Hospice Care in Albertville, AL - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Hospice Of Marshall County/shepherd's Cove
Medicare Approved
Location: 408 Martling Road, Albertville, Alabama 35951
Phone: (256) 891-7724

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New chemoprevention trial hopes to stop dangerous lesions from progressing to cancer

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Inovio announces positive results on DNA-based monoclonal antibody therapy targeting CHIKV

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that its novel DNA-based therapeutic monoclonal antibody targeting Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) completely protected mice from a lethal CHIKV challenge.

Ten tips from SCAN Health Plan to help protect your health as you age

The average life expectancy has topped 78 years, giving people more reasons to celebrate and seek ways to protect or improve their health. In recognition of Healthy Aging Month in September, SCAN Health Plan Arizona takes an in-depth look at healthy aging - mentally and physically - during television and radio programs this month and offers 10 tips to better health.

Mistakes in mismatch repair genes may accurately predict response to certain immunotherapy drugs

In a report of a proof-of-principle study of patients with colon and other cancers for whom standard therapies failed, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say that mistakes in so-called mismatch repair genes, first identified by Johns Hopkins and other scientists two decades ago, may accurately predict who will respond to certain immunotherapy drugs known as PD-1 inhibitors. Such drugs aim to disarm systems developed by cancer cells to evade detection and destruction by immune system cells.

Flynas adds Virus Guard disinfectant wipes to its in-flight hygiene to tackle MERS, Birdflu

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Hospice Care

Hospice care is a type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill patient's pain and symptoms, and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Care may be provided in a patient's home or in a designated facility such as nursing home, hospital unit or freestanding hospice, with level of care and sometimes location based upon frequent evaluation of the paients needs. The four primary levels of care provided by hospice are routine home care, continuous care, general inpatient and respite care.