctors in Miami using technology to treat cancer and sickle cell disease. It highlights the use of high-intensity ultrasounds at Memorial Healthcare System for liver cancer treatment. Additionally, it mentions Florida International University's project for 3D-printed prosthetics aiming to make them more affordable for children. Another article outlines a partnership between Nicklaus Children’s Health System and FIU. The collaboration aims to boost pediatric care by establishing Nicklaus as the official teaching hospital for FIU's medical school. A separate piece reveals the upcoming closure of the maternity ward at Jackson South Medical Center. strategic partnerships, technological advances, and adaptive services in South Florida.

See the recent coverage below.

Dr. Omar H. Llaguna, specialist in surgical oncology, looks at a medium that mimics a liver tumor in a human body to demonstrate how a histotripsy procedure works, performed by a HistoSonics medical device during a demonstration at the Memorial Hospital West, in Pembroke Pines, on Thursday June 12, 2025. By Pedro Portal

NO. 1: ‘LIFE JUST CHANGED.’ HOW MIAMI DOCTORS USE TECH TO TREAT CANCER AND SICKLE CELL

What to know about new ultrasound, editing genes and prosthetics. | Published June 19, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante

Dr. Juan Cendan, dean of FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, left, Jeanette Nuñez, interim president of FIU, center, and Matt Love, president and CEO of Nicklaus Children’s Health System, pose with a document announcing the launch of a new clinical, research and academic collaboration between FIU and Nicklaus Children’s Health System on Monday, May 19, 2025, at Florida International University campus in Miami, Fla. By Alie Skowronski

NO. 2: WHAT’S THE FUTURE OF KIDS’ HEALTHCARE IN MIAMI? FIU AND NICKLAUS HAVE A PLAN

The move cements a longstanding relationship. Here’s how it may affect you. | Published May 21, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante

Dr. Juan Cendan, dean of FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, speaks during a ceremony announcing the launch of a new clinical, research and academic collaboration between FIU and Nicklaus Children’s Health System on Monday, May 19, 2025, at Florida International University campus in Miami, Fla. By Alie Skowronski

NO. 3: WHAT A UNIVERSITY AND HOSPITAL PARTNERSHIP MEANS FOR HEALTHCARE IN MIAMI

Here are five takeaways. | Published May 22, 2025 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archive, with AI summarization

Dr. Omar Llaguna, specialist in surgical oncology, programs a HistoSonics medical device for targeting a medium that mimics a liver tumor in a human body to demonstrate how a histotripsy procedure works, during a demonstration at the Memorial Hospital West, in Pembroke Pines, on Thursday June 12, 2025. By Pedro Portal

NO. 4: A 3D-PRINTED PROSTHETIC: MEDICAL MIRACLE OR THE LATEST TECH? SEE 5 TAKEAWAYS

What to know about the latest in cancer and other disease treatments in South Florida. | Published June 23, 2025 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives, with AI summarization

A view of Jackson South Medical Center located at 9333 SW 152nd St on Thursday, March 12, 2020 in Miami. By DAVID SANTIAGO

NO. 5: THIS MIAMI-AREA HOSPITAL IS CLOSING ITS MATERNITY WARD. WHAT IT MEANS FOR PATIENTS

The closure of the labor and delivery unit is the latest in South Florida, with administrators often citing costs and staffing issues. | Published July 3, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante

Jackson South Medical Center, 9333 SW 152nd St, in south Miami-Dade has recently renovated its catherization lab as part of a plan to provide new and expanded cardiac care. By Michelle Marchante

NO. 6: HEART DISEASE FORECAST TO RISE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. HERE’S WHAT ONE HOSPITAL IS DOING

Inside the new lab, doctors will use tech that will let them reconstruct 3D models of a patient’s cardiovascular system. | Published July 23, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.