Family Medicine Doctors in Smiths Station, AL Accepting Medicare
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 Samantha Lawson, DO Family Medicine Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 865 Summerville Rd, Smiths Station, AL 36877 Phone: 334-528-3662 Fax: 334-528-3661 |
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Operation Rescue Insurrecta Nex: "Our biggest battle is to stop the slaughter of children"
The following was released today by Randall Terry, Director, Operation Rescue Insurrecta Nex.
Medicare cuts looming for doctors; Debt panel's health suggestions questioned
"The scheduled cuts [to doctors' reimbursements from Medicare] - the result of a failed system set up years ago to control costs - have raised alarms that real damage to Medicare could result if the lame-duck Congress winds up in a partisan standoff and fails to act by Dec. 1. That's when an initial 23 percent reduction would hit. ... Doctors have muddled through with temporary reprieves for years. ... there's no agreement among lawmakers and the Obama administration on how long a reprieve to grant or whether the cost - about $1 billion per month - should be added to the deficit or paid for with spending reductions elsewhere" (Alonso-Zaldivar, 11/13).
Senators Harkin, Kennedy and Specter honored as champions of health research
The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, Research!America and the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation recognized these three senators for their continued support of research for health, their leadership and shared commitment to making it a high national priority, on Tuesday evening August 4th at the Russell Senate Office Building.
Rapid rise in ATV-related injuries and deaths involving kids
All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) were introduced in this country in the 1970s. Currently, there are approximately 9.5 million ATVs in use and more than 150,000 reported ATV-related injuries in this country annually. The rapid rise in ATV-related injuries is due to increased use and also to the production of larger, faster, and more powerful vehicles, according to a review article that was recently published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS).
Researchers develop app to encourage and support cognitive creativity by dementia caregivers
Dementia is an ageing-related condition affecting mental acuity and memory. Incidence doubles in a population for every five years over the age of 65 years, so that almost one fifth of those living to 85 can expect to have the condition and a third of those over the age of 95 will likely be affected.
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