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  • Spend a day with the essential Royal Flying Doctor Service

    September 30, 2018 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Australia

    Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service attends events in rural and remote areas to offer care and education. The RFDS flies to community events like bronco branding competitions not only to respond to any medical emergencies, but to give lessons in preventative care to people who might not seek out doctors otherwise.

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  • Creating connections: Solutions to youth suicide in La Plata County

    September 28, 2018 |

    Durango Herald |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Creating and strengthening relationships within a community is crucial in suicide prevention efforts. In Colorado, community and non-profit organizations have come together to address the problem of youth suicide. An approach that enrolls institutions such as schools, medical centers, and social spaces can increase youth access to healthy relationships as well as resources and mental health care support.

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  • Innovators look to “accidental crops” as a nutritious, environmentally friendly and free source of food

    September 28, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    A new study from UC Berkeley shows that wild foraged greens can be more nutritionally dense than cultivated greens. Wild greens are more sustainable than cultivated crops and available to people across the socio-economic strata.

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  • Can American Men and Women Ever Really Be Equal?

    September 27, 2018 |

    Time Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    Sweden has a reputation for being one of the most socially-progressive and gender-equal countries in the world. This article breaks down the different policies that Sweden has become so famous for and looks at its myriad of effects on citizens. Author Irin Carmon concludes that this case study tells us that working towards gender equality will be long and arduous and not always perfect, but entirely possible.

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  • Is acupuncture a viable alternative to opioids for patients in pain?

    September 26, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Several states are supporting the use of acupuncture to curb pain and opioid reliance, despite inconclusive scientific evidence of its efficacy. Chronic pain sufferers who experience relief from acupuncture say they don't need scientific evidence to know the procedure helps. As the death toll of the opioid epidemic continues to rise, an increasing number of states are considering covering the treatment.

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  • Britons Pay Hundreds for H.I.V. Drugs. Why Do Americans Pay Thousands?

    September 25, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: England, Liverpool

    When it comes to helping H.I.V. patients, Britain's National Health Service is able to keep prices for treatment much lower than the United States does by encouraging the use of generic drugs. The National Health Service's structure allows it to incentivize prescribing generic treatment in a way that the American system doesn't, especially as H.I.V. treatments are not being consistently replaced by something found to be more efficient.

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  • Switching to LPG for habitat recovery and wildlife conservation

    September 25, 2018 |

    Mongabay |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Karnataka

    In rural communities, firewood extraction hurts both human health and wildlife habitat. In India, a group of conservationists are helping villages switch from wood-burning to liquified petroleum gas. While logistics around refills are still being ironed out, the program has already produced noticeable results.

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  • Medi-Cal Home-Delivers a New Prescription: Healthy Meals

    September 25, 2018 |

    Capital & Main |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    California's Medically Tailored Meals pilot program may convince insurers to include nutrition as part of overall health care. The program delivers tailored meals to congestive heart failure patients who have among the highest rates of hospital readmission. Three quarters of them stayed out of the hospital for the program's first 30 days.

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  • Smart Stimulation for People with Dementia

    September 25, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: England

    Jelly drops, board games, and a box that projects interactive images and is sensitive to movement, are all examples if products being created to help people with dementia. “She enjoys that rather than being at home and watching T.V.” Some of them, like the “Tovertafel” or “Magic Table” have shown to decrease apathy levels in people that have dementia.

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  • 'Magic table' helping dementia patients

    September 25, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    A Tovertafel, or “Magic Table” in Dutch, uses a projector and sensors to create interactive games for people with dementia. From catching fish and popping bubbles to assembling puzzles, the games reduce apathy, improve emotional wellbeing, and encourage physical movement.

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