Nursing Homes in Point Pleasant, WV
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 Pleasant Valley Nursing And Rehabilitation Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 640 Sand Hill Road, Point Pleasant, West Virginia 25550 Ratings: Phone: (304) 675-5236 |
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Researchers uncover beneficial mechanism of the helpful "Dr. Jekyll" side of the Cdk5 protein
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered new insights into the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" nature of a protein that stimulates stem-cell maturation in the brain but, paradoxically, can also lead to nerve-cell damage.
Children up to date on pertussis vaccine schedule have low risk of developing whooping cough
In a large new Kaiser Permanente study, children who were up to date on their pertussis vaccine schedule were far less likely to develop the disease than unvaccinated children.
Self-monitoring of blood glucose in patients with T2DM did not improve glycemic control after one year
Self-monitoring of blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes who are not treated with insulin did not improve glycemic control or health-related quality of life after one year in a randomized trial, results that suggest self-monitoring should not be routine in these patients, according to a new study published by JAMA Internal Medicine.
Combination of venetoclax and standard therapies shows promise in high-risk myeloid blood cancers
The novel oral drug venetoclax can be safely added to standard therapies for some high-risk myeloid blood cancers and in early studies the combination shows promise of improved outcomes, say scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
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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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