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New UHealth Television Series Premieres Tonight on WPLG Channel 10

4/27/2009

The premier episode of Breakthrough Medicine, a new television series produced by UHealth – University of Miami Health System and the Miller School of Medicine, will debut on Miami’s ABC affiliate, WPLG Channel 10 tonight at 8.

Breakthrough Medicine gives viewers an inside look at how excellent patient care and leading-edge research are conducted at UHealth – South Florida’s only University-based health system. Each episode covers a specific topic, from cardiac surgery to stem cell research, and shows how the medical pioneers at UHealth are changing the face of medicine. Viewers will share in our triumphs as we discover cures for diseases, save lives with new surgical procedures and offer hope to patients in need.

Tune in to Channel 10 after Jeopardy! for the first episode in the Breakthrough Medicine series, featuring the percutaneous valve replacement clinical trial – which offers an alternative to open heart surgery for people with aortic stenosis – performed in Florida only at University of Miami Hospital.

After the broadcast, log on to www.uhealthsystem.com/webchat for a live question and answer session with UHealth physicians.

Breakthrough Medicine will re-air on Channel 10 on Saturday, May 9, at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 10, at 1 p.m.