Hospitalist Doctors in Smithfield, NC - Medicare Status, Address, Contact

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Dr. Pamela Blakely Briskey, M.D.
Hospitalist
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 509 N Brightleaf Blvd, Smithfield, NC 27577
Phone: 919-934-8171 Fax: 919-934-3521

Dr. Kristen Ann Benninger, M.D.
Hospitalist
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 509 N Brightleaf Blvd, Smithfield, NC 27577
Phone: 919-938-7189

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Not all doctors offer cancer gene testing to patients, study finds

Many cancer researchers believe that cutting-edge advances in genomics will pave the way for personalized or "precision" cancer medicine for all patients in the near future. A new study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, however, suggest that not all doctors are ready to embrace tests that look for hundreds of DNA changes in patients' tumor samples, while others plan to offer this type of cancer gene testing to most of their patients.

Intravenous feeding can cause liver damage, say researchers

Researchers know that feeding some patients intravenously can save their lives - but also can cause liver damage. Now scientists at the University of Colorado and Children's Hospital Colorado have figured out the likely culprit, one of the ingredients in intravenous food, behind the liver problems.

Rapid DNA biochip tests for screening disease-causing bacteria

Patients affected by a bacterial infection can usually be treated with an antibiotic. But sometimes a resistant bacterial strain is causing the infection. In a hospital setting, doctors ideally want to know if they are dealing with such bacteria and which drugs they should choose. But if the doctor runs a test it can take days to get a result. Now, a European project is paving the way for much more rapid tests using DNA biochips. The aim is to rapidly screen disease-causing bacteria using a microarray to spot which resistant genes are present in bacteria.

Roundup: Poll finds growing support in Mass. for health law

Support for the Massachusetts universal health care law has increased since 2009, according to a poll of the state's residents - even as the law has become the subject of blistering attacks in national and presidential politics, and health care costs soar.

US lags Europe in highly relevant nano risk research

A new analysis by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) indicates that European nations are investing nearly twice as much as the U.S. in research primarily aimed at addressing the potential risks of nanotechnology.

Hospitalist Doctors in Smithfield, NC Accepting Medicare