Hospitals in Sanford, NC - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Central Carolina Hospital
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 1135 Carthage St, Sanford, North Carolina 27330
Ratings: Phone: (919) 774-2100

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Positive preliminary results from MediciNova's Phase Ib clinical trial of MN-221 for COPD

MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Global Market and the Hercules Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange, today reported positive preliminary results from a Phase Ib clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of MN-221 in patients with stable, moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There were no clinically significant safety concerns noted. Preliminary results demonstrated clinically significant improvements in percent change in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV(1)).

FAU professor highlights the need for extensive randomized trials to distinguish drug benefits

In a commentary published in the December 2, 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., the first Sir Richard Doll Research Professor in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science at Florida Atlantic University, said, "To detect the most likely small to moderate benefits or harm of drugs requires randomized trials of sufficient size and duration. Overreliance on small trials, meta-analyses or subgroup analyses can lead to misleading conclusions."

Rapid lateral flow immunoassay enables fluorescence detection of SARS-Cov-2 RNA

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for rapid and accurate nucleic acid detection at the point of care. To meet this need, scientists from the Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology have developed a novel amplification-free rapid SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid detection platform based on hybrid capture fluorescence immunoassay (HC-FIA).

Learning mentally challenging skills may help improve memory in older people, says study

Seniors who step outside their comfort zones could be enhancing their memories beyond those who stick with what they know.

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