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Meet the Canadian doctor who prescribes money to low-income patients

Sigal Samuel

May 03, 2019 |

Vox |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Toronto

Many times, a person's economic stability can directly impact other aspects of their life, such as their personal health. Realizing this connection, a Canadian doctor has started prescribing social services as complementary treatment for his patient's ailments.

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Saving the Teeth of Patients With Special Needs

Catherine Saint Louis

May 02, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

People with special needs can face medical challenges when buildings aren't built in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act or doctors claim they can't treat them. In New York, the N.Y.U. College of Dentistry’s Oral Health Center for People With Disabilities directly combats this problem by treating "adult and pediatric patients across the spectrum of disabilities,"

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House Calls Can Lead to Dramatically Better Health Outcomes Among the Elderly

Alieza Durana

May 01, 2019 |

Pacific Standard |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

House calls are not new to the medicine field, but they are becoming more predominant as doctors look for ways to expand access to those that aren't able to make it into an office. Focusing mostly on "disabled, chronically ill, elderly, and other at-risk populations," doctors are utilizing technological advancements to bring the care to the patient, a practice that also allows them a chance to assess their home situation.

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From Ohio to Midcoast Maine: How clinic culture & primary care are key to doctor shortage

David Singer

April 30, 2019 |

WGME-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Portland, Maine

As more doctors move towards retirement than doctors entering the field, many states are facing the realities of an upcoming shortage. To combat this, Maine is trying to position primary care in rural areas as the backbone of medicine through partnerships that aim to keep doctors in the states.

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Vaccines by air as drone medicine service takes off in Ghana

Jessica Murray

April 25, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Ghana

Drones assist in providing crucial medical deliveries to remote areas. The robotics company, Zipline, has successfully partnered with health ministries in Rwanda and Ghana to provide medical deliveries by drone. After beginning with pilot programs in Rwanda, the service now serves both countries.

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Black birth workers help moms struggling when — and after — the baby is born

Taylor Allen

April 24, 2019 |

WHYY |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

To better serve women of color during pregnancies and childbirth, women in Philadelphia have started offering workshops to teach about and advocate for increased understanding around the birthing experience. With statistics indicating that black women are more likely to experience complications during their pregnancies, these workshops address in a gap in care for "black women’s desires for alternative, and better, birth and postpartum experiences."

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Beyond Surgery: Gesse Centre's innovative approach to fistula care in Kebbi

Bashar Abubakar

April 23, 2019 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Birnin, Kebbi

Fistula repair surgery has become routine in the state of Kebbi in Nigeria thanks to the implementation of a health center that has made treatment easier for women to access. The center aims to address both medical and societal causes, by addressing underlying issues and patient-centered health practices.

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What Can the U.S. Health System Learn From Singapore?

Aaron E. Carroll

April 22, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Singapore

In Singapore, government officials have taken the opportunity to learn from gaps and failures in their health care system in order to enact a more progressive, proactive and accessible process. From subsidizing housing to implementing healthier school lunches to combat diabetes, the country's health care system is often held as an example to model.

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Medical Supply Drones in Rwanda

Fred de Sam Lazaro

April 17, 2019 |

Under-Told Stories Project |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

The first of it's kind, a medical drone base has opened in Rwanda that aims to cut down the time it takes to deliver blood from blood banks to hospitals. Serving 21 rural health facilities throughout the region, the approach is also helping put Rwanda on the map as a technology hub.

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A tale of two cities: What Baltimore can teach Arizona about fighting fentanyl overdoses

Austen Bundy

April 16, 2019 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

In 2018, Baltimore passed a harm-reduction bill that allowed the distribution of fentanyl testing strips to assess if fentanyl has been laced into drugs. The decriminalization of these follow similar harm reduction trends that allow for the distribution of safe syringes and naloxone. While proving effective in reducing drug overdoses, because such stigma is attached to addiction, states like Arizona are hesitant to implement such measures, even as advocates and experts call for it.

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