Nursing Homes in Abingdon, VA
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 Grace Healthcare Of Abingdon Medicare and Medicaid Location: 600 Walden Road, Abingdon, Virginia 24210 Ratings: Phone: (276) 628-5137 |
Abingdon Health Care Llc Medicare and Medicaid Location: 15051 Harmony Hills Lane, Abingdon, Virginia 24211 Ratings: Phone: (540) 597-6923 |
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Study looks at role of race, gender in predicting heart attack symptoms in emergency department
Researchers at the George Washington University found that certain symptoms are more and less predictive of patients' risk for acute coronary syndrome, which includes heart attack, in patients of different gender and race.
State Department, USAID blog posts support elimination of FGM/C
In support of the ninth annual International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, Melanne Verveer, ambassador-at-large for global women's issues, and David Robinson, acting assistant secretary of state for population, refugees and migration, outline several examples of U.S. advocacy and funding related to stopping the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in this post on the State Department's "DipNote" blog.
Exposure to carcinogenic compounds can come with inhalation of vaporized cannabis oil, study shows
New research shows that the agents commonly mixed with cannabis oil for vaping can also produce cancer-causing compounds when heated.
New clinical trial shows combination of two innovative precision medicines could treat multiple cancers
Launching a dual-pronged attack on tumours using a combination of two innovative precision medicines could treat patients with multiple common cancers, a new clinical trial shows.
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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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