Hospitals in Reading, PA - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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St Joseph Medical Center
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 2500 Bernville Road, Reading, Pennsylvania 19605
Ratings: Phone: (610) 378-2000

Haven Behavioral Hospital Of Eastern Pennsylvania
Psychiatric Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 145 North 6th Street, Reading, Pennsylvania 19601
Ratings:NA Phone: (610) 406-4340

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Waterbirths as safe as traditional births, study shows

A new U.S. study of waterbirths found that hospital-based births involving water immersion had no higher risk of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or special care nursery admission than comparable deliveries in the control group without water immersion.

Positive effect of tafamidis on neurological degeneration

Tafamidis meglumine was approved in November 2011 for the treatment of transthyretin amyloidosis in adults. This rare disorder is caused by a defective gene and is associated with progressive nerve damage (neurological degeneration) that tafamidis is supposed to delay.

Study shows how drinking patterns reprogram circadian metabolism in the liver

Drinking alcohol is a widespread habit in modern society and can have serious metabolic consequences. Recent studies have uncovered the interplay between nutrition, metabolism and circadian rhythms. But, until now, little has been done to understand the effects of alcohol consumption on circadian metabolism.

Researchers discover new type of antigen-presenting immune cell

With a discovery that could rewrite the immunology textbooks, an international group of scientists, including the teams of Bart Lambrecht, Martin Guilliams, Hamida Hammad, and Charlotte Scott (all from the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research) identified a new type of antigen-presenting immune cell.

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