Stem cells battle birth defects in pediatric heart trial
In Baltimore a four month old with hypoplastic left heart syndrome receives direct stem cell injections into the healthy right ventricle to boost pumping power. Dr. Sanjay Kaushal leads the early study comparing stem cell treated babies to those undergoing standard surgery to assess safety and potential benefits.
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U.S
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University of Maryland Medical Center
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Kristin Burns
National Institutes of Health
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New charges in Flint water crisis
Four people face conspiracy and misconduct in office charges in the Flint water crisis. Former emergency managers Darnell Earley and Gerald Ambrose are accused of steering an $85 million bond deal to join a new pipeline to Lake Huron while river water went untreated. Also charged are Howard Croft and Daugherty Johnson.
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Edwar Zeineh
Lansing
Virg Bernero
Karen Weaver
Legionnaires
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State of Michigan
Chicago gun violence turns deadly routine in 2016 yearlong toll
The article details Chicago’s 2016 gun violence, with over 100 homicides by February and a total near 740 by December, mostly on the South and West sides. It follows three readers with close views: Pastor Marshall Hatch, Dr. Catherine Humikowski, and Congressman Danny Davis, whose grandson Javon Wilson was killed.
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Danny Davis
Javon Wilson
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Javon
Davis
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
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