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Waking up to the new high blood pressure guidelines
Most Americans went to bed on a recent Sunday night in November thinking their blood pressure was normal. ...
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‘Shing’ its praises: New vaccine is ultra-effective
When the FDA approved GlaxoSmithKline’s new Shingrix vaccine for shingles last month, it also took the extraordinary step ...
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Older Americans facing ‘bone health emergency’
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but osteoporosis can kill you. Just ask certified physician assistant Julie ...
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New way to identify skin-cancer without biopsy
Newly-arrived Scully Welsh Cancer Center dermatologist and surgeon Dr. Lilia Correa is excited about a “cutting edge” tool ...
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Wound care center’s top doc knows stakes are high
The Center for Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine in Sebastian has a new director – but Dr. Dawn ...
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The ‘In’ crowd: Hospitalists rule inpatient care at IRMC
If Dr. Richard Rothman has his way, your family doctor will now have a new title. For decades ...
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Shhhhweet: Sebastian hospital has a quieter MRI
Anyone who has ever had magnetic resonance imaging (an MRI) knows one thing for certain: Those oversized doughnut-shaped ...
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For faster healing, get ‘hip’ to minimally invasive surgery
Looking for some straight talk on hip replacements? Then you might do well to spend some time in ...
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Clinical trial yields tantalizing heart and cancer clues
Dr. Jose Rivera, a cardiologist with the Steward Health Group and the Sebastian River Medical Center, is finally ...
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‘VeriStrat’ test may be a revolutionary cancer diagnostic
Dr. Kali Freeman, hematopathologist and medical director at the Indian River Medical Center’s pathology department, isn’t prone to ...
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Tear not? Fear not: Dry eye disease is very treatable
The expression “there wasn’t a dry eye in the house” definitely did not originate in this part of ...
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Adult Day Care’s mission also includes caregiver support
Stress is not a competition. But if it were, people who serve as caregivers for spouses or other ...