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Michelle Genz

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John’s Island closes dining rooms for rest of month after positive COVID-19 tests

John’s Island Club – one of the most prestigious and COVID-cautious venues in Florida – temporarily shuttered its ...

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Vero researcher involved in COVID-19 drug trials

The news last week that the FDA had given emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 treatment drew worldwide ...

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COVID-19 increase among long-term care residents – but not staff – baffles experts

A recent uptick in coronavirus cases among residents – but not staff – in Florida long-term care facilities ...

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How will COVID-19 vaccine be distributed in Vero?

The first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine – assuming one is approved for emergency use – could arrive ...

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Cleveland Clinic doctors continue to struggle with phone problems

The mystery of malfunctioning phone lines at Cleveland Clinic doctors’ offices apparently has yet to be solved, more ...

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Cleveland Clinic adding Primary Care physicians

It took multiple tries over the past two years, but Cleveland Clinic Florida is at last acquiring one ...

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Voters greeted by new generation of poll workers

County residents who waited until election day to vote encountered some new – and mostly younger – faces ...

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Despite risks, governor relaxes visitation limits at nursing homes

Citing a decline in COVID-19 cases in long-term care facilities and a need for seniors to have social ...

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Hospital District sees an urgent need for youth mental health facility here

There is no drive-through testing for the pandemic of mental illness that has followed COVID-19 into Indian River ...

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Irish-born surgeon named President, CEO of Cleveland Clinic Florida regional division

An Irish-born colorectal surgeon, Conor Delaney, has been named president and CEO of Cleveland Clinic Florida regional division, ...

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New electronic records system disconnects patients calling Cleveland Clinic physicians

The launch of a new multimillion-dollar electronic health records and communication system recently rolled out by Cleveland Clinic-owned ...

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Grace Rehab, once top rated, now run by former director of troubled facility

One of the county’s top-rated nursing homes, Grace Rehabilitation Center, has been renamed Orchid Cove. It is apparently ...