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Why are Walnuts Good for Me?

06/11/2020 by Leyanee Perez, RDN/LDN – Walnuts are tasty nuts that deserve a place at your table, with 13 grams of polyunsaturated fats, 4 grams of protein, 4 grams of total carbohydrate, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 130 mg of potassium and 30 mg of calcium per ounce.

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Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Reverified as a Pediatric Trauma Center by The Florida Department of Health

06/25/2020 – The Miguel “Mike” B. Fernandez Family Pediatric Trauma Center at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Emergency Department successfully completed the Florida Department of Health review process and has successfully achieved Pediatric Trauma Center reverification. Attaining this revalidation demonstrates the hospital’s commitment to providing life-saving care to children within the South Florida community and beyond.

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The Heart Program at Nicklaus Children's Acquires FDA-Approved Amplatzer Piccolo™ Occluder to Perform Non-Surgical Closures of Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) in Premature Infants in its Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

05/28/2020 – The Heart Program now offers the recently FDA-approved Amplatzer Piccolo™ Occluder to close PDAs in very premature babies in the Cath Lab. This self-expanding, wire mesh device is designed specifically to fit within the PDA of very low weight preemies with little risk of interference with adjacent structures.

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Safety Enhancements for Surgical Patients at Nicklaus Children's

6/11/2020 – Dr. Chad Perlyn, Medical Director of the Operating Room at Nicklaus Children’s, discusses safety enhancements and screenings for pediatric patients who will undergo surgery at Nicklaus Children’s.

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Virtual Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) Family Conference

The Nicklaus Children's Family Conference 2020 is going virtual! Please register online for access to lectures and Q&A Sessions.