Kerry Firth

Cognitive health is a major concern for older Americans but it's important to recognize that no single test can definitively diagnose cognitive impairment. Instead, a diagnosis is based on a combination of the patient's history and the results of multiple cognitive assessments.

Hearing loss often creeps in so gradually that it goes unnoticed until you're frequently asking others to repeat themselves.

If you are tired of wearing glasses or fussing with contacts, Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis, commonly known as LASIK, may be able to improve your vision and free you from dependence on corrective eyewear.

A series of unlikely delays put Vero Beach resident Eileen Wetzel in the right place at the right time to save an elderly woman stuck on the railroad tracks with a Brightline train barreling toward her.

Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital has upgraded its magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners to offer academic medical center-level imaging for diagnosis and management of a wide range of medical conditions.

It was exciting news for Vero Beach when the Indian River County Hospital District executed a 20-year lease to own agreement with Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in September.

When a Vero Beach sales executive who earns his living talking to people woke up one morning with half of his face paralyzed, he was understandably alarmed but hoped it was just a fluke and went about his work. During a routine call to one of his physician clients, the doctor took one look at him and determined it was Bell's palsy.

Brachytherapy, a precise form of radiation therapy used to treat a range of cancers, has emerged as a promising option for certain skin cancer patients, offering an alternative to traditional methods like Mohs surgery. By delivering high doses of radiation directly to the cancerous tissue, brachytherapy minimizes damage to surrounding healthy skin.

The way you walk is as individual and unique as you are, and some surgeons are now using an approach to knee replacement that gives you back your natural gait after surgery.

Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital is in the midst of a year-long, $7-million renovation of its labor, delivery and mother/baby rooms.