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New cardiac procedure available at FWBMC

FORT WALTON BEACH — Fort Walton Beach Medical Center’s Heart Center recently introduced a new minimally invasive technique for the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation, an irregular and often rapid hertbeat.Patients with atrial fibrillation routinely are treated with anticoagulants to prevent the formation of blood clots. However, patients who may not be able to take anticoagulants can have the newly available left atrial apendage procedure to avoid [...]
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Fish Tales: Sunfish catches some sun in PCB

PANAMA CITY BEACH — It was one of those times when you have no idea what you are looking at. Flopping at the surface, the fish seemed to be nothing short of impossibly proportioned. Its tail was a scalloped stump. Its fins looked too far back and too small for its body. In short, it looked like the kind of fish a small child might draw. Staring at it, Patrick Ashley had "no clue what it was." So he did the logical thing, took a picture and posted it on the [...]
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Hogs for dogs

The poker run continued at a handful of stops in Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Santa Rosa Beach, Freeport and Niceville where the run ended at Cafe Edge with a live band, beer and massages for bikers. At each stop, bikers collected one playing card, and t... Read More