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Road ‘show’: Mobile high-tech scanners draw raves
When it comes to learning about “something big” in the world of potentially lifesaving medical scans – specifically, ...
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Chew on this: Gum disease ups risk for certain cancers
There is no dispute that oral health affects overall health – gum disease has been linked to serious ...
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IRMC wound healing center takes on diabetic ulcers
If you have a diabetic leg or foot wound, you’ve got a lot friends. Unfortunately, they’re not the ...
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Eye, eye! Treatment KO’s cataracts – and need for glasses
Medical consumers can be a downright demanding bunch. We always want better, safer, faster fixes for our medical ...
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Shock talk: Heart experts debate benefits of ‘LifeVest’
The best laid plans of mice, men – and biotech engineering companies – sometimes go awry. Take, for ...
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BMI issue weighs on knee/hip replacement candidates
Hip and knee replacements are two of the most common surgical procedures performed today. The American Academy of ...
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3D printing creates custom-fit knee joints
It’s not hard to get Sebastian River Medical Center and Steward Health orthopedic surgeon Dr. Anthony Ware to ...
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Listening to patient key to proper bad-back diagnosis
Dr. Craig Popp, a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon with Vero Orthopaedics & Neurology, isn’t likely run out ...
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IRMC at heart of program to cut hospital readmissions
Indian River Medical Center and its Welsh Heart Center are once again moving into some elite territory, thanks ...
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Venomous fish pose greater danger than sharks
With the return of warm weather, Vero beaches are about to get crowded – and, sometimes, downright dangerous, ...
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New research may tilt debate over PSA screening
The debate going on in the medical community about whether prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening reduces the risk of ...
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Team Chavez consumed with chronic care management
According to the New York Times, a mere 5 percent of this country’s population accounts for nearly half ...