Hospitals in Oak Harbor, WA - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Nh Oak Harbor
Acute Care Hospital - Dept. of Defense (Medicare Certified)
Location: 3475 North Saratoga Street, Oak Harbor, Washington 98277
Ratings:NA Phone: (360) 257-9500

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Despite progress in malaria vaccine development, funding remains potential stumbling block

In this Guardian opinion piece, the newspaper's health editor, Sarah Boseley, responds to the positive results of a large-scale clinical trial of an experimental malaria vaccine reported on Tuesday and recaps other strides made against the disease in recent years, writing that "there is a way to go yet, with more results from the trial to come, and many uncertainties, including how much this vaccine will cost and who will be persuaded to pay."

FDA authorizes INDA for recombinant human C1 inhibitor in kidney transplantation

Biotech company Pharming Group NV has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized a clinical study with recombinant human C1 inhibitor (rhC1INH) for the treatment of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) in kidney transplantation. Dr. Hans Sollinger of the University of Wisconsin, Madison will conduct the clinical trial with rhC1INH under an Investigator IND from the FDA.

New colorectal cancer screening test is highly accurate and more sensitive: Study

Results of two studies suggest that a new, investigational colorectal cancer screening test developed in a collaboration between Mayo Clinic and Exact Sciences Inc. of Madison, Wis., is highly accurate and significantly more sensitive than other noninvasive tests at detecting precancerous tumors (adenomas) and early-stage cancer.

ECOWAS forum highlights need for nutrition to be integrated with agriculture

A recent nutrition forum, held by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), looked at how to better incorporate nutrition into agriculture, IRIN reports.

Spurred by pandemic, Little Shell Tribe fast-tracks its health service debut

Linda Watson draped a sweater with the words "Little Shell Chippewa Tribe" over her as she received the newly recognized tribal nation's first dose of covid-19 vaccine.

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