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IRMC tips scales with new ‘team’ weight-loss program

“A comprehensive team approach,” says the Mayo Clinic, is the best way to help people who’ve been fighting ...

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‘GI’ know: Live healthier by decoding the Glycemic Index

Most everyone with even a passing interest in watching their carbohydrate intake has heard of the Glycemic Index, ...

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‘TAVR’ takes heart valve replacement to new level

The Welsh Heart Center at the Indian River Medical Center just broke new medical ground. For the first ...

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Lawnwood steps it up with revamped rehab center

What can a medical facility with only 44 beds realistically hope to accomplish? If those 44 beds are ...

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Genetic research offers hope of autism treatment

A study led by researchers at UCLA showed that the brains of people with autism tend to have ...

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New chief medical officer stresses safety, teamwork

At least one glass ceiling just got shattered right here in Vero Beach when Dr. Katherine Grichnik took ...

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Palliative care emphasizes ‘whole patient’ approach

Something new is coming to the Scully-Welsh Cancer Center and it has nothing to do with test tubes, ...

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For 5 million Americans, PBA is no laughing matter

There are several conditions that affect around 5 million Americans in any given year – including Alzheimer’s, fibromyalgia, ...

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Matter-of-fact advice for dealing with hemorrhoids

Nobody really likes to talk about hemorrhoids – well, nobody who isn’t a gastroenterologist, anyway. Fortunately, Dr. Ashley ...

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Why outpatient knee surgery may be ‘the next big thing’

“Outpatient” and “arthroplasty" are two terms rarely used in the same sentence – unless you happen to be ...

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Lighten up! Non-surgical weight-loss options available

When does “getting bigger” help people with weight problems? That’s not a trick question, and the answer, according ...

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No bones about it: Vero doc takes on osteoporosis

Longtime orthopedic specialist Dr. Seth Coren has a bone to pick with osteoporosis. And he has a lot ...