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How 'Flower Beds' Give Love And Lentils To Moms And Babies

Ankita Rao

March 02, 2015 |

NPR |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Chhattisgarh

Fulwaris—meaning "flower beds"—are a network of nurseries run entirely by moms in the community who take turns feeding and caring for each other's children, allowing the community to raise children in a tough environment.

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Blood transfusions show early promise as possible Ebola cure

Amy Maxmen

February 16, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Sierra Leone, Freetown, Western Area

As trials on blood and plasma progress, researchers ask if they might have happened sooner. In any case, the blood transfusions show early success.

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Can Storytelling Help Destroy the Stigma Associated With Abortion?

Maya Dusenbery

February 05, 2015 |

Pacific Standard |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Abortion is a highly stigmatized topic that can lead individuals to selectively disclose who they tell about the experience. Storytelling is now being viewed as a way to help de-stigmatize abortion based on contact theory and empathy as a means of bringing people together.

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How Do We Know What Really Works in Healthcare?

Stephen J. Dubner

February 04, 2015 |

Freakonomics |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Studying the outcomes of public health delivery can lack a scientific methodology. MIT economists have applied the methodology of randomized controlled trial (RCT) to study the effect of the Medicaid expansion plan in Oregon. These researchers look into how the new healthcare coverage affects clinical outcomes, emergency-room use, and employment.

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How the Fight Against Ebola Tested a Culture's Traditions

Amy Maxmen

January 30, 2015 |

National Geographic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Sierra Leone, Freetown, Western Area

In the face of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in modern history, health officials found themselves struggling to prevent the virus from spreading due to clashes with local traditions, cultural mistrust of outsiders, conflict, and misconceptions about healthcare in West Africa. To effectively treat patients and stop the spread of the disease, organizations had to work closely with locals and adapt procedures to incorporate their culture.

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For V.A. Hospitals (and Patients), a Major Health Victory

Tina Rosenberg

January 30, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Although patients go to hospitals to receive medical care, many Americans will acquire infections that did not already have them. The United States as a whole has made modest progress at reducing the rates of hospital-acquired infections. Spearheading the efforts, the Veterans Affairs Medical Centers have devised anti-MRSA strategies to keep patients safe.

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Let's Diet!

Rosella Lefevre

January 28, 2015 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Challenged by its mayor, Oklahoma City lost a collective 1 million pounds. Philly once tried—and failed— the same thing.

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Catholic leaders battle against free birth control in the Philippines

Sonia Narang

January 22, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Philippines

In the Philipines, contraception has been hard to find resulting in many parents without money to feed their children, unsafe abortions, and poor maternal health. A new reproductive law aims to change this by allowing contraception in clinics to help women take control of their reproductive systems.

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Changing Course

Arielle Levin Becker

January 21, 2015 |

The Connecticut Mirror |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

Science suggests that having a secure relationship with a caregiver can help protect a child’s brain and body from the effects of adversity. A Connecticut program for young children who have experienced trauma or other challenges has gotten results by focusing on that relationship – and the things that can interfere, including depression, family violence, and a parent’s own history of trauma.

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Essential Oils Might Be the New Antibiotics

Tori Rodriguez

January 16, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Essential oils contain some of the most potent anti-microbial compounds available. Only recently have scientists started pushing fr research to more deeply understand how they can be used to take the place of traditional antibiotics in medicine. The goal is to reduce antibiotics overuse and avoid creating antibiotic resistant "superbugs."

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