The Secretary’s Ventures Fund Announces 2017 Projects

18. May 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D. today announced the selection of five entrepreneurial projects for investment by the Secretary’s Ventures Fund (HHS Ventures). The projects were chosen from across HHS and are part of the latest round of funding and support designed to advance the Department’s innovation agenda. “As we begin the Reimagine ...

Newborn Baby Found Covered In Rat Bites In Arkansas, Teenaged Parents Charged – International Business Times

18. May 2017 Health, HIPAA 0
International Business Times Newborn Baby Found Covered In Rat Bites In Arkansas, Teenaged Parents ChargedInternational Business TimesA teen couple from Magnolia, Arkansas were charged with child endangerment after their 15-day-old daughter was found covered in a pool of blood with visible rat bites all over her body, it was reported Wednesday. Police arrested Erica Shyrock, ...

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 ...