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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 ...
Reverse shoulder replacements hailed as game-changer
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Reverse shoulder replacements hailed as game-changer
by January 29 2019
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons calls the shoulder joint “the most flexible joint in your body. Its ...
Scully-Welsh specialist buoyed by surge of new cancer drugs
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Scully-Welsh specialist buoyed by surge of new cancer drugs
by January 22 2019
Dr. Alan Grosset, who joined the staff at the Scully-Welsh Cancer Center in September, has a pair of ...
New diabetes treatment guidelines get to heart of matter
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New diabetes treatment guidelines get to heart of matter
by January 22 2019
The American Diabetes Association has released its new “2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes.” Printed copies are ...
Irritable bowels? There’s often a simple, inexpensive cure
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Irritable bowels? There’s often a simple, inexpensive cure
by January 15 2019
Problems with the lower gastrointestinal tract – or lower GI tract – are not the sort of things ...