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Safe Surgery Innovations in Uganda

Javid Abdelmoneim

August 17, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Uganda

In Uganda, disease caused by improper surgical protocol is one of the leading causes of death. In response to this problem, Doctors are utilizing a surgical checklist from the World Health Organization, as well as other affordable technology, to help address this epidemic.

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Getting to Zero': Are We Close to a Cure for AIDS?

Rob Waters

August 17, 2015 |

Pacific Standard |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

For decades, AIDS has taken the lives of millions of people and infected millions more worldwide. The key to reducing the effect of AIDS, and even potentially curing it, involves treating patients as early as possible after being diagnosed with HIV, before the disease damages organs. San Francisco General Hospital developed the RAPID program for this purpose, with the goal of “Getting to Zero” the number of new infections and deaths.

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Gene Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis

Elizabeth Healey

August 17, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United Kingdom

Cystic Fibrosis is a disease that is both debilitating, and previously considered untreatable. Utilizing techniques of Gene Therapy, Doctors in the UK are contemplating new ways to address the disease.

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Zen and the Art of Dying Well

Courtney E. Martin

August 14, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Patients' last years of life are the most expensive for the health care system. For a fifth of the cost, a Zen hospice program, in San Francisco, is helping those who are dying improve their quality of death by enjoying the present.

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Achieving Mental Health Parity: Slow Going Even In ‘Pace Car' State

Jenny Gold

August 13, 2015 |

Kaiser Health News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

California has taken perhaps the most proactive stance in the nation in enforcing laws to ensure people with mental illnesses have fair and timely access to care. But even in this state, it’s proving difficult to ensure mental patients truly have equal access to treatment. New laws aim to hold insurers and health care providers accountable.

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How One Hospital Is Trying to Curb Gun Violence By Treating It Like Substance Abuse

Alex Yablon

August 13, 2015 |

The Trace |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Patients who come to a hospital for gunshot wounds are more likely to suffer another gun injury or commit a crime. To stop this cycle, a hospital in Seattle pairs patients with social workers who follow up with patients, an approach that mirrors substance abuse intervention programs.

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What To Do About the Antidepressasnts, Antibiotics, and Other Drugs in Our Water

Elizabeth Grossman

August 11, 2015 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Prescription drugs are greatly polluting the national water supply, causing researchers to begin looking for a method to better filter water and dispose of unused medicine.

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Four Ways Mexico's Indigenous Farmers Are Practicing the Agriculture of the Future

Leah Penniman

August 10, 2015 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Oaxaca

With a global food crisis, farmers look for how to get long-term high yields out of difficult farmland. In Oaxaca, Mexico, farmers farm like a forest, eat low on the food chain, restore damaged land, and have reverence for the planet.

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Sharing Art Helps Medical Students Connect With Dementia Patients

Ina Yang

August 05, 2015 |

NPR |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Many medical students are intimidated by the challenge of having to gather accurate histories and establish connections with patients with dementia. A non-profit, Arts and Minds, is helping students get more comfortable by connecting them with patients outside of the clinic through museum visits.

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UCSF Doctors, Students Confront Their Own Unconscious Bias

April Dembosky

August 04, 2015 |

KQED |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The UCSF medical curriculum now uses a new unconscious bias approach after realizing the traditional diversity training from the ’80s and ’90s didn’t work.

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