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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 ...
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Stowe: Dedication at heart of cardio surgery team’s success
Certainly, $350-million health mergers and acquisitions are almost never launched, debated or decided upon because of one individual. ...
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Secret to a healthier, longer life can be in the bag
Looking for something quick and easy you can do to live longer, healthier and happier? Dr. Brenda Field ...
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Wound care team tackles trooper’s rare foot condition
Until July of last year, Florida state trooper Steven Barr spent much of his time patrolling the Florida ...
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TAVR heart procedure may not be best option for all patients
About the same time the Welsh Heart Center at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital completed its 100th trans-catheter ...
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There’s help for cancer patients facing financial strain
Gigi Garcia of Vero Beach has been battling colon cancer for four long years, but she remembers the ...