Hospitals in Cedartown, GA - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Polk Medical Center
Critical Access Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 2360 Rockmart Highway, Cedartown, Georgia 30125
Ratings:NA Phone: (770) 748-2500

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COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections among immunocompromised individuals

A study of breakthrough infections in immunocompromised people following two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 concluded that immunocompromised people would be best served with a third dose of the vaccine for better protection.

Total-body dynamic PET can generate high-quality images of metastatic cancer

Results from the first study using uEXPLORER to conduct total-body dynamic positron emission tomography (PET) scans in cancer patients show that it can be used to generate high-quality images of metastatic cancer.

Mold Count Exceeds 50,000 threshold in the Midwest, reports Gottlieb Allergy Count

If the unseasonable heat that is blanketing the Midwest doesn't affect area residents, the highest mold count for the 2013 allergy reporting season will. Gottlieb Allergy Count, the official allergy count for the Midwest, reports the mold count today is 85,000, a high for 2013, and well over the 50,000 threshold that signals a dangerous air quality warning.

Current, former Mass. Governors agree: Feds should do more than their states' model to address costs

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, a Democrat, and former Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican, both say that federal health reform plans should do more to address rising costs than their state's initiative.

Learning technique may help overcome cognitive issues in fragile X syndrome

A learning technique that maximizes the brain's ability to make and store memories may help overcome cognitive issues seen in fragile X syndrome, a leading form of intellectual disability, according to UC Irvine neurobiologists.

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