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Polypharmacy poses peril for millions of seniors
America has a drug problem and it’s not the one you see on the nightly news. This problem ...
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Doc: Spine surgery much improved in recent years
While most people think neurosurgeons like Dr. Jacob Januszewski mainly, or even exclusively, operate on patients’ brains, it ...
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SRMC’s ‘JointCoach’ is winning surgery patients over
Hospitals and outside surgery centers nationwide have been scrambling recently to get joint replacement patients out the door ...
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Outpatient knee replacement surgery has arrived
In January of this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services removed total knee arthroplasty (knee replacements) ...
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Speak up: Erectile dysfunction is very treatable
Despite a TV advertising binge that started around 2004 and still continues today for prescription pharmaceuticals such as ...
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Vero surgeon fixes sight for sore eyes in Mexico
If luxury travel is your thing, don’t even think about taking your next “vacation” with Vero Beach’s Dr. ...
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Ear, nose and throat doc hails new ETD procedure
Eustachian tube dysfunction, or ETD, is a common and annoying condition that some people may have had for ...
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Road ‘show’: Mobile high-tech scanners draw raves
When it comes to learning about “something big” in the world of potentially lifesaving medical scans – specifically, ...
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IRMC wound healing center takes on diabetic ulcers
If you have a diabetic leg or foot wound, you’ve got a lot friends. Unfortunately, they’re not the ...
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Eye, eye! Treatment KO’s cataracts – and need for glasses
Medical consumers can be a downright demanding bunch. We always want better, safer, faster fixes for our medical ...
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Shock talk: Heart experts debate benefits of ‘LifeVest’
The best laid plans of mice, men – and biotech engineering companies – sometimes go awry. Take, for ...
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BMI issue weighs on knee/hip replacement candidates
Hip and knee replacements are two of the most common surgical procedures performed today. The American Academy of ...