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A Sea Change in Treating Heart Attacks

Gina Kolata

June 19, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

When a heart attack happens, the time of care and treatment is of utmost importance. Many people die of heart attacks every year because too much time passes between the care of emergency staff and the hospital cardiologists. New protocols, and new technology that transmits the EKG of a patient to the hospital before arrival, enable medical professionals to quickly and efficiently treat patients, thus saving lives.

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In Los Angeles, a national model for how to police the mentally ill

Noelle Swan

June 15, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

How are people with mental illness policed in the U.S.? Unfortunately, often people with mental illness are sent to prison, instead of being treated. There are “10 times as many inmates diagnosed with severe mental illness in the penal system as patients in state mental institutes.” However, in Los Angeles police are paired with mental health clinicians. A move that is saving the city money, and keeping people out of prison.

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Advancing TB Test Technology, Where It Matters Most

Jens Erik Gould

June 12, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City

Tuberculosis is still a rampant problem in the developing world. Doctors are looking for even more advanced ways to test for TB beyond the GeneXpert tests.

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How An Economist Helped Patients Find The Right Kidney Donors

Nancy Shute

June 11, 2015 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

If you've got a life-threatening medical condition, your first call might not be to an economist. But Alvin Roth used a theory about matching markets to help connect kidney patients and donors.

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How some nail salons in California are finding a less toxic way to work

Monica Campbell

June 08, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Alameda, California

Nail salons offer services that often are toxic to their workers, from manicures causing acrylic dust in the air to the chemicals that can permeate through skin. Salon workers complain of respiratory problems and sometimes cancer. The California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative offers certification in maintaining safe practices for their workers, offering an incentive for the use of ventilation equipment and gloves.

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Wyoming Elderly Tough It Out Even As Younger Generations Migrate Away

Melodie Edwards

June 05, 2015 |

Wyoming Public Radio |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Dixon, Wyoming

These days, most rural communities in the U.S. are elderly communities - 15 percent of Wyoming’s population is over 65 and a high percentage of them live on ranches in small towns. New caregiver programs allow seniors to continue living at home and to keep doing what they are able, with assistance provided if needed.

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Swedish sex education has time for games and mature debate

Sally Weale

June 05, 2015 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Sweden, Gnesta

The United Kingdom’s teen birthrate is as high as 19.7 births per 1,000 women; one contributing factor is that sex education is not a requirement and can span only a day. Gnesta in Sweden offers a four to five week course on comprehensive sex education with a curriculum that makes the topic enjoyable, informative, and sensitive. As a result, the teen birthrate is only 5.2 per 1,000.

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Closing the Broccoli Gap

Tina Rosenberg

June 05, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The lack of access to healthy food has always been a problem for the financially unstable. Food stamps can now be used to buy fresh produce at farmers markets, but greater success could be achieved by getting grocery stores involved.

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What Do Teachers Do After Saying Goodbye to the Classroom?

Kathryn Joyce

June 04, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Five past teachers take their knowledge, after years of being educators, to make greater movements and developments in the educational sphere.

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India's independent farmers embrace organic

Bibek Bhandari Ankita Rao

May 31, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Chaina, Punjab

As India's government promotes organic exports, farmers in Punjab have non-economic reasons for avoiding pesticides: Their health.

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