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Memorial Regional Hospital Announces $670 Million Surgical and Patient Bed Tower Project
A Historic Investment to Meet Growing Community Needs
June 27, 2025 – Memorial Regional Hospital is embarking on a transformative $670 million expansion with the launch of its new Surgical and Patient Bed Tower, one of the most significant projects in the hospital’s history. Approved unanimously by the South Broward Hospital District Board of Commissioners during last night’s board meeting, the project represents a landmark investment in the future of healthcare across South Florida.
Designed to meet growing demand and improve patient care, the new tower will feature state-of-the-art surgical facilities, advanced imaging technology, and 150 acuity-adaptable beds, supporting the region’s evolving healthcare needs while elevating the patient and family experience.
“We are building for the future of healthcare in our community,” said Shane Strum, Interim CEO of Memorial Healthcare System. “This new tower allows us to deliver cutting-edge surgical services while enhancing the patient and family experience in a modern, efficient, and healing environment. We thank our Board of Commissioners for their continued support and vision in helping us bring this project to life.”
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Importance of Hydration and Tips to Keeping Kids Hydrated During the Summer
As summer approaches, kids will be spending more time outdoors playing, exploring, and staying active under the sun! Between backyard adventures, sports camps, and pool days, warmer weather and increased outdoor time mean their hydration needs naturally rise.
Unlike adults, children don’t always recognize the signs of thirst until they’re already dehydrated. Staying well-hydrated helps our children maintain a healthy body temperature, stay focused in their activities, and keep their energy up throughout the day. Even mild dehydration can impact a child’s mood, ability to concentrate, and physical performance. That’s why it’s important to be proactive in helping children meet their fluid needs. Below are some helpful strategies to keep your child hydrated and healthy all summer long.
1. Make Water the “Go-To” Choice
Kids are more likely to drink water regularly if it’s easily accessible and personalized. Let them choose a water bottle that they’re excited to carry around. Make it a habit to pack a filled water bottle anytime you leave the house, you’re headed to the park, a family outing, or just running errands.
2. Flavor It Naturally
Sometimes kids avoid plain water because they find it boring. That’s where natural flavor infusions can make hydration fun! Add slices of fruit like strawberries, oranges, lemons, or watermelon to their water bottles. You can even get your child involved by letting them “design” their own water flavor of the day. Frozen fruit cubes are another fun option that cools the drink while adding flavor and visual appeal.
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A NEW WEAPON IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HEART FAILURE
Memorial Using Tech to Help Patients Monitor Vitals at Home
June 27, 2025 – A 30-second, at-home test can alert those with pre-existing cardiac conditions to abnormalities within their heart before the onset of any symptoms. The intracardiac data it generates enables caregivers to clinically intervene before the problem escalates, potentially saving individuals with structural heart disease from a life-threatening incident.
Hemotag, from Boca Raton-based Aventusoft, is applied to the chest and captures vibrations from three locations that assess valve signatures, cardiac pressure, and function. It provides a real-time assessment, and warning, when necessary, for those living with heart failure, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, other cardiomyopathies, and atrial fibrillation.
A clinical trial hosted by Memorial Cardiac & Vascular Institute led to the facility being the first in Florida to add Hemotag to its remote patient monitoring program and is being credited for helping one chronically-ill man reach his 90th birthday. “We’ve already published studies about two of our cases, and have others whose vitals we’re monitoring with this technology,” said Dr. Iani Patsias, a Memorial Healthcare System physician specializing in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. “It’s a non-invasive way to get information that helps us keep acute cases from requiring hospitalization.”
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Jupiter Medical Center Among First in Florida to Offer VARIPULSETM Pulsed Field Ablation to Treat Atrial Fibrillation
June 25, 2025- Jupiter Medical Center is proud to offer the innovative VARIPULSETM platform to deliver pulsed field ablation to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib), making it one of the first health care facilities in Florida to provide this advanced procedure. This revolutionary approach represents a significant leap forward in AFib treatment, a condition characterized by an uncontrolled fluttering or irregular heartbeat, providing patients with a safer, faster, and highly effective option.
Instead of using tiny probes to burn or freeze the defective tissue inside the heart, doctors are now utilizing a method that involves a new type of energy delivery that is ‘minimally thermal.’ This treatment option may be safer for patients as it is less likely to injure tissue in and around the heart. Additionally, this device integrates into 3-D mapping systems to treat atrial fibrillation so ablations can be performed using pulse field technology, eliminating the need for X-rays.
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Partial Match Parity: Increasing the Donor Pool for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
A new study shows that blood cancer patients who may have previously struggled to find a donor for transplantation now have more options. These findings should expand the donor pool for patients who have difficulty finding a full match, said Antonio Jimenez Jimenez, M.D., senior author and a physician-scientist at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Photo by Sylvester Cancer
Blood cancer patients who need transplantation but have trouble finding a full match now have more options
June 26, 2025– Blood cancer patients who may have previously struggled to find a donor for transplantation now have more options.
A new study shows that patients achieve good outcomes with a partial match drawn from the national public registry of donors when they are treated with the immune-suppressing drug cyclophosphamide. Survival rates at one year were on par with rates seen in other studies with fully matched donors.
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PARALYZED VETERAN SURGICALLY IMPLANTED WITH NEURALINK DEVICE AT THE MIAMI PROJECT TO CURE PARALYSIS AT UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Patient Part of Landmark Study Aiming to Enable Paralyzed Patients to Use Their Own Thoughts to Control External Devices Through a Brain-Computer Interface
June 27, 2025 A paralyzed United States military veteran has been implanted with the ground-breaking Neuralink brain-computer device by surgeons at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
RJ, who is paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury sustained from a motorcycle accident, is the fifth participant in Neuralink’s PRIME (Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface) Study and the first to be implanted at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and Department of Neurological Surgery at UHealth – University of Miami Health System. The PRIME Study is an investigational medical device clinical trial for assessing the safety and functionality of Neuralink’s intracortical brain-computer interface (BCI) implant, which establishes a wireless, digital link between the brain and computers.
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Baptist Health Foundation Welcomes Latin GRAMMY® Winning Superstar Luis Fonsi to The Grand Gala 2025
June 27, 2025 — Baptist Health Foundation will celebrate its 2025 Grand Gala benefiting Baptist Health on Saturday, November 8 the Miami Beach Convention Center Grand Ballroom. The annual event, which raises funds for Baptist Health entities and programs throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe counties, will feature a cocktail reception, formal dinner, silent auction and renowned entertainment. The Gala will also feature an exclusive live performance generously provided by international superstar Luis Fonsi.
“We are thrilled to have Luis Fonsi as our Gala headliner and honorary chair,” said Alex Villoch, CEO of Baptist Health Foundation. “He’s one of today’s most popular and talented Latin artists, and his music draws a wide spectrum of fans. We can’t wait for our guests to experience the energy and excitement of this one-of-a-kind performance.”
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Advanced Care at TGH Helps Young Patient Recover After Shark Attack
A nine-year-old girl’s courage and the life-saving expertise of her Tampa General Hospital care team captivate the nation.
June 26, 2025 – A shark attack off the coast of Boca Grande nearly cost nine-year-old Leah Lendel her hand. But thanks to the swift action of her family, first responders, and the extraordinary care team at Tampa General Hospital (TGH)—the region’s only academic health system* and Level I trauma center—Leah’s story became one of survival and strength. Surgical specialists from the Florida Orthopaedic Institute and pediatric experts at the Muma Children’s Hospital at TGH worked swiftly to save her hand. Now on the road to recovery, Leah is courageously sharing her journey.
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Hurricane Readiness for Healthcare Providers
June 2025 – As storms become more frequent and severe, healthcare facilities face not just physical threats, but also complex insurance and recovery challenges. Recent hurricanes like Ian, Helene, and Milton have exposed unexpected claim issues that should inform your risk planning moving forward.
To help, BDO has prepared a one-page guide tailored for healthcare organizations, highlighting key lessons and steps to strengthen your preparedness and claims process.
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To schedule your review or ask questions, contact John Petzold, Managing Director, Insurance Claims & Recovery, jpetzold@bdo.com | 732-734-3024.
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BTT Brain Wellness Institute Announces a Breakthrough Innovation for Brain Health and Optimization
JUNE 26, 2025 – btt Corp. is introducing the BTT Brain Wellness experience, a groundbreaking approach designed to help people sleep, relax and recharge. BTT’s brain-cooling technology delivers a safe, non-invasive way to hack your way to more restful sleep and less stress, making it the ultimate wellness therapy for 2025.
Studies show that 33% of Americans suffer from sleep deprivation and 75% experience unhealthy stress levels. People with insomnia are 10 and 17 times more likely than those without insomnia to experience clinically significant levels of depression and anxiety, respectively, according to the National Institutes of Health.
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Delray Medical Center Acquires HYDROS™ Robotic System for Advanced Aquablation® Therapy
Next-Generation AI-Powered Technology Offers New Option for Treating Enlarged Prostate
June 26, 2025– Delray Medical Center acquires the HYDROS™ Robotic System, the latest advancement in Aquablation® therapy for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), commonly referred to as an enlarged prostate.
The HYDROS Robotic System is an AI-powered, minimally invasive surgical platform designed to provide precise, personalized therapy for men suffering from BPH. The system utilizes real-time ultrasound guidance and waterjet technology to remove excess prostate tissue while preserving vital structures responsible for sexual function and continence.
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Think before you light — doctors urge caution with fireworks
Burns are the most common fireworks injury.
June 26, 2025 – As our nation celebrates Independence Day, emergency room doctors say fireworks can be a fun part of your 4th of July festivities with appropriate safety precautions. This is especially important for teens, who have the highest rate of ER-treated fireworks injuries, and young children 5-9, with the second highest rate of ER visits related to fireworks.
“Fireworks are a long-standing tradition for many Americans this time of year, but they should be handled with care,” said Dr. Michael Falgiani, HCA Florida Ocala Hospital. “Children and teens have the highest rates of emergency visits for fireworks injuries, so we ask parents not to let children play with or light fireworks. Even sparklers, which at about 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, can cause very serious burns.”
According to the most recent data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, fireworks-related injuries sent nearly 10,000 people nationwide to the ER and caused eight deaths in 2023. Burns accounted for more than 40% of the injuries. The study showed an estimated 800 emergency department-treated injuries associated with firecrackers and 700 with sparklers. Injuries to the hands and fingers accounted for more than a third of ER visits, and injuries to the head, face and neck accounted for about 22%.
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HOMESAFE APPOINTS NEW CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND BOARD MEMBER
JUNE 26, 2025 – HomeSafe recently promoted its former Chief Program Officer, Amanda Stone, LMHC, to Chief Operating Officer, and has welcomed attorney Charles J. Abrams to its board of directors.
HomeSafe is a nationally accredited nonprofit protecting Palm Beach County’s and South Florida’s most vulnerable residents – victims of child abuse and domestic violence. Through its results-driven approach, the organization is a leading provider of prevention and intervention services, serving more than 15,000 infants, children, young adults and families each year. HomeSafe is one of just five specialized therapeutic group care agencies in the state of Florida—the only one in Southeast Florida.
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JTCHS Launches Innovative Residency Program with Opening of New Teaching and Research Annex
June 27, 2025 – The Jessie Trice Community Health System (JTCHS), in partnership with the Jessie Trice Community Health Foundation (JTCHF), marked a new chapter in their commitment to advance primary care with the grand opening of the Annie R. Neasman Teaching and Research Annex and the official launch of the JTCHS Family Medicine Residency Program. The program is a significant step toward addressing the ongoing shortage of primary care providers.
The event, held at the JTCHS Dr. Fatima Zafar Health & Wellness Center, brought together JTCHS leadership, board members, staff, resident physicians, healthcare professionals, and community partners. Among the distinguished guests was Ms. Annie R. Neasman, former president and CEO of JTCHS, whose legacy in advancing teaching and research continues through the annex named in her honor.
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Mayo Clinic’s AI tool identifies 9 dementia types, including Alzheimer’s, with one scan
June 27, 2025 – ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that helps clinicians identify brain activity patterns linked to nine types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, using a single, widely available scan — a transformative advance in early, accurate diagnosis.
The tool, StateViewer, helped researchers identify the dementia type in 88% of cases, according to research published online on June 27, 2025, in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. It also enabled clinicians to interpret brain scans nearly twice as fast and with up to three times greater accuracy than standard workflows. Researchers trained and tested the AI on more than 3,600 scans, including images from patients with dementia and people without cognitive impairment.
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Mayo: Dopamine menus: Give your brain some space
June 26, 2025 – ROCHESTER, Minn. — You likely are accustomed to encountering a range of menus in daily life, but there is one that may be new to you: a dopamine menu. Dr. Robert Wilfahrt, a family medicine physician at Mayo Clinic and an expert in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, explains.
“A dopamine menu is a rebranding of what psychologists or healthcare professionals previously called behavioral activation — ways to get yourself to do what’s best for you, instead of what you feel like doing in the moment,” Dr. Wilfahrt says.
In this case, the best route to getting that tough task done is to step away from it for a minute, do something else that feeds you energy and then dive back into the task.
The purpose? To stimulate dopamine — a hormone and neurotransmitter in the brain involved in mood, attention, reward and motivation. It’s also known as the “feel-good hormone.” Dopamine comes in many forms — reaching for your phone to doomscroll social media is an easy and convenient way to get a bit of a lift, but that’s not the only option. What other accessible activities can bring you joy and a happy brain break?
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WHO Scientific advisory group issues report on origins of COVID-19
June 27, 2025 – The WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), a panel of 27 independent, international, multidisciplinary experts, today published its report on the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.
SAGO has advanced the understanding of the origins of COVID-19, but as they say in their report, much of the information needed to evaluate fully all hypotheses has not been provided.
“I thank each of the 27 members of SAGO for dedicating their time and expertise to this very important scientific undertaking over more than three years,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “As things stand, all hypotheses must remain on the table, including zoonotic spillover and lab leak. We continue to appeal to China and any other country that has information about the origins of COVID-19 to share that information openly, in the interests of protecting the world from future pandemics.”
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HHS Civil Rights Office Acts to Promote Fairness in Girls’ Sports
OCR Investigates Minnesota for Allowing Males to Compete in Sports Reserved for Females
June 26, 2025 – Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announces an investigation of the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League (Minnesota) under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX). The investigation will examine whether Minnesota engaged in discrimination on the basis of sex by allowing male athletes to compete on sports teams reserved for females.
OCR enforces Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex discrimination in education programs and activities of HHS funding recipients, such as the Minnesota Department of Education. The Minnesota Department of Education has delegated responsibility over interscholastic sports competitions to the Minnesota State High School League, and as a result, it must also comply with Title IX.
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CMS Launches New Model to Target Wasteful, Inappropriate Services in Original Medicare
Model will leverage enhanced technologies to protect Medicare beneficiaries, federal taxpayers from unnecessary services, fraud, waste, and abuse
June 27, 2025 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing a new Innovation Center model aimed at helping ensure people with Original Medicare receive safe, effective, and necessary care. Through the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model, CMS will partner with companies specializing in enhanced technologies to test ways to provide an improved and expedited prior authorization process relative to Original Medicare’s existing processes, helping patients and providers avoid unnecessary or inappropriate care and safeguarding federal taxpayer dollars. This model builds on other changes being made to prior authorization as announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and CMS on Monday.
“CMS is committed to crushing fraud, waste, and abuse, and the WISeR Model will help root out waste in Original Medicare,” said CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz. “Combining the speed of technology and the experienced clinicians, this new model helps bring Medicare into the 21st century by testing a streamlined prior authorization process, while protecting Medicare beneficiaries from being given unnecessary and often costly procedures.”
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CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Concludes Meeting with Joint Statement
ATLANTA—JUNE 26, 2025—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) held a meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, June 25-26, 2025, at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The ACIP comprises leading medical and public health experts who advise the CDC on the safety, effectiveness, and clinical necessity of vaccines. The ACIP voted:
To approve, by a vote of five to two, one dose of clesrovimab, a monoclonal antibody for infants whose mothers are not protected by maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination. Clesrovimab is one of two RSV monoclonal antibody products available.
-To approve, by a vote of seven to zero, the updated Vaccines for Children Program resolution for prevention of RSV.
-To reaffirm recommendation, by a vote of six to zero, for routine annual influenza vaccination of all persons aged over six months who do not have contraindications.
-To recommend, by a vote of five to one, for children 18 years and younger to receive seasonal influenza vaccines only in single-dose formulations that are free of thimerosal as a preservative.
-To recommend, by a vote of five to one, that pregnant women receive seasonal influenza vaccines only in single-dose formulations that are free of thimerosal as a preservative.
-To recommend, by a vote of five to one, that all adults receive seasonal influenza vaccines only in single-dose formulations that are free of thimerosal as a preservative.
-Recommendations made by the ACIP are reviewed by the CDC Director, and if adopted, are published as official CDC/HHS recommendations in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The CDC Director informs the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Assistant Secretary for Health of immunization recommendations.
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Friday, June 27 @ 6:00 PM: Sunset at Pompano Beach –Start your weekend at the beach with us! Don’t forget to bring your blankets and/or beach chairs! Please see attached flyer for more details. Please call or text to RSVP.
Monday, June 30 @ 11:30 AM: AMPOWER Support Group Meeting at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Sunrise, located at 4399 N Nob Hill Rd, Sunrise FL 33351. This month we will discuss tips to support our mental health. FLYER
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Baptist Health Announces 42nd Annual Echocardiography and Structural Heart Symposium
June 16, 2025 – Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, will be hosting its the 42nd Annual Echocardiography and Structural Heart Symposium on September 26-27, 2025, at the Loews Coral Gables Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida. This premier educational event convenes leading experts in cardiovascular care to explore the latest advancements in imaging technologies and minimally invasive treatments for valvular and structural heart diseases.
“As valvular heart disease and structural heart treatments become increasingly integral within cardiology, the symposium focuses on building the fundamental tools of echocardiography,” said Elliott J. Elias, M.D., director of cardiac and structural imaging at Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute and co-director of the symposium. “It is tailored to both beginners and those with advanced skills, ensuring a comprehensive understanding from the perspective of the sonographer scanning the patient to the reader, be it a cardiologist or medical professional, taking care of the patient.”
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Nursing Consortium of Florida’s next conference set for June 2025 at St. Pete Beach
Make plans to join us at the TradeWinds Resort on St. Pete Beach on the 27th and 28th of June 2025 for our next educational conference Empowering Nurses at the Bedside & Beyond: Moving towards improved outcomes & satisfaction through greater mental health. Please click here to be among the first to register to attend and save with our best rates including discounted member rates for individuals and groups of ten or more!
We are now accepting abstracts addressing programs, research, scholarly projects, and process improvement exemplars that have succeeded in advancing staff and student mental health and contributed to strong workplace cultures or learning environments that have measurably improved staff or student retention in either practice or academic settings, contributed to improved team interaction, interaction with patients or students, and improved patient or student outcomes and experiences
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Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce to Honor Benjamin León with 2025 Sand In My Shoes® Award
June 26, 2025 – The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce proudly announces that Benjamin León, Cuban-American businessman, healthcare pioneer, and philanthropist, and recently appointed U.S. Ambassador to Spain, will be honored with the 2025 Sand in My Shoes® Award, one of South Florida’s most prestigious community leadership accolades.
The award will be presented during a celebratory dinner on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at Jungle Island from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
As the founder of Leon Medical Centers, Mr. León has transformed healthcare access for Miami’s elderly population while consistently giving back through philanthropic initiatives focused on education, cultural preservation, and health equity. His life’s work is a testament to unwavering dedication, resilience, and a profound love for Greater Miami.
Established in 1981, the Sand in My Shoes® Award recognizes exceptional individuals who have made lasting contributions to the South Florida region, reflecting a commitment to making Miami the best possible place to live, work, and play. Mr. Leon joins an elite group of past honorees, including Trish & Dan Bell, Alberto Ibargüen, Manuel “Manny” Medina, David Lawrence, Jr., Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Penny Shaffer, and Antonio “Tony” Argiz—all of whom have shaped the community through visionary leadership and civic engagement.
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CBN and Parkinson’s: Can It Help with Tremors and Motor Symptoms?
June 27, 2025 – Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. While treatments have improved over the years, many patients still struggle with tremors, muscle rigidity, and sleep disturbances — symptoms that can significantly reduce quality of life.
As cannabis gains attention for its potential therapeutic effects, some individuals are turning to lesser-known cannabinoids like CBN (cannabinol) in hopes of finding relief. Often marketed as a sleep aid with calming properties, CBN is now being explored for its role in neurological health — including possible applications for Parkinson’s disease.
But does the science support this interest? In this article, we’ll look at how CBN works, what early research suggests about its effect on motor symptoms, and what people with Parkinson’s should know before considering it.
What Is Parkinson’s Disease?
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive disorder of the central nervous system that primarily affects motor function. It develops when nerve cells in the brain — particularly those in the substantia nigra — become damaged or die, leading to a significant decrease in dopamine levels. Dopamine is a critical neurotransmitter involved in regulating movement, coordination, and mood.
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Highlights from JUNE 27, 2025 BY THE NUMBERS Qualified Patients: (Active ID Card)
Jun 27 2025- 918,812 Jun 20 2025- 918,463 Jun 13 2025- 918,290
Jun 06 2025- 917,464 May 30 2025- 916,345 May 23 2025- 915,617
Patients Added Last Week: 349 Qualified Ordering Physicians:
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New Doctors added Last Week: 44
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Amount of Medical Marijuana Dispensed - (mgs THC) 378,070,087
Amount of Low-THC Cannabis Dispensed - (mgs CBD ) 12,003
-Amount of Marijuana in a Form for Smoking (oz) 133,765.365 Approved Dispensing Locations: 724 Added Last Week: 3 GOLDFLOWER - ORLANDO
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