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Persistent hemorrhoids require a physician’s attention

You can safely put any number of bad things behind you and just move on, but Cleveland Clinic ...

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Cleveland Clinic may have saved life of our hospital

Cleveland Clinic’s takeover of the former Indian River Medical Center a year ago may have saved the life ...

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For successful robotic surgeries, ‘Xi’ marks the spot

Now that so-called “elective” surgeries are being allowed again in Florida, it’s entirely possible no one in the ...

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Heed warning signs to treat and beat endometrial cancer

Cancer of the uterus, according the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center of Houston, is the most common cancer of ...

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Some forms of dementia can be treated and reversed

Say the word “dementia” and most people think it means “Alzheimer’s Disease.” Most people are wrong. No one ...

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Call in a midwife? It’s a good option for moms-to-be

Kristen Ward, Helen Clark and Joanna Mitrega are not cast members of the popular British TV drama series ...

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Is a COVID-19 virus-free hospital room even possible?

Can any hospital in Florida offer patients a room that’s 100 percent guaranteed COVID-19 virus-free? Maybe. But it ...

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Wake up to life-saving treatments for sleep disorders

Having trouble sleeping lately? There is plenty going on now to keep you tossing and turning at night, ...

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What’s up, ‘Doxy’? Vero physicians praise video platform

This is not a COVID-19 story. Except it is. In a way. It’s really a telemedicine story about ...

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Robotic arm earns thumbs up from orthopedic pro

He doesn’t ride around town a horse-drawn buggy like “Doc Adams” from the old TV series “Gunsmoke,” but ...

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Holy ‘MOSES’! High-tech laser busts up kidney stones

Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital urologist Dr. Marc Rose just had an ‘up-close-and-personal’ experience with MOSES. Or, more ...

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Coping with foot, leg wounds while sheltering in place

More than 21 million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes, and roughly 20 percent of those will develop ...