Nursing Homes in Portsmouth, VA
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 Portsmouth Health And Rehab Medicare and Medicaid Location: 900 London Boulevard, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704 Ratings: Phone: (757) 393-6864 |
Autumn Care Of Portsmouth Medicare and Medicaid Location: 3610 Winchester Dr, Portsmouth, Virginia 23707 Ratings: Phone: (757) 397-0725 |
Portside Health & Rehab Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 4201 Greenwood Drive, Portsmouth, Virginia 23701 Ratings: Phone: (757) 673-5000 |
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Officials investigate if use of surgical robot led to injuries
The Wall Street Journal: Injuries at a small New Hampshire hospital that uses a surgical robot have some questioning the use of such machines in the care of people. The machine, which is named after Leonardo da Vinci, has been linked to surgeries where patients have been hurt, including two with lacerated bladders and one woman who required four subsequent surgeries after errors using the machine.
A pandemic of human fear and anxiety
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is an insidious disease. Symptoms may begin slowly, and even before they appear, extensive damage has caused the obstruction of small arteries leading to increased blood pressure in the lungs.
'Public plan' divides Democrats on health bills
"Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has pledged to include a government-run insurance option in the House bill that will be voted on next month. This reassures liberals but will make it difficult or impossible to get the votes needed to pass it if the public option is included. … 'I don't see how we get to 218,' said a senior Democratic aide. 'The Blue Dogs are 'Hell nos.' The people who voted yes [on energy] want to vote 'no' twice.'"
New family of biologically active products of omega-3 fatty acids show potential to resolve periodontal inflammation
Periodontal (gum) disease is a chronic inflammation initiated by bacteria that affect the gums and bone supporting the teeth, and may eventually result in tissue and tooth loss.
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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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