According to Health Care for All, 98 percent of Massachusetts residents are insured, but 2 percent are not. They might not be insured because they have recently moved to the state, are changing jobs, or like some immigrants, are not informed about available re sources, public health officials say.ndocumented immigrants, who are are not eligible for Common wealth Care or MassHealth, typically rely on the safety net of community clinics and emergency-room services, Hernandez said. Since the beginning of the year, there's been a renewed statewide push to get ethnic minorities to sign up for insurance.
4. Parkinson's d isease. Stem cells may also help those who suffer from Parkinson's, a neurodegenerative disorder that can cause tremors, stiffness, and other movement and speech problems. Studies show that embryonic stem cells can give rise to the dopamine-making neurons that Parkinson's patients lack.onetheless, here's a look at 10 health problems that stem cells might someday cureâor at least help treat: 1. Spinal c ord i njury. In January, the Food and Drug Administration OK'd its first-ever human study of a medical treatment derived from human embryonic stem cells.
The CSC hypothesis therefore does not imply that cancer is always caused by stem cells or that the potential application of stem cells to treat conditions such as heart disease or diabetes, as discussed in other chapters of this report, will result in tumor formation.