Nursing Homes in Whitesboro, TX - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Whitesboro Health And Rehabilitation Center
Medicare and Medicaid
Location: 1204 Sherman Dr, Whitesboro, Texas 76273
Ratings: Phone: (903) 564-7900

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To drink or not while pregnant? that is the question

Pregnant women are now being told that it is safe to drink a daily glass of wine adding more confusion to the advice metered out to women.

Researchers reveal effects of Affordable Care Act on low-income Virginians with HIV

In an important examination of the effect of the Affordable Care Act, researchers have determined that low-income Virginians with HIV had better outcomes when enrolled in Affordable Care Act healthcare plans. The study is believed to be the first to compare Affordable Care Act outcomes with the previous standard of care for this vulnerable patient population.

Boys engage in relationally aggressive behavior more often than girls, shows UGA study

Debunking the myth of the "mean girl," new research from the University of Georgia has found that boys use relational aggression-malicious rumors, social exclusion and rejection-to harm or manipulate others more often than girls.

Bigger, bolder drinks pack plenty of sugar and calories

Starbucks recently announced a new-sized 31-ounce drink, the "Trenta," which will be in stores this spring. The mega-sized coffee joins the ranks of other energy drinks that can pack plenty of caffeine and calories. Ellen Schuster, a University of Missouri nutrition expert, says that Americans should be wary of extra calories and sugar in the quest for bigger, bolder drinks.

Novel antidote effective in quickly reversing acute anticoagulant-related bleeding

A specially designed antidote to reverse acute, potentially life-threatening anticoagulant-related bleeding worked quickly, and was well-tolerated according to interim results of the ongoing ANNEXA-4 study.

Nursing Home

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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