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New treatments lift hopes of ischemic stroke sufferers
Nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year. Eighty-seven percent of those are what’s known as “ischemic” strokes ...
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Expert favors ‘direct anterior hip replacement’ technique
Hip replacements are big business. Really big business. And getting bigger all the time. How big? The National ...
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Sebastian River hospital strikes right rehab chord
In April of this year, Sebastian River Medical Center – in collaboration with Vero Beach’s Visiting Nurse Association ...
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Cleveland Clinic good as ‘Gold’ for hip/knee replacements
After undergoing a comprehensive, onsite evaluation, Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital has been awarded the Joint Commission’s “gold ...
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New ‘Veran’ system may reduce lung cancer deaths
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death in the U.S. and worldwide, according to the ...
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Medical translators: No pill for that – but there’s a tablet
Imagine. You’re in a foreign country. You suffer a medical emergency. Even assuming you can find your way ...
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Shedding light on yet another weight-loss procedure
The world has been looking for safe, effective weight-loss surgeries for a long, long time. At the very ...
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Eye stroke: It’s real, it’s frightening – and it’s reversible
One of the most under-reported medical facts for seniors today is that human eyes – as well as ...
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Healthcare task force tackles opioid addiction in county
If you think Vero Beach somehow dodged the nationwide opioid epidemic, just spend a few minutes with Anne ...
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New osteoporosis drug, service brighten patients’ prospects
At the beginning of April a new osteoporosis drug from Amgen grabbed headlines nationwide when the Food and ...
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Infectious disease doctor also treats persistent wounds
Photo by: Denise Ritchie Infectious diseases, says the World Health Organization, “are caused by pathogenic microorganisms such as ...
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Take these steps to treat problematic diabetic foot wounds
Photo by: Denise Ritchie More than 65,000 lower limbs are amputated annually due to complications from diabetes ...