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The pharmacists fighting high drug prices

Charlotte Horn

January 07, 2020 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Netherlands

Some Dutch pharmacists combat high drug prices by making small batches of drugs themselves, which they sell to patients at a fraction of the cost. Drug companies get a 10-year monopoly on new drugs but many simply re-registered old drugs for new diseases and significantly raise prices. Doctors at Erasmus Medical Center have used a drug to treat a rare cancer for many years, but after it fell back under a drug company monopoly, the price increased and insurance companies stopped covering it. In response, hospital pharmacists made the drug themselves so that they can continue to treat patients.

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Fashion has a waste problem. These companies want to fix it

Rachel Cernansky

January 06, 2020 |

Vogue Business |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Fashion has long been known as a major contributor to climate change, but brands (from fast fashion to luxury houses alike) are taking steps to address their carbon footprint. This article lists several initiatives working on reducing fabric waste, such as FabScrap, a NY organization that collects and resells 6,000 pounds of discarded fabric weekly.

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Revolutionary thinking? Colleges let students opt out of admissions exams.

Stacy Teicher Khadaroo

January 06, 2020 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Some colleges and universities believe the solution to a more equitable admissions process is the removal of standardized tests from the criteria considered. Now, many are acting on this idea and getting rid of the requirement or going "test-optional."

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Marketing Psychiatric Drugs to Jailers and Judges

Max Blau

December 31, 2019 |

The Atlantic |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

Drug companies that market long-lasting psychiatric drugs have found new clientele in courtrooms and prisons, as a means to treat mental health issues for those that have been incarcerated. Although the practice of targeting judges and prison officials is controversial, several jails have attested that having free samples of the drugs has led to positive outcomes such as reducing barriers for inmates to receive medication and decreasing the likelihood of reoffending.

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Rwanda avoids US-style opioids crisis by making own morphine

Cara Anna Claire Galofaro

December 25, 2019 |

Associated Press |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Rwanda, Bushekeli

The Rwandan government is on a mission to get palliative care to everyone who needs it by creating their own morphine instead of being beholden to pharmaceutical companies driven by profit. Using Uganda's simple recipe for morphine, the government partnered with nonprofits to produce and distribute morphine for free and under close watch. The drug costs pennies to make and is hand-delivered by community workers to those who need it, no matter how far. Although fear and uncertainty remain over the possibility of opioid addiction, many patients are greatly relieved to now live pain-free.

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Water for wildlife: Catchments prove lifesavers across Arizona

Jonah Hrkal

December 24, 2019 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Peoria, Arizona

Catchments are a manmade way to make water more easily accessible for animals. In Arizona, the Game & Fish Department oversees about 3,000 water catchments. Since 1940, the technology has vastly improved, leading to over 1.5 million gallons of water delivered to catchments since 2018 alone, which makes a significant impact in “providing life-sustaining water.”

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Fixing the caregiver shortage: Why these health aides are twice as likely to stay on the job

Katie Sullivan Borrelli

December 18, 2019 |

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A partnership between a nonprofit health organization and a community health service program has helped provide enhanced training and more robust mentorship opportunities for home health aids in the New York City area. Results show that those who are a part of the program, many of whom are women and people of color, are more likely to stay in the profession due to the "program's focus on supporting them and helping to frame their work as a long-term career."

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Volunteers step in to keep asylum seekers healthy on border

Julie Watson

December 18, 2019 |

Associated Press |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Tijuana

In Tijuana, many asylum seekers are left without access to health care while they await a decision on their cases so medical professionals are volunteering their time to try to help those that need it. Although they are faced with a myriad of barriers, their pop-up clinics that promote “border-less medicine,” have grown to hundreds of volunteers who have seen more than 9,000 patients.

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How a Stock Photography Project Is Confronting Fat Bias

Celeste Hamilton Dennis

December 17, 2019 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

AllGo, a Portland-based organization is an app that aims to combat fat bias in the media by creating a collection of stock photos of exclusively plus-sized models. The app is a completely free resource that aims to offer another perspective in stock photography, which tends to err cis-gendered, able-bodied, and thin. Their photos now have more than 76,000 downloads and over 24 million views, and the creators and models look forward to shooting many more scenes as "an act of resistance."

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Lessons in the Fight Against AIDS

Juhie Bhatia

December 16, 2019 |

U.S. News & World Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Thailand, Bangkok

There are six countries that have reached "90–90–90" targets meaning, "90 percent of people with HIV in a country know their status, 90 percent of those diagnosed are on treatment, and 90 percent on treatment are virally suppressed." The solutions that have worked for these countries, like cross-sector partnerships and evidence-based prevention campaigns, are now models for regions still fighting to reduce rates.

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