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L.A.’s affluent anti-vaxxers may be behind city’s whooping cough epidemic

With the threat of a deadly whooping cough epidemic descending on Los Angeles, the chinks in our post-industrial herd immunity are starting to show – among America’s most affluent. The anti-vaxxer movement has a growing stronghold among Hollywood parents – vaccination rates in the region’s schools are in free fall. Indeed, the situation’s “leaving some schools’ immunization rates on par with […]

By Meghana Keshavan
Hospitals

Reminder patient information’s still safer than it once was: Marilyn Monroe’s x-rays + medical records up for auction

While many still worry about patient privacy and the security of medical and health information, a former diva’s medical records prove technological progress is not at the center of medical privacy invasion. Marilyn Monroe’s x-rays and medical records are up for auction at Julien’s Auctions, and are expected to sell for $20,000 to $30,000, Vanity […]

By Lindsey Alexander
Pharma

Need your dose of medical marijuana? Fingerprint, please

As biometrics has evolved from the stuff of James Bond plot lines to an increasingly common security tool, the healthcare industry is beginning to take an interest to better protect patient data and prevent ID theft. One healthcare entrepreneur has used fingerprint identification as a cornerstone of its medication dispensing technology. Medbox Inc.  (OTC: MDBX) […]

By Stephanie Baum
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