Scientists get closer to making personalized blood cells by using patients' own stem cells – Los Angeles Times

17. May 2017 Health, HIPAA 0
Los Angeles Times Scientists get closer to making personalized blood cells by using patients’ own stem cellsLos Angeles TimesNew research has nudged scientists closer to one of regenerative medicine’s holy grails: the ability to create customized human stem cells capable of forming blood that would be safe for patients. Advances reported Wednesday in the journal ...

Texas girl chokes on fidget spinner part – CNN

17. May 2017 EHR, Health, HIPAA 0
CNN Texas girl chokes on fidget spinner partCNN(CNN) Fidget spinners are driving many adults crazy, but one Texas woman is warning about her daughter’s dangerous experience. The mother is sharing her experience in hopes it will serve as a warning to other parents about the choking hazards of the …Fidget spinner gets lodged in girl’s throatFox ...

Teen Collapses, Dies After 3 Caffeinated Beverages – HuffPost

17. May 2017 Health, HIPAA 0
HuffPost Teen Collapses, Dies After 3 Caffeinated BeveragesHuffPostA teenage boy collapsed and died last month after consuming three caffeinated drinks in the space of two hours ― and his father wants to make sure it doesn’t happen to anybody else. Davis Allen Cripe, 16, drank a McDonald’s cafe latte, a large Diet …Teen’s energy drink-related death ...

Secretary Price Statement on Release of State Innovation Waiver Checklist

17. May 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., issued the following statement on the release of the State Innovation Waiver Checklist, a tool designed to help states seek waivers from certain Obamacare requirements: “The failure of the individual marketplace under Obamacare is driving insurers out of counties and states at an alarming rate, leaving millions ...