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New SRMC lung scanning tool ‘a great way to save lives’

Back in 1962, three little words lifted a small car rental company that started out with just three ...

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Health fair offers free screenings in Fellsmere Oct. 25

FELLSMERE — A health and safety fair is coming to Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission in Fellsmere on Sunday, ...

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Area doctors use stem cell therapy for joint repair

Dr. Harold Cordner of Florida Pain Management Associates is a man on a mission. Board certified in both ...

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Drug opens the door for ‘a new way to attack cancer’

An article published in June in the journal Molecular Cell reports research scientists have developed a drug that ...

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Suicide: A public health crisis hiding in plain sight

Not even the United States Marines know how to fight one of this country's biggest, most insidious and ...

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Hospital has detailed battle plan to withstand hurricanes

Bob Michael may have one of the toughest jobs anywhere on the Treasure Coast. As director of facilities ...

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Pulmonologist treats wide variety of sleep disorders

Dr. Hermes Velasquez, board certified in sleep medicine, pulmonary medicine and critical care, just joined the Indian River ...

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Concussions pose serious danger for child athletes

This is one in an occasional series about children’s health issues. We know that many of our readers ...

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IRMC’s 18 anesthesiologists put in 12-hour days

It's a fact. The older you get, the more likely it is you will require some form of ...

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Music therapy has wide range of medical benefits

Imagine you are about to have surgery. If you were told that there was a free, painless, non-drug, ...

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Sepsis: An immune system meltdown that’s hard to spot

Sepsis – also called septicemia or blood poisoning – is a stone cold killer. The National Center for ...

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New gastroenterologist brings latest surgical techniques

Dr. Ashley Canipe, interventional gastroenterologist, just joined the staff at Indian River Medical Center in mid-August and is ...