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‘Back’ to the future: Advances made spinal surgery

Twenty years ago, spinal surgery had a reputation for often causing as much – or more – pain ...

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There’s the rub: What to know about sunscreen

Summer is almost here and the mad dash to the store for sunscreen is about to begin. Caveat ...

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‘D’-fense! Vitamin can help prevent colitis flare-ups

A new study led by researchers from Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has concluded that lower levels ...

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Team effort: Patient-safety mantra is working at IRMC

Hospitals are among the most watched and regulated entities in the country. Dozens of federal, state and local ...

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Innovation keys hospital’s joint replacement success

When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shifted the way it pays medical providers for hip ...

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How estrogen therapy can improve oral health

Most women of a certain age are familiar with the benefits of estrogen therapy for the treatment of ...

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Scully-Welsh takes part in nationwide cancer trial

Vero Beach’s Scully-Welsh Cancer Center is playing with the big kids now. The Treasure Coast cancer center has ...

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Music therapy hits all the right notes in cancer care

When Moreen Burkart walks through the doors of the Scully-Welsh Cancer Center once each month, she brings with ...

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Navigating the vast sea of private home healthcare

Gathering in an interior office cubicle during a recent tornado warning, Steve Smith, Donna Sorge and Meg Cunningham ...

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Routine screenings can be key to reducing cancer deaths

There might not be a more passionate – yet practical – advocate for cancer screening anywhere than Florida ...

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Vitrectomy: Vacuuming up ‘floaters’ for better eyesight

Floaters, in everyday parlance, are those hard-to-define shapes (often called specks, strings, amoeba-like illusions or cobwebs) that sometimes ...

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Always on go? Treatments can fix overactive bladder

Here’s the bad news: Overactive bladder – or OAB – is incredibly common. Some 33 million Americans will ...