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  • We Can Solve the Coronavirus-Test Mess Now—if We Want To

    September 02, 2020 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: South Korea

    The United States is facing a coronavirus testing problem that is due to both governmental inaction and an inefficient health care system, but the nation has faced a similar problem before. When determining how best to distribute electricity, the creation of the national electric grid decentralized access, which in turn increased supply and lowered costs. To follow a similar path in regards to COVID-19 testing access, South Korea provides an example for what "a functional national grid can deliver when it comes to public health."

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  • Should U.S. look to UK's single-payer National Health Service for next health care moves?

    September 01, 2020 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom's single-payer health insurance system, known as the National Health Service, has helped citizens obtain the essential care they need without having to worry about the cost of the care. While the model has shown proven success in reducing overall health costs and increasing positive health outcomes, some citizens say that care can be delayed due to demand, which leads them to pursue supplemental insurance.

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  • Many COVID Test-Seekers Lost in Translation at City-Run Testing Sites, Say Staff

    August 24, 2020 |

    The City |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In the run-up to the start of the 2020-21 school year, New York City Health + Hospitals ran COVID testing sites that each were supposed to provide telephone links to language interpreters in more than 200 languages. More than 40% of all NYC school students live in homes where English is not the primary language. In many cases, the test site staffs could not make use of the translation service, either because the phones were inaccessible or the service took too long to gain access to.

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  • Telemedicina en Guanacaste: «Ahora es posible brindar consultas que antes creíamos imposibles»

    August 20, 2020 |

    La Voz de Guanacaste |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Costa Rica, Guanacaste

    Mirando el caso específico de la región de Guanacaste y el Hopital de Liberia, se analiza el impacto de la aplicación de la telemedicina y la teleconsulta en pacientes de diferentes tipos, desde atención post-operatoria hasta atención con un especialista, producto de las restricciones generadas por la pandemia por COVID-19.

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  • Pandemic pushes expansion of 'hospital-at-home' treatment

    August 20, 2020 |

    Associated Press |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Ipswich, Massachusetts

    Although offering at-home care has been a practice for some time, the coronavirus pandemic has helped prompt more health insurance companies to allow health care workers to implement the practice at a larger scale. Treating patients in their homes doesn't just reduce the caseload for doctors in hospitals but also has been shown to have positive effects on the patient's overall health and well-being. Since the change in health insurance police, "interest in the programs has skyrocketed."

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  • Protecting Chicago's Homeless Population During Covid-19

    August 19, 2020 |

    Chicago Health |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Over 100 organizations in Chicago that focus on helping those who are experiencing homelessness are now working together to provide COVID-19 testing and increase housing capacity throughout the city. Although testing teams have been visiting shelters to administer COVID tests, new facilities have been created to increase bed capacity and those with underlying medical conditions have been provided individual hotel rooms, the enhanced resources aren't necessarily reaching everyone.

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  • The day Bluetooth brought a cardiologist to every village in Cameroon

    August 19, 2020 |

    Geneva Solutions |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Cameroon

    A severe cardiologist shortage, especially in rural areas, led to the creation of the Cardiopad, an electrocardiogram device that allows local doctors to easily perform examinations and use Bluetooth to transfer them to cell phones to send to a cardiologist based in another hospital. The device is used in about 100 Cameroonian hospitals and 150 are used abroad in Comoros, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, and Nepal, among other countries. Since 2016, 9,800 remote examinations have been carried out with the Cardiopad. The telemedicine capabilities fight medical deserts by bringing cardiologists to remote villages.

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  • Transgender people, who often struggle to access basic healthcare, find safety and support at Summa's Pride Clinic

    August 18, 2020 |

    The Devil Strip |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Akron, Ohio

    Health care providers at Summa Health Pride Clinic in Akron, Ohio are transforming the way care is offered to trans and gender nonconforming people by working to reduce barriers that they often face. All staff undergo LGBTQ+ sensitivity training and the clinic is adorned with Pride flags – two parts of the clinic's overall "blueprint," which doctors say "can be duplicated anywhere in the country."

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  • Cleveland shelters work to protect homeless from COVID-19

    August 17, 2020 |

    The Land |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Health officials and Cleveland homeless shelters are working together to prevent a coronavirus outbreak among those who are experiencing homelessness. Mass testing, separate areas for the already tested and those yet to be, and a focus on more equitably disseminating information have been key to helping the caseload stay low, although the shelters are facing limitations such as a slow turnaround time for test results.

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  • Como o SUS usa o WhatsApp para monitorar a covid-19 no Brasil

    August 16, 2020 |

    Nexo Jornal |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Brazil

    O sistema público de saúde brasileiro começou a usar o WhatsApp para monitorar pacientes durante a pandemia de Covid-19. Uma pesquisa mostrou que o aplicativo é usado por 41% dos profissionais de saúde para fazer o monitoramento e fica atrás apenas das ligações telefônicas (78%).

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