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Kerry Firth

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Multistate ‘hospital care at home’ command center opens in Vero

Cleveland Clinic marked an exciting milestone last week with the opening of the Rubinstein Family Hospital Care at ...

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Cleveland Clinic nursing earns ‘Pathway to Excellence’ distinction

Not all hospital honors are measured in bricks, beds or shiny new wings. Some of the most meaningful ...

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New ‘Valeda’ therapy can reverse dry macular degeneration

For millions of people around the world, a diagnosis of dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD) has long ...

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Shout-outs to Mental Health Assoc. at ‘Boujie Handbag Bingo’

It was the ultimate girls’ night out at an inaugural Boujie Handbag Bingo fundraiser to benefit the Mental ...

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New beginning for Cleveland Clinic with state-of-art maternity wing

The first cries heard in a hospital often are the most hopeful sounds of all – the unmistakable ...

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Finding joy still possible when facing a scary cancer ordeal

Jimmy Buffett famously sang about “growing older but not up,” a line that became somewhat of a philosophy ...

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Early diagnosis of osteoporosis can stop disease progression

It happens so fast. A slip on the kitchen floor, a stumble on the stairs, a quick twist ...

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Scully-Welsh Teaching Kitchen caters to patients’ unique needs

If cancer had a taste, it would be bitter – like the bitter diagnosis, treatments and side effects. ...

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All Jake, all the time in wildly successful ‘Flamingo’ weekend

People all around Vero Beach were likely to have crossed paths with country music star Jake Owen at ...

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Breakthrough treatment for tinnitus now available in Vero

It’s one of life’s cruel ironies that when the world around you is silent, your head may be ...

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Low-dose CT scan transforms lung cancer into a curable disease

“Oh, it was just a cough.” Those five words have ended far too many lives. For decades, lung ...

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Air Force vets and old friends reunite at Treasure Coast hospital

Some occurrences in life feel more orchestrated than accidental. Such is the enduring friendship and professional partnership between ...