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Having problems in the bedroom? There’s an app for that
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Having problems in the bedroom? There’s an app for that
by March 19 2019
When the topic of erectile dysfunction is broached, Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital urologist Dr. Carrington Mason smiles. ...
Got gout? Don’t pout. It’s very common and curable
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Got gout? Don’t pout. It’s very common and curable
by March 19 2019
Gout is probably one of the most over-romanticized human ailments. Literary giants of the Victorian and Edwardian age, ...
Rheumatologist ruminates on his 50 years in medicine
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Rheumatologist ruminates on his 50 years in medicine
by March 12 2019
One of the newest doctors at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital is also one of its longest practicing ...
Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery seen as big success
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Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery seen as big success
by March 05 2019
PHOTO: Denise Ritchie  — New Vision Eye Center’s Dr. Stephen Tate is excited about the success of minimally ...
Speech pathologists’ expertise extends far and wide
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Speech pathologists’ expertise extends far and wide
by March 05 2019
PHOTO: Denise Richie  — Speech pathologists, including Jessica Fitzgerald and Mike Gaughran at the Steward Medical Group’s Sebastian ...
Add ‘glue’ to treatment options for faulty leg veins
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Add ‘glue’ to treatment options for faulty leg veins
by February 26 2019
According to the Cleveland Clinic, an estimated 40 percent of people in the United States have a condition ...
Bone to pick: Study doesn’t back ‘cement’ for spine fractures
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Bone to pick: Study doesn’t back ‘cement’ for spine fractures
by February 19 2019
A substantial portion of patient visits to doctors in this country are due to osteoporosis and compression fractures ...
Why is skin cancer so prevalent in Indian River County?
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Why is skin cancer so prevalent in Indian River County?
by February 19 2019
The latest community health needs assessment survey conducted in Indian River County found alarmingly high rates of – ...
Untreated obstructive sleep apnea threatens overall health
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Untreated obstructive sleep apnea threatens overall health
by February 12 2019
Mattress companies can’t seem to resist telling you how much of your life is spent sleeping – about ...
A-Fib ablation surgeries are common but complex
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A-Fib ablation surgeries are common but complex
by February 12 2019
Trying to understand atrial fibrillation ablation is not for the faint of heart. The procedure is used to ...
Women make up bulk of weight-loss surgery patients
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Women make up bulk of weight-loss surgery patients
by February 05 2019
More than one-third of Americans are obese and 5 percent or more are morbidly obese, meaning they have ...
Human hand: Complex, and often taken for granted
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Human hand: Complex, and often taken for granted
by January 29 2019
Your hands – especially as you age – are subject to the modern-day equivalent of all “the slings ...