More than a name change: AIDS.gov becomes HIV.gov

06. June 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today officially changed the name of AIDS.gov, the federal government’s leading source for information about HIV, to HIV.gov. The announcement coincides with the 36th anniversary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s first report of the initial cases of what would become known as AIDS. The ...

Lorain city council votes to sue opioid manufacturers – fox8.com

05. June 2017 Health, HIPAA 0
fox8.com Lorain city council votes to sue opioid manufacturersfox8.comLORAIN, Ohio – The battle against the opioid epidemic could be moving from the streets to the court-house. The mayor of Lorain is one of two Ohio mayors who wants to sue drug manufacturers. The Lorain city council voted unanimously Monday night to go …Doctors, Cardinal Health included ...

Gene-Based Therapy May Thwart a Tough Blood Cancer – HealthDay

05. June 2017 Health, HIPAA 0
HealthDay Gene-Based Therapy May Thwart a Tough Blood CancerHealthDayMONDAY, June 5, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Genetically tuning a person’s own immune cells to target cancer appears to provide long-lasting protection against a blood cancer called multiple myeloma, an early trial from China shows. The treatment, called …A first: All respond to gene therapy in a blood ...