Speech-Language Pathologists in Belton, KY Accepting Medicare
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 Katelyn Pendley Speech-Language Pathologist Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 1300 Harris Rd, Belton, KY 42324 Phone: 606-584-1169 |
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Also in Global Health News: Breast cancer in developing world; Burkina Faso ITN distribution; diarrhea in people over age five; Gates Q&A
"International cancer specialists meet this week to plan an assault on a troubling increase of breast cancer in developing countries, where nearly two-thirds of women aren't diagnosed until it has spread through their bodies," the Associated Press reports. Researchers will also look at "some worrisome data" that suggests breast cancer affects "women, on average, about 10 years" earlier in developing countries than it does in the U.S. (Neergaard, 11/3).
ADVANTAGE, ITA to implement proprietary oncology decision-support platform
To improve outcomes and manage costs for members with cancer, ADVANTAGE Health Solutions, Inc. has contracted with ITA Partners to implement eviti - ITA's proprietary oncology decision-support platform - across their provider network.
Microchip-based device determines the genetic signature of lung tumors
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have shown that an MGH-developed, microchip-based device that detects and analyzes tumor cells in the bloodstream can be used to determine the genetic signature of lung tumors, allowing identification of those appropriate for targeted treatment and monitoring genetic changes that occur during therapy. A pilot study of the device called the CTC-chip will appear in the July 24 New England Journal of Medicine and is receiving early online release.
Weekend reading: Taking stock of your body; A designer seeks to improve health care; A researcher's quest to lower suicide rates
Today, I've been on the phone four times, for an average of 24 minutes a call. My last phone call was 22 minutes 23 seconds long, according to the digital time device on my landline. It took me exactly 45 minutes and 10 seconds on the train to reach Brooklyn the other night: I counted the seconds off on my smart phone. My average mile when I ran 5K yesterday was 8 minutes and 45 seconds that showed up on the pedometer. (Nothing to boast about, I know.) ... I am able to hold my plank at the gym for 54 seconds rather than the minute I always thought I could, which I know thanks to my phone's stopwatch. My optimal sleep time is seven hours and 20 minutes and I wake up twice a night: I discovered that from a wristband that measures sleep duration and intensity.
Viewpoints: Parsing Obamacare numbers; experts on long-term care insurance; French cancer care
The monthly announcement of Obamacare's enrollment figures has become an exercise in confirmation bias, starting with the administration itself. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius noted the "encouraging trends" in yesterday's release, while House Speaker John Boehner opted to highlight its "embarrassing failures." ... The only debate worth having is how to improve enrollment. ... enrollment numbers for Obamacare aren't some referendum on the president's popularity or lack thereof. They're the best way to tell whether the law is working as planned - and how to adjust if it isn't (2/13).
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