Hospitals in Gardner, MA - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Heywood Hospital -
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 242 Green Street, Gardner, Massachusetts 01440
Ratings: Phone: (978) 632-3420

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aTyr's Resolaris granted FDA Orphan Drug Designation for treatment of FSHD

aTyr Pharma, a biotherapeutics company engaged in the discovery and development of Physiocrine-based therapeutics to address rare diseases, announced today that Resolaris has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD).

Restrictions by health insurers and government to control expenses may hurt the malignant melanoma drug market

Decision Resources, Inc., a research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and health care issues, finds that restrictions by health insurers and government health authorities to control expenses may hurt the malignant melanoma drug market.

Direct approach speeds ventilator weaning

Moving straight to unassisted breathing through a tracheostomy collar results in faster weaning than does a gradual reduction in pressure support among patients needing prolonged mechanical ventilation, shows a randomized trial in JAMA.

Spending more time in intensive physical therapy program may benefit stroke survivors

Time may heal all wounds, but in the case of stroke survivors, the key to better recovery is to spend more time in an intensive physical therapy program, according to a University of Florida Health study.

Combination of psychiatric medication and depression linked to preterm delivery

The odds triple for premature child delivery pregnant women with a history of depression who used psychiatric medication, according to a new study.

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