Author: Dorron Blumberg

Stroke Survivor Reunites with Palm Beach Fire-Rescue Personnel and the Jupiter Medical Center Stroke Team that Saved his Life

It’s rare for people to get to thank the emergency medical personnel who provided their lifesaving care, but that’s what happened for 73-year-old Leonard Bechtold of Jupiter Farms. He returned to Jupiter Medical Center on Friday, May 17, to meet the paramedics and the hospital’s stroke team members whose quick response and expertise were instrumental in his survival and recovery.

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Protect Yourself from Mosquito Bites

You’re trying to fall asleep when you hear that barely-audible, high-pitched buzz that tells you a bloodthirsty mosquito is waiting to take a bite.

It can be annoying, but mosquitoes are more than just annoying. They can carry serious diseases like encephalitis (West Nile, St. Louis and Eastern Equine), yellow fever, dengue and malaria and Zika. 

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