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Kerry Firth

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Cleveland Clinic earns upgraded stroke care certification

The high quality of stroke care at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital was recognized in June when it ...

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Oncologist ‘optimistic about the future of cancer therapy’

Dr. Elizabeth Tan-Chiu has barely had time to unpack her bags but is already busy treating patients at ...

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Obesity epidemic helps drive increase in kidney disease

“We simply can’t live without at least one of our kidneys functioning properly,” said Dr. Saatiah Jaffry, a ...

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Surgeon has strategy to reduce bone fractures, Medicare costs

Osteoporosis is medical condition that affects bone strength. The body is constantly breaking down old bone and building ...

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‘World-class’ glaucoma treatment now available in Vero

To say Dr. Mohamed Sayed is proud of New Vision’s Glaucoma Institute is an understatement. After all, the ...

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Surviving prostate cancer changed urologist’s perspective

Every year about 185,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United States. However, while ...

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‘New Vision’ doctors providing free cataract operations

We Care is not just a slogan for Dr. Robert Reinauer, an ophthalmologist with New Vision Eye Center, ...

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Proper footcare especially crucial for diabetics

The average person walks hundreds of miles a year and many thousands of miles in their lifetime. That’s ...

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Early detection, treatment eases atrial fibrillation risks

With the worldwide aging population characterized by a large influx of baby boomers, an epidemic of atrial fibrillation ...

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Neurologist urges not to take gait disorders in stride

Most children learn to walk somewhere between 12-15 months of age, and once they get the first month’s ...

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MedPack service designed to eliminate pill-taking pitfalls

Have you ever looked at the vials of prescribed medications and vitamins on your counter and wondered if ...

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Hip resurfacing can be good alternative to replacement

If you have a hip – or hips – that have become painful and are limiting your activity, ...