Nursing Homes in Weymouth, MA
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 Pope Nursing Home Medicare and Medicaid Location: 140 Webb Street, Weymouth, Massachusetts 02188 Ratings: Phone: (781) 335-4352 |
Care One At Weymouth Medicare and Medicaid Location: 64 Performance Drive, Weymouth, Massachusetts 02189 Ratings: Phone: (781) 340-9800 |
Dwyer Home Medicare and Medicaid Location: 25 Stonehaven Drive, Weymouth, Massachusetts 02190 Ratings: Phone: (781) 660-5000 |
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Study examines world-wide use of HSCT
An examination of the world-wide use of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, which involves transplantation of blood stem cells derived from the bone marrow or blood, finds that there are significant differences in transplant rates between countries and continental regions by indication and donor type, and that HSCT is most frequently used in countries with higher gross national incomes and governmental health care expenditures, according to a study in the April 28 issue of JAMA.
Prostate cancer survivors have persistent fear of cancer recurrence, study reveals
A recent study reveals that some prostate cancer survivors have a persistent fear of cancer recurrence even many years after diagnosis and treatment.
Health law creates challenges for various parts of the system
News outlets report on a variety of implementation issues, including the question of how to provide treatment for the millions of people with addiction and alcohol dependencies who will have insurance for the first time and the difficulties faced by safety-net hospitals.
Aspirin lowers risk of stroke in peripheral artery disease
An analysis of previous studies indicates that among patients with peripheral artery disease, aspirin use is associated with a statistically nonsignificant decrease in the risk of a group of combined cardiovascular events (nonfatal heart attack, nonfatal stroke, and cardiovascular death), but is associated with a significant reduction in the risk of one of these events, nonfatal stroke, although the findings may be limited by the lack of a large study population, according to an article in the May 13 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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A nursing home (also called skilled nursing facility) is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living.A skilled nursing facility (SNF) may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation.
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