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  • Support for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder welcomed, but families say more needs to be done

    Mrinali Anchan

    June 16, 2022 |

    CBC |

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    Response Location: Canada, New Brunswick

    The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Center of Excellence — which recently received an increase in funding — works to connect families with education and resources regarding fetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD). The funding is intended to address the backlog of families in need of a formal FASD diagnosis.

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  • Boat Clinics Are Taking Healthcare To The Remote And Inaccessible Islands Of Sundarbans

    Aastha Ahuja

    June 15, 2022 |

    NDTV (New Delhi TV) |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    Boat clinics provide free mobile health care to those living in remote islands who typically struggle to access medical care. The clinics provide access to medicine, minor surgeries and testing and even set up camps off the boat in school buildings to make it easier for elderly locals to access care.

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  • Quand les consultations médicales à distance sauvent des vies humaines

    Pierre Claver Niyonkuru

    June 06, 2022 |

    Infos Grands Lacs |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    Babyl Rwanda est une application mobile qui aide des citoyens rwandais et étrangers résidant au Rwanda à consulter un médecin à distance. Depuis 2016, plus de 2.900.000 personnes ont utilisé les services pour traiter plusieurs maladies, telles que le paludisme, les maladies sexuelles, la grippe, les maux de têtes, et la douleur chronique.

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  • Long COVID survivors seek support, treatment from NY and federal programs

    David Robinson

    June 06, 2022 |

    The Journal News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Programs are emerging to help connect people suffering from long COVID-19 with necessary health care and government resources, like the Aftercare program that launched in April 2021. Aftercare uses contact tracing to reach people who reported lingering COVID-19 symptoms to connect them with health experts who help them manage their symptoms and access resources to address their health and social needs like mental health services, help with disability claims, or health insurance subsidies. The Aftercare program has referred more than 50,000 people to long COVID-19 treatment clinics and other aid.

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  • Una aplicación gratuita brinda asistencia en emergencias con una red de voluntarios capacitados en primeros auxilios

    Ximena Beilin

    June 05, 2022 |

    Red/Acción |

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    Response Location: Argentina

    Según la American Heart Association, diez minutos es el tiempo necesario para salvar a una persona que atraviesa un evento cardíaco mientras llega la ambulancia. En ciudades de América Latina, los servicios de emergencia tienen un tiempo de respuesta promedio de veinte o veinticinco minutos. La plataforma Helpers ha logrado conectar de manera gratuita a más de 3.300 usuarios que necesitan ayuda durante una urgencia, con voluntarios entrenados para intervenir hasta que llega la asistencia profesional.

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  • How cancer patients are getting funding for treatment in Nigeria

    Mustapha Usman

    June 03, 2022 |

    International Centre for Investigative Reporting |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Benue

    Project Pink Blue helps cancer patients access treatment by raising funds, training medical personnel, and connecting patients in need with sponsors through their Adopt a Patient initiative. Project Pink Blue has also advocated for better healthcare policies in the state and even provides jobs to cancer survivors to help integrate them back into society.

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  • Can We Build Less Biased Medical Bots?

    Tolu Olasoji

    April 11, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Melalogic is an app that provides skin health resources to people with dark skin. The uses crowdsourced imaging data to confront racial bias in diagnostic artificial intelligence. Users can access the Black Skin Resource Center with information on 14 issues that affect people with darker skin. The app also shares health posters that physicians use to share information with their patients and videos with dermatologic tips. In the works is Melalogic 2.0, an immersive telehealth experience.

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  • Can Produce Prescription Programs Turn the Tide on Diet-Related Disease?

    Lela Nargi

    April 11, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Alameda County, California

    ALL IN is a produce prescription program that gives patients, who are dealing with a variety of cardio-metabolic or behavioral conditions, free fruits and vegetables paired with behavioral interventions, like exercise. Its “three-ingredient approach” includes a prescription for 16 weekly bags of produce that are delivered for free by a local farm, free exercise and stress-reduction classes, and food-as-medicine training for clinic staff who are key in patients’ success.

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  • Ugandan Mothers Honor Call to Donate Breast Milk, Save Preterm Babies at First Human Milk Bank

    Rhonet Atwiine

    April 09, 2022 |

    Solutions Now Africa |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    The human milk bank at St. Francis Hospital opened in 2021 and is the first of its kind in the country. About eight mothers donate breast milk to the bank each day, which is then used to provide the necessary nutrients for the health and development of pre-term babies and those fighting illnesses.

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  • 'Forever Chemicals,' COVID And Results From A New At-Home PFAS Test

    Julie Watts

    March 31, 2022 |

    KOVR-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States

    A first-of-its-kind at-home test can detect PFAS levels in the body with a finger prick. Also known as forever chemicals, PFAS are linked to various health concerns.

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