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Is ‘weight’ over? Newer, better drugs help fight obesity
Some 55 million Americans go on a diet each year and – just in 2017 – those dieters ...
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Biologics: The benefits and risks of new asthma drugs
Dr. Diego Maldonado, a pulmonologist and critical care specialist at Indian River Medical Center, is among a growing ...
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‘Joint Camp’ helps hip/knee patients get up – and out
The amount of time patients spend in a hospital after a total hip or total knee-replacement procedure continues ...
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New dialysis center aims for more patient-centric approach
Medicine isn’t always a numbers game. If it were we’d all probably be paying a lot more attention ...
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For rotator cuff patients, Vero doc shoulders the load
Got an aching arm or shoulder? The culprit may be one or more of four muscles you’ve probably ...
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Bladder cancer: ‘Crummy disease’ common but beatable
Bladder cancer, says the Mayo Clinic, “is one of the most common cancers, affecting approximately 68,000 adults in ...
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Shot of confidence: Why this flu vaccine may work better
The Florida Department of Health is adamant. Everyone should get vaccinated for influenza by the end of this ...
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Surgeons favoring tourniquet-free knee replacements
Everybody has heard of tourniquets. In cases of traumatic bleeding a tourniquet can save your life. In a ...
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Venous insufficiency: Straight talk about ‘silent disease’
Venous insufficiency, says vascular and endovascular surgeon Dr. Hadi Shalhoub, is “the silent disease.” That is probably one ...
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Scully-Welsh expands cancer-fighting team, techniques
Scully-Welsh Cancer Center medical oncologist Dr. Stephen Patterson says “there are a lot of exciting things going on” ...
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Tip-top health record system helps boost patient care
One of the newest and most advanced electronic health record (EHR) systems is now up and running at ...
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New doc helps bariatric team tackle obesity plague
When Dr. Natalee Stone joined the Riverside Surgical & Weight Loss Center and Steward Medical Group at the ...