Dermatology Doctors in Sumter, SC Accepting Medicare

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Mr. Edward Roger Reynolds Jr., PAC Dermatology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 560 Constitution Dr Ste 200, Sumter, SC 29154 Phone: 803-775-4469    Fax: 803-775-4981

Dr. Sylvia Lucia Parra, M.D. Dermatology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 560 Constitution Dr, Sumter, SC 29154 Phone: 803-775-4469    Fax: 803-775-4981

Mr. Phillip Lane Latham Jr., MD Dermatology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 560 Constitution Dr, Sumter, SC 29154 Phone: 803-775-4469    Fax: 803-775-4981

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Pelvic floor muscle training effective for adult women with urinary incontinence

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Coffee reduces prostate cancer risk

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Research explains recognized sex differences in COVID-19 outcomes

The COVID-19 pandemic has notably taken a more significant toll on men compared to women, in terms of both disease severity and death. Now, a new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published on the preprint server medRxiv in August 2020 confirms the increased risk that males have for death following COVID-19 while also highlighting worse outcomes in women with coronary artery disease, obesity, and hypoxia compared to men.

U.S. seeks to constrain global AIDS program costs

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