Nurse Practitioner in Kenanasville, NC Accepting Medicare
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 Barbara Ann Renchen, CPNP Nurse Practitioner - Pediatrics Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 144 Liberty Square, Kenanasville, NC 28349 Phone: 910-275-0060 Fax: 910-275-0162 |
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Comparative effectiveness tested in diabetes study, VA records release
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine has found common surgical interventions and stents, the expensive medical devices used in bypass surgeries, are no more effective at preventing death, heart attacks and strokes in diabetic patients than less expensive drugs, the Wall Street Journal reports. The study, which included 2,368 patients, is representative of new interest in head-to-head comparisons of treatments.
Many skin cancer patients do not receive sentinel lymph node biopsy
Although clinical practice guidelines recommend sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy for many patients with clinically node-negative melanoma, a new analysis from the National Cancer Database (NCDB) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has found approximately half of patients do not receive recommended evaluation of their lymph nodes and that the type of health insurance a patient has, the type of hospital delivering treatment, and the hospital's geographic region are all associated with provider compliance with those guidelines.
Young adults reduce drug misuse if they are part of community-based prevention effort
Prevention is often the best medicine, not only for physical health, but also public health, according to researchers at Penn State and Iowa State University.
Orthopaedic researchers explore novel treatments for wounded soldiers
For each action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. So after the surge in U.S. troops heading to Afghanistan, there will be an influx of injured veterans returning back home. But the U.S. Department of Defense has recruited its own "soldiers" in the battle against war casualties: a consortium of researchers who are improving care to wounded soldiers as well as the general public.
Nancy Pelosi speaks in support of Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act
Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor today in support of H.R. 4626, the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, which passed by a overwhelming bipartisan vote of 406 to 19. Below are the Speaker's remarks.
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