Nursing Homes in Socorro, NM
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 Good Samaritan Society - Socorro Medicare and Medicaid Location: 1203 Highway 60 West, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 Ratings: Phone: (575) 835-2724 |
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Brandeis University researchers to receive Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences
Deborah E. Wiley, Chair of The Wiley Foundation, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., announced today that the twelfth annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences will be awarded to Dr. Michael Young, Rockefeller University, Dr. Jeffrey Hall, Brandeis University (Emeritus), and Dr. Michael Rosbash, Brandeis University.
Inpatient mortality rates not the best way to judge hospital care
Inpatient mortality rates, used by organizations to issue "report cards" on the quality of individual U.S. hospitals, are a poor gauge of how well hospitals actually perform and should be abandoned in favor of measures that more accurately assess patient harms and the care being provided, argue patient safety experts in a paper out today.
GAVI Alliance pledges up to $162M to control, prevent measles outbreaks in developing countries
"Seeking to address the devastating resurgence of measles, the GAVI Alliance will provide up to an additional $162 million to control and prevent outbreaks in developing countries," a GAVI press release reports, noting, "This funding will help countries bridge critical gaps in their efforts to build sustainable systems to control this deadly disease."
Exploring motivational factors for endurance running
Endurance running is often seen as a welcome escape from everyday life. But extraordinary experiences, such as running ultra-marathons, are not untouched by the competitive nature of contemporary consumer culture, a new thesis from Lund University in Sweden argues.
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