Pediatrics Doctors in Jefferson Hills, PA Accepting Medicare

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Dr. Kristi Lynn Rain-jaras, MD Pediatrics Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 565 Coal Valley Rd, Jefferson Hills, PA 15025 Phone: 412-510-6887    Fax: 412-469-7622

Dailia Francis, M.D., PH.D. Pediatrics Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 1925 Route 51 Ste 110, Jefferson Hills, PA 15025 Phone: 412-253-8320

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Disenrollment from hospice increases costs of care for cancer patients

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School blood test breached guidelines: Investigation report

According to a report by an Education Department, a Tasmanian teacher who conducted blood tests on 19 high school students breached guidelines. The incident happened last month when a teacher at the Dover District High School took blood samples from the students using just two lancets for a science class experiment. These lancets were cleaned between pricks using methylated spirits. These spirits are inadequate when preventing blood borne viral disease like HIV and Hepatitis say experts.

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