In this episode of Breakthrough Medicine, experts from the University of Miami's Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute (ISCI) use adult stem cells to repair organs and save lives. A heart attack victim receives his own stem cells in hopes of repairing his damaged heart muscle, and after all other methods have failed, patients with chronic wounds turn to a revolutionary study that heals broken skin.
Can you be saved by your own cells? Watch to find out how unlocking the powers of adult stem cells is changing medicine
Liver transplants are now standard therapy for selected HCC patients, but members of the UM/Jackson team know too well that about 20 percent of transplant patients -- 15 percent at the Miami Transplant Institute -- with primary liver cancer end up dying from a recurrence of the cancer in the replacement liver. The reason, they believe, is that cancer cells remain in the bloodstream even when the tumors are removed or destroyed, or the diseased organ replaced.
In this episode of Breakthrough Medicine, UHealth's television documentary series, we watch as UHealth Sports Medicine experts give a young woman with a severe knee condition the opportunity to live an active, pain-free life by replacing her meniscus with tissue transplanted from a donor knee.
We also follow the story of a young football player as he learns lifesaving lessons about concussions from rough play on the field, and find out tips on how everyday athletes should treat routine sports injuries.
The University of Miami Health System delivers leading-edge patient care by the region's best doctors. UHealth's comprehensive network includes three hospitals, more than 30 outpatient facilities in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Collier counties, with more than 1,500 physicians and scientists.
The University of Miami Health System delivers leading-edge patient care by the region's best doctors. UHealth's comprehensive network includes three hospitals, more than 30 outpatient facilities in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Collier cou...
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