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A Boston hospital promotes patient health with its own rooftop farm

Jaime Kaiser

July 28, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Medical Center is growing food on the roof. Their rooftop garden produces fresh fruits and vegetables for the hospital. The cafeteria serves patients fresh, healthy meals and teaches employees how to manage farm to table practices.

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Compassionate Mental Health Reform Began With Taking Off the Handcuffs

Mason Adams

July 25, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Virginia

After a brutal incident led to a violent attack and the death of his son, Senator Creigh Deeds was determined to reform the mental health system in Virginia. The Deeds commission passed a series of reforms, among them a law that created a registry of open psychiatric beds, a transportation program so that people don’t have to be detained by police, and a program that offers housing for people with mental illness.

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Can community design take the loneliness and angst out of aging?

Erika Fredrickson

July 19, 2018 |

Missoula Independent |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

By 2025, 25% of Montana’s population is expected to be over the age of 65. Bill Thomas and Kavan Peterson are two leaders in approaching how to improve the experience of aging, in Montana and around the globe. They have tried many approaches, but what unites them all is using creative design tactics to make a more positive living experience for the elderly. By focusing on integrating architecture, culture, and technology, nursing homes can be transformed, loneliness can decrease, and aging people’s quality of health and life can improve.

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New cancer test machine cuts diagnostic costs

Nasibo Kabale

July 10, 2018 |

Business Daily |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kenya

Kenya is among the first countries in African to have a cancer test machine that will help cut the time and cost it takes to diagnose cancer. A medical laboratory services firm acquired the IDYLLA lab machine that allows doctors to test for genetic markers for certain kinds of cancer, which helps doctors pinpoint specific medicines more accurately. That means fewer side effects and better chances for survival and cures.

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‘We'll be safe': How one family found a home with help from Seattle's Popsicle Place

Erika Schultz

June 25, 2018 |

The Seattle Times |

Photojournalism |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Popsicle Palace, an organization that serves the Seattle area, provides housing for families with chronically ill children who are experiencing homelessness. The program designs rooms for children with compromised immune systems and also helps to transition families to single-family housing and out of homelessness.

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Prescribing Opioids: How Many Are Too Many?

Julie Appleby

June 19, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Doctors at Johns Hopkins and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School are striving to establish new guidelines that are specific to surgical procedure and patient circumstance for prescribing opioids. The general consensus is this: every patient's needs must be assessed individually, alternatives to opiates should always be considered first, and no patients with acute pain should ever be sent home with more than a few days' worth of opiates.

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Turning to liquid biopsy for early cancer detection

Nasibo Kabale

May 29, 2018 |

Business Daily |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Eldoret

A new liquid biopsy is able to detect all types of cancer via a blood test. This new technology will allow physicians to diagnose cancer and monitor cancer treatments without invasive tissue biopsies.

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How a Tiny Kansas Town Rebooted Its Struggling Hospital into a Health Care Jewel

Lisa Rab

May 26, 2018 |

Politico |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Lakin, Kansas

Instead of letting a rural Kansas hospital perish, one CEO found a way to recruit young physicians, and get grants for the hospital. His methods helped the hospital avoid the common fate many rural hospitals face, which are often forced to shut down. It “now serves about 20,000 patients annually, up from roughly 10,000 patients in 2012, and generated $23.4 million in revenue last year.”

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How to Help Homeless People in Hospital

Tom Colls

March 20, 2018 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: England, London

The “pathways” model of care brings together a multi-discipline team to improve the care of homeless patients in-hospital by addressing immediate needs and ensuring that they are not discharged without a place to stay.

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Could Managed Consumption Be a Better Form of Treatment for Alcoholism?

Sasha Chapin

February 08, 2018 |

Pacific Standard |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

A facility in Ottawa called The Oaks gives alcoholics small amounts of alcohol throughout the day, and a place to live, to help them manage their addiction. Although research on the effectiveness of alcoholic recovery programs is limited, facilities like The Oaks that don't force abstinence from alcohol actually end up costing taxpayers less. This is because alcoholics in these facilities take fewer trips to the emergency room and have fewer run-ins with law enforcement, because they aren't on the streets binge drinking.

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