Nursing Homes in Phelps, KY
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 Good Shepherd Health And Rehabilitation Medicare and Medicaid Location: 60 Phillips Branch Road, Phelps, Kentucky 41553 Ratings: Phone: (606) 456-8725 |
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Real-time information about stamp bags could serve as early warning of new illegal drugs
In just two years, the powerful opioid fentanyl went from nonexistent to detected in more than 1 in 7 stamp bags analyzed by the Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner, according to an analysis led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Stamp bags are small wax packets that contain mixtures of illicit drugs, most commonly heroin, packaged for sale and sometimes stamped with a graphical logo by drug dealers to market their contents.
ROBO1 protein may delay progression of breast cancer
A protein called ROBO1 may delay the progression of breast cancer, according to a paper published in The Journal of Cell Biology. The study, "Loss of miR-203 regulates cell shape and matrix adhesion through ROBO1/Rac/FAK in response to stiffness" by Lily Thao-Nhi Le and colleagues, identifies a signaling pathway that may protect breast cells from the tumorigenic effects of stiff extracellular matrices.
Updated mapping of the human genetic architecture of COVID-19
In the present study, researchers presented extensive meta-analysis and added ten new genome-wide significant loci.
Inspector General finds unclear definition, enforcement of 'conflict of interest' may alter Medicare coverage decisions
Deciding which drugs will be covered by Medicare can influence huge amounts of spending, but government officials do little to police conflict of interest among doctors and pharmacists who make those decisions, federal investigators said Monday.
Report illuminates health and socioeconomic disparities in the District of Columbia
Approximately three quarters of the deaths associated with COVID-19 in the nation's capital have been among the African American community.
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