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  • A Knee Replacement That Talks to Your Doctor? It's Just the Beginning.

    April 11, 2023 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. developed a “smart knee,” which has built-in sensors that can wirelessly transmit data about how a replacement knee is working. The data is sent directly to a doctor, who can then monitor how the patient is doing after surgery. Doctors and medical device developers predict this smart knee technology could be replicated in artificial hips, shoulders, and spinal implants and several other uses beyond orthopedics, like monitoring hearing aids.

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  • 'He's never gonna be the same again' What type of support does a child need to recover from the trauma of being shot? A Kalamazoo mother is on a lonely search for that answer.

    April 11, 2023 |

    NowKalamazoo |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    The Victim of Violence Program uses hospital social workers to connect with youth in the hospital for cases of interpersonal violence by helping them cope with trauma, and any other psychosocial concerns that may arise as a result within the year that youth and their families are required to participate in the program. An individualized, holistic treatment plan is developed for each patient, whether that be helping them graduate high school, learn how to communicate better with family or manage the symptoms of their trauma. In 2021, the program had 11 patients and a 100% completion rate.

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  • Tucson played pivotal role in study on fairness in policing

    April 11, 2023 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Researchers trained Tucson police officers in procedural justice, which involves treating people with dignity and respect by giving them a voice and showing neutrality, to help them de-escalate situations with fewer arrests and less violence while building trust in the community.

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  • Battling addiction and stigmas in the East African community

    April 10, 2023 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Daryeel Youth helps East African youth on the streets, particularly those struggling with drug abuse, by providing free pizza and a chance to connect with others. At the plaza — now known as Daryeel Corner — parents can also receive education on addiction issues and how to best help their children and how to destigmatize addiction and treatment in the East African culture.

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  • School-based clinic offers convenient mental-health care for Battle Creek Central students

    April 10, 2023 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Battle Creek, Michigan

    Grace Health is a public health agency that has clinics in 200 schools throughout the state that offer mental health services to students, among other care like immunizations and sports physicals. This on-site mental healthcare option helps increase access among students as there’s no need to travel to a facility and the at-school care is free or significantly low-cost. In 2022 alone, Grace Health served 600 patients in 1,300 visits.

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  • Wind of Change: Energy Blows Across Nebraska Thanks to Wind Farms

    April 10, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Petersburg, Nebraska

    Alongside clean energy, wind farms built on property leased from locals in Nebraska are generating jobs, income, and local taxes that keep small towns like Petersburg afloat.

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  • The blind women detecting early stage breast cancer in India

    April 10, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, Vapi, Gujarat

    A medical tactile examiner (MTE) is a new, emerging profession for blind and visually impaired women in India and Europe that trains women to give tactile breast examinations to detect signs of breast cancer. The MTE profession originated in Germany but since 2017, 18 MTEs have been trained in India, and have since screened thousands of women and participated in several breast cancer awareness campaigns.

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  • India's social health activists are tackling cancer in rural communities

    April 10, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

    Social health activists provide health care services to local communities, serving as a liaison between the community and public health system. Social health activists provide maternal care, polio immunizations, communicable disease prevention and promote and educate locals on nutrition, sanitation, and healthy living practices. Every village has a social health activist who is from that village and speaks the local language, allowing them to build trust and connect with locals in need of care.

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  • Utah golf courses say they're reducing water use. Some can prove it.

    April 10, 2023 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    Golf courses in Utah are conserving water amid a severe drought by planting drought-tolerant grass, watering fewer areas, not filling ponds, and using water runoff from a nearby interstate.

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  • Shred Up Halabja: Glimpse of Hope Amid Plastic Bombardment

    April 10, 2023 |

    KirkukNow |

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    Response Location: Iraq, Halabja

    The Shred Up Halabja Recycling Center is the first successful plastic collection and recycling system in Halabja, Iraq. The project collects plastics from schools, homes, and public places to recycle and turn into usable products. It also educates students about the importance of recycling to encourage understanding and innovation.

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