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New Vision installs state-of-art cataract equipment

Sitting down to talk with Dr. Paul Minotty, who heads the New Vision Eye Center in Vero Beach, ...

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Hospital feud with District spins over into election

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY —Voters will get a chance in two weeks to weigh in on the ongoing dispute ...

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New hope for elderly patients with hip fractures

Hip fractures are serious injuries which typically result in severe pain, major surgical procedures and lengthy recovery periods; ...

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Study: Some prescription sleep aids up Alzheimer’s risk

Insomnia. It seems everybody talks about it these days and a lot of people are trying to do ...

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Macular degeneration is frightening but treatable

Vision loss is a huge healthcare problem for America’s aging population, with approximately one person in three being ...

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Local hospitals say they are prepared for Ebola

How prepared are Indian River County hospitals for the threat of Ebola? According to both Indian River Medical ...

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Safe sleep practices for infants from the Healthy Start Coalition

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Over the last 75 years, it has become a custom in Finland to give expecting ...

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Home healthcare: Getting patients back to ‘their normal’

Home health care is widely recognized as a vital aspect of general medical care. As technology and resources ...

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65.7 million adults providing care to someone ill or aged

Much has been written about the challenges that caregivers face. It’s a full-time unpaid position that no one ...

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Health officials adamant: get a flu shot

If you want to get Miranda Hawker’s hackles up, tell her you’re thinking of skipping your flu shot ...

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E-Cigarettes grow in popularity despite known health risks

The increasing popularity of electronic cigarettes raises some tough issues for health officials and medical researchers as they ...

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With vaccinations up, pneumonia still kills the elderly

Indian River County seniors have heeded warnings from doctors, pharmacists and public health officials to get vaccinated against ...