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Just think: Study eyes mental method to lower anxiety
New research from Duke University suggests that improving activity in the brain’s “executive control center” may protect against ...
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TrueBeam surgery still on ‘cutting edge’ as cancer-killer
Newly arrived radiation oncologist Dr. Paul Pagnini of the Scully-Welsh cancer center is up for a knife fight. ...
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Better roadmap emerges for treating prostate cancer
Medicine is such a fast-changing field, with so many important advances happening all the time, that it is ...
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Versatile surgeon has appetite for weight-loss surgery
As a general surgeon with Indian River Medical Center, Dr. Theodore (Ted) Perry’s catalogue raisonné includes appendectomies, bladder ...
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Home healthcare firm Trilogy planning Vero office
Kim Weir may be a self-professed “small-town girl from Michigan,” but as the executive vice president for Trilogy ...
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Scully-Welsh confronts rare case of acute myeloid leukemia
Delivering bad news is something no doctor enjoys, but it is part of the job for Scully-Welsh medical ...
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IRMC’s new Scully Endoscopy Center opens for business
After roughly seven months of construction, IRMC’s new $6.1 million Scully Endoscopy Center opened for business last week, ...
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Medical pot can be ‘godsend’ for chronic pain sufferers
Dr. Alita Sikora practices integrative medicine, which Duke Medicine defines as “an approach to care that puts the ...
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Getting testy: Debate rages over value of PSA screening
There’s been a debate in the medical community for a while about whether prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening cuts ...
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Hurtin’ for certain? Doc specializes in treating chronic pain
While it is certain chronic pain is one of the most common problems facing Americans, the number of ...
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome now seen as physical disorder
It seems that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is finally getting the recognition it deserves as a physical –not ...
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Weight-loss surgery can have wide-ranging benefits
Medical definitions can be a very tricky thing. Take, for example, one seemingly clear-cut word: cure. The Massachusetts ...