Lakeland Regional Cancer Center (LRCC) is proud to have been initiated as the only enrolling site in the eastern United States for a metastatic melanoma clinical trial. LRCC is now in the process of screening patients. The trial, which is developed by OncoSec Medical Incorporated, is…
The Pasco Economic Development Council, Inc. announced the launch of the Florida Supplier Source, a new searchable website that connects Florida suppliers and manufacturers and reduces the cost of doing business in Florida. Manufacturers and suppliers can use this website as a free marketing tool…
A property on U.S. 17 in downtown Winter Haven will soon get a face lift, when a 22,000-square-foot medical building will replace the long vacant bank drive-through. The building, to be built on the block on the east side of U.S. 17 and between Pope Avenue…
By setting up and operating a replica of the conveyor system used at the drugmaker’s Salt Lake City plant, the lab’s research team was able to raise read-write accuracy to more than 99 percent – up from 80 percent! Read more here.
Another expansion at Heart of Florida Hospital will result in a secluded obstetrics and women’s surgical section. The expansion makes room for a specialized Acute Care for the Elderly unit and a 14-room pediatric unit. With all the change, Heart of Florida will be able…
As mentioned in our blog yesterday, staff attended the Haines City Northeast Polk County Regional Chamber of Commerce luncheon. It was held at the Ridge Career Center in their new Health Sciences Building and the new CEO of Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center, Don…
Winter Haven Hospital continues expanding its presence in our community, this time by opening a new Memory Clinic. With cooperation from the University of South Florida Polytechnic, the clinic aims to create a holistic program. Today is the first day the clinic will begin accepting…