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Venous insufficiency: Straight talk about ‘silent disease’
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Venous insufficiency: Straight talk about ‘silent disease’
by October 02 2018
Venous insufficiency, says vascular and endovascular surgeon Dr. Hadi Shalhoub, is “the silent disease.” That is probably one ...
Scully-Welsh expands cancer-fighting team, techniques
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Scully-Welsh expands cancer-fighting team, techniques
by September 25 2018
Scully-Welsh Cancer Center medical oncologist Dr. Stephen Patterson says “there are a lot of exciting things going on” ...
Tip-top health record system helps boost patient care
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Tip-top health record system helps boost patient care
by September 25 2018
One of the newest and most advanced electronic health record (EHR) systems is now up and running at ...
New doc helps bariatric team tackle obesity plague
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New doc helps bariatric team tackle obesity plague
by September 18 2018
When Dr. Natalee Stone joined the Riverside Surgical & Weight Loss Center and Steward Medical Group at the ...
Beware! Flesh-eating ‘Vibrio’ lurks in our waters
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Beware! Flesh-eating ‘Vibrio’ lurks in our waters
by September 18 2018
As a nation we’ve grown blasé when it comes to bacteria. Maybe that’s because we’ve spent years going ...
Cancer patients can count on Scully-Welsh support groups
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Cancer patients can count on Scully-Welsh support groups
by September 11 2018
While there is little evidence-based data showing that “cancer support groups” prolong the lives of cancer patients, the ...
The kids are all right: Pediatric doc works to make it so
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The kids are all right: Pediatric doc works to make it so
by September 11 2018
For someone who spends the bulk of her days working with a very small cadre of colleagues – ...
App-y days are here in fighting coronary artery disease
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App-y days are here in fighting coronary artery disease
by September 05 2018
Worried about a heart attack brought on by coronary artery disease (CAD)? Dr. Lilian Ahiable, a fresh face ...
CRISPR gene editing has potential to write off cancer
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CRISPR gene editing has potential to write off cancer
by September 05 2018
When Scully Welsh Cancer Center director Dr. James Grichnik talks about something that sounds a lot like “crisper,” ...
Partners in Women’s Health adds 5-doctor Sebastian office
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Partners in Women’s Health adds 5-doctor Sebastian office
by August 28 2018
Vero Beach’s Partners in Women’s Health, a joint cooperative between the Indian River Hospital District and Indian River ...
For bariatric surgery, it’s Dr. Domkowski ‘hands’ down
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For bariatric surgery, it’s Dr. Domkowski ‘hands’ down
by August 28 2018
When Diane Muller went looking for a bariatric surgeon to help her overcome her serious obesity problems – ...
Sole mate: Podiatrist can help relieve those aching feet
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Sole mate: Podiatrist can help relieve those aching feet
by August 22 2018
For millions of people, the idiom “stand on your own two feet” sometimes is a medical impossibility. That’s ...