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Tom Lloyd

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New doc helps bariatric team tackle obesity plague

When Dr. Natalee Stone joined the Riverside Surgical & Weight Loss Center and Steward Medical Group at the ...

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Beware! Flesh-eating ‘Vibrio’ lurks in our waters

As a nation we’ve grown blasé when it comes to bacteria. Maybe that’s because we’ve spent years going ...

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Cancer patients can count on Scully-Welsh support groups

While there is little evidence-based data showing that “cancer support groups” prolong the lives of cancer patients, the ...

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The kids are all right: Pediatric doc works to make it so

For someone who spends the bulk of her days working with a very small cadre of colleagues – ...

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App-y days are here in fighting coronary artery disease

Worried about a heart attack brought on by coronary artery disease (CAD)? Dr. Lilian Ahiable, a fresh face ...

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CRISPR gene editing has potential to write off cancer

When Scully Welsh Cancer Center director Dr. James Grichnik talks about something that sounds a lot like “crisper,” ...

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Partners in Women’s Health adds 5-doctor Sebastian office

Vero Beach’s Partners in Women’s Health, a joint cooperative between the Indian River Hospital District and Indian River ...

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For bariatric surgery, it’s Dr. Domkowski ‘hands’ down

When Diane Muller went looking for a bariatric surgeon to help her overcome her serious obesity problems – ...

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Sole mate: Podiatrist can help relieve those aching feet

For millions of people, the idiom “stand on your own two feet” sometimes is a medical impossibility. That’s ...

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E-I-E-I-Oh? Two studies challenge dairy fat’s bad rap

The debate about the health risks – or benefits – of dairy fat has been going on for ...

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Exciting LASIK surgery advances come into focus

Going online to read about LASIK eye surgery will bring an instant avalanche of acronyms to your screen. ...

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New opioid law comes with challenges for hospitals

Florida has a new opioid law. It’s a law that will affect many state residents and all hospitals, ...