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  • As access to abortion gets harder in the US, women turn to an online service in the Netherlands

    December 17, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Netherlands

    An online service provides medical consultations and abortion pills to women in countries where abortion is restricted or illegal. Called Women on Web, the service has expanded to the United States where abortion services are often prohibitively expensive when they are available at all.

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  • An Island Nation's Health Experiment: Vaccines Delivered by Drone

    December 17, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Vanuatu

    Drones can deliver vaccines and medicines to isolated and underserved areas. The South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu now relies on drones to distribute vaccines to children in remote locations. Flights by drone are cheaper than boat trips and can reach portions of the volcanic islands otherwise inaccessible with fragile equipment. Partnerships between health ministries, NGOs, and tech companies have already seen drones implemented to deliver vaccines, medicines, and other medical necessitates in countries such as Malawi and Rwanda.

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  • Denver home delivery services include urgent medical care, gym on wheels, late-night munchies

    December 14, 2018 |

    The Denver Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    A Denver group called Dispatch Health is an urgent care "delivery" service. Instead of requiring the patient to come to the hospital, Dispatch Health come to the patient's home and administers care on site. The group is working to be more economical than a traditional hospital as well, with services from $40-50 for insured patients and a flat rate of $275 for the uninsured.

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  • Remote work may bring some MT workers big-city wages.

    December 06, 2018 |

    Montana Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

    Workers across Montana look to remote work to bring them higher wages without having to move to a large city. While the far reach of the Internet brings more economic opportunity for techies in rural Montana and other small towns, telecommuters note that remote work can be challenging. Officials in the state are working to make this type of career more easily accessible and better paying.

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  • With just a photo of your fingernail, your phone can now tell if you have anemia

    December 04, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States

    Now doctors can screen for anemia using only a smartphone photograph. The new technology could get quick diagnosis to people in developing countries or rural environments. The method is not as sure as a blood test.

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  • As Wildfire Smoke Chokes San Francisco, Local Groups Protect The Most Vulnerable

    November 21, 2018 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    When wildfires overtook California, communities sprang into action in order to help those that did not have a way to take shelter from the smoke. Forming groups to focus on disaster relief efforts, various community-driven programs have successfully been able to deliver thousands of masks to the homeless and vulnerable.

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  • How local food pantries, meal programs fight food insecurity

    November 20, 2018 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Seymour, Wisconsin

    Organizations across Wisconsin work in tandem to combat widespread hunger using a combination of fundraising, nonprofit supply, and low cost food delivery services. While organizations use different methods to accomplish their mission, they all work together to lower the rate of hunger in Wisconsin.

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  • The big sleep: how the world's most troubled country is beating a deadly disease

    November 16, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

    By deploying mobile screening units and educating people about the dangers of Tse Tse flies that carry sleeping sickness, doctors are working to eradicate the disease in the Congo. Education is a big part of the success of the operation—if people don't know what the symptoms mean, they can't seek treatment.

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  • The Best Way To Save People From Suicide

    November 15, 2018 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States

    Suicidologist James Motto discovered through extensive research that persistent contact with patients reduced their likelihood to repeat suicide attempts. He wrote letters to patients over up to 15 years and found that even people who did not want to be reached responded to the treatment. Patients who received letters were half as likely as the control group to commit suicide. In recent years, some psychiatrists have made this method more personal and begun sending texts to patients.

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  • So many innovations, little uptake to boost health

    November 13, 2018 |

    Nation Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Medical innovations in maternal and child health could save thousands of lives in Africa if more governments adopted them. A Kenyan doctor with an international nonprofit that works to transform global health through innovation offers key examples such as oxytocin tablets that don't need refrigeration and can stop women bleeding to death after birth, dipsticks to detect pre-eclampsia and skilled birth attendants. These solutions can stop women and children dying from preventable causes.

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