Baptist Health South Florida
Coverage of Baptist Health South Florida in the Nexus archive.
- Habitat for Humanity, Baptist South Florida celebrate 100 homes built in Miami-Dade with new homeowners, volunteers
Habitat for Humanity and Baptist Health South Florida celebrated building 100 homes in Miami-Dade County, providing affordable housing through no-down-payment and zero-percent-interest mortgages. The partnership involved volunteer efforts and financial contributions, with Baptist Health contributing over $7.8 million since 2000.
- Shift in cancer screening guidance has experts clashing over new guidance
The American College of Physicians has released new guidance for breast cancer screening, recommending that average-risk women between 50 and 74 years old undergo mammograms every two years. Women between 40 and 49 years old are encouraged to discuss their risk with a doctor. The guidance aims to reduce unnecessary screening and potential harms.
- Pancreatic cancer patient Ben Sasse sees 'massive' tumor reduction with experimental new drug
Former U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic pancreatic cancer, reports a 76% tumor reduction after participating in a clinical trial for the experimental drug daraxonrasib. Developed by Revolution Medicines, the therapy targets the RAS gene in pancreatic cancer, showing median survival of 13 months in trials compared to 6 months with standard chemotherapy.