Hospice Care in Oxford, MS - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Kindred Hospice
Medicare Approved
Location: 2706 West Oxford Loop, Bldg A Suite 100, Oxford, Mississippi 38655
Phone: (662) 234-0140

Camellia Hospice Of North Ms
Medicare Approved
Location: 2166 South Lamar / Po Box 1746, Oxford, Mississippi 38655
Phone: (662) 238-7771

Southerncare Oxford
Medicare Approved
Location: 512 Azalea Dr, Oxford, Mississippi 38655
Phone: (662) 578-4072

News Archive

Scientists discover sensor in dendritic cells that recognizes HIV

Dendritic cells are the grand sentinels of the immune system, standing guard 24/7 to detect foreign invaders such as viruses and bacteria, and bring news of the invasion to other immune cells to marshal an attack. These sentinels, however, nearly always fail to respond adequately to HIV, the virus causing AIDS. Now a team of scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center has discovered a sensor in dendritic cells that recognizes HIV, spurring a more potent immune response by the sentinels to the virus.

Oraya Therapeutics' IRay stereotactic radiotherapy system granted European CE Mark approval

Oraya Therapeutics, Inc. announces today that a leading European notified body has granted approval to designate the CE mark to Oraya's IRayTM stereotactic radiotherapy system. Under development since 2007, the IRay is designed specifically to treat diseases of the eye, and the technology enables precise delivery of low energy X-rays for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

AsiaInspection, Silliker launch new service for food industry

Silliker, a Mérieux NutriSciences company, and AsiaInspection are launching AsiaFoodInspection, a service combining Silliker's 40 years of experience in food safety and AsiaInspection's unique network of 350+ inspectors and online platform for quality control in Asia. AsiaFoodInspection offers inspections, testing and audit services in Asia for the food industry.

No single immunosuppressive medication increases cancer risk in kidney transplant recipients

Drugs taken by kidney transplant recipients to prevent organ rejection carry similar risks of cancer, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results suggest that no single medication is to blame for the higher incidence of cancer seen among patients who have undergone transplantation.

Viewpoints: Obama budget doesn't address 'heart of our debt crisis;' Attention deficit crisis; Insurer sings a different song when consumer owes it money

The U.S. has huge budget challenges. And for the first time in years, we will have three budget proposals to carefully consider - instead of speeches and talking points.

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.