FROM THE FOUNDATION

Redefining the Safety Net

Should California establish a Basic Health Program for certain low-income residents? CHCF's Marian Mulkey captures a recent policy conversation in a Health Affairs blog.

Accountable Care in Action

A new post on the Health Affairs blog details how CalPERS kept costs down in Sacramento through a "virtual" ACO with insurers and providers.

Career Opportunity: Senior Program Officer

This position will play a major role in furthering the goals and objectives of the foundation's Better Chronic Disease Care program.

Health Care Research

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy Helps Treat Eye Disease

In a study published in the journal Lancet on Monday, a team of researchers from California and Massachusetts found that an experimental treatment derived from human embryonic stem cells helped to significantly improve the vision of two southern California patients. The patients -- who suffered from progressing forms of blindness -- were treated at UCLA last summer. Advanced Cell Technology -- which developed the therapy and funded the study -- now is expanding the trial.



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