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IRMC pumped about debut of advanced heart care lab
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IRMC pumped about debut of advanced heart care lab
by September 01 2016
Starting this month, the Indian River Medical Center will become the first hospital in the state of Florida ...
Time to tackle anemia problem among seniors
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Time to tackle anemia problem among seniors
by September 01 2016
Recent research has made it clear that anemia is a serious health concern for the elderly population. The ...
ENT-er a new specialist at Sebastian Medical Center
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ENT-er a new specialist at Sebastian Medical Center
by August 25 2016
A real, live honest-to-goodness “Okie from Muskogee” just opened a new medical practice in Sebastian. Dr. T. Seth ...
Weep no more: New drug should help dry eye sufferers
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Weep no more: New drug should help dry eye sufferers
by August 25 2016
The FDA has recently OK’d the first prescription eye drop approved to treat both the signs and symptoms ...
New chief operating officer takes the reins at IRMC
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New chief operating officer takes the reins at IRMC
by August 18 2016
Camie Patterson, the new chief operating officer at the Indian River Medical Center, says her first few weeks ...
Face it: Cosmetic surgery is a $13 billion business
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Face it: Cosmetic surgery is a $13 billion business
by August 18 2016
According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American consumers are now spending upwards of $13 billion ...
Weight, it gets better: Balloon can help shed pounds
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Weight, it gets better: Balloon can help shed pounds
by August 18 2016
For millions of Americans, trying to lose weight is an annoying and seemingly never-ending roller coaster ride that ...
Pricey new drugs knock out deadly Hepatitis C
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Pricey new drugs knock out deadly Hepatitis C
by August 11 2016
July 28 has come and gone and if you didn’t realize that particular Thursday was “World Hepatitis Day,” ...
Here’s the skinny: Daily baths OK for kids with eczema
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Here’s the skinny: Daily baths OK for kids with eczema
by August 11 2016
This is one in an occasional series about children’s health issues. We know that many of our readers ...
Scully-Welsh Center seeks special kind of volunteers
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Scully-Welsh Center seeks special kind of volunteers
by August 04 2016
Lori McCormick and Scott Duncan are looking for a very special group of volunteers to help out at ...
Stop diabetes in its tracks? Give ’em 60 minutes
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Stop diabetes in its tracks? Give ’em 60 minutes
by August 04 2016
The landscape of diabetes treatment changed dramatically in April when the Cleveland Clinic released study results showing that, ...
Medical errors blamed for 9.5 percent of U.S. deaths
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Medical errors blamed for 9.5 percent of U.S. deaths
by August 04 2016
A recent study from Johns Hopkins Medicine received a flurry of media attention, and rightly so: It concluded ...