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Kerry Firth

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Whole Family: Expanded new Vero facility caters to women’s health, pediatrics

It has been 30 years since Dr. Gerald Pierone Jr. opened the doors of Whole Family Health as ...

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McKee party: reflections on a spellbinding century

From the moment guests alighted from their cars, they were transported into the magical world of McKee Botanical ...

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Injectables emerge as a powerful new way to lower cholesterol

For decades, statins have been the workhorse of cholesterol control – small pills with a big reputation for ...

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Patients benefit from advances in post-weight-loss contouring

For decades, weight loss felt like a locked door for many people – no matter how carefully they ...

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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. ...