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Is a COVID-19 virus-free hospital room even possible?
Can any hospital in Florida offer patients a room that’s 100 percent guaranteed COVID-19 virus-free? Maybe. But it ...
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Wake up to life-saving treatments for sleep disorders
Having trouble sleeping lately? There is plenty going on now to keep you tossing and turning at night, ...
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What’s up, ‘Doxy’? Vero physicians praise video platform
This is not a COVID-19 story. Except it is. In a way. It’s really a telemedicine story about ...
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Robotic arm earns thumbs up from orthopedic pro
He doesn’t ride around town a horse-drawn buggy like “Doc Adams” from the old TV series “Gunsmoke,” but ...
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Holy ‘MOSES’! High-tech laser busts up kidney stones
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital urologist Dr. Marc Rose just had an ‘up-close-and-personal’ experience with MOSES. Or, more ...
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Coping with foot, leg wounds while sheltering in place
More than 21 million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes, and roughly 20 percent of those will develop ...
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Doctor helps spread word about pediatric sleep apnea
As if parents didn’t have enough to worry about, the Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and ...
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New fusion prostate biopsy called ‘smarter’ technique
Over the past 50 years, accurately detecting prostate cancer through biopsies had been somewhat of a ‘hit-or-miss’ proposition. ...
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Vero hospital initiating innovative ‘fracture liaison service’
Most – if not all – of us hope to leave a legacy, something that will make the ...
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Local infectious disease doctor talks COVID-19
The Sebastian River Medical Center says it, “continues to monitor the national and global situation of coronavirus disease ...
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‘Wide awake’ hand surgery eyed as a game-changer
Hand surgery can be incredibly complex. It’s also very common and seniors needing hand surgery often face a ...
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Knee-to-know: Joint replacement not always best option
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Ron Robinson of Vero Beach’s Pro Sports Medicine & Joint Replacement Center and Cleveland Clinic ...