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Reverse shoulder replacements hailed as game-changer

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons calls the shoulder joint “the most flexible joint in your body. Its ...

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Scully-Welsh specialist buoyed by surge of new cancer drugs

Dr. Alan Grosset, who joined the staff at the Scully-Welsh Cancer Center in September, has a pair of ...

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New diabetes treatment guidelines get to heart of matter

The American Diabetes Association has released its new “2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes.” Printed copies are ...

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Irritable bowels? There’s often a simple, inexpensive cure

Problems with the lower gastrointestinal tract – or lower GI tract – are not the sort of things ...

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‘Spin’ class: Physical therapy can quickly cure vertigo

Vertigo is the perception of motion when no movement is present or the abnormal perception of motion in ...

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Probiotics increasingly popular, but many questions remain

Probiotics are everywhere these days. You can find them in drugstores, health food stores, grocery stores, convenience stores ...

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Scully-Welsh doc: ‘Very exciting time’ to be an oncologist

Dr. Alice Cintra, one of the newest physicians at Vero Beach’s Scully-Welsh Cancer Center, is a medical oncologist ...

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Studies rebut aspirin-a-day heart-health strategy

Are you one of the millions of people taking a baby aspirin a day because you believe it ...

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Malnutrition means peril for head/neck cancer patients

Scully-Welsh Cancer Center radiation oncologist Dr. John Petersen has a passion for nutrition. For a very good reason. ...

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Holy cow! Bovine patch may help fix torn rotator cuff

Rotator cuff tears are so common, says the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, “that each year almost 2 ...

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Psoriatic arthritis incurable, but symptoms manageable

Everyone with a television probably knows a little something about psoriasis, the skin condition with the raised red ...

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Fish oil tales: Two major studies yield ‘complex’ results

Do omega-3 fish oil pills really help your cardiovascular health? In the wake of two huge, in-depth studies ...