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Shorter treatment period for TB

Angela Oketch

July 06, 2018 |

Nation Africa |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kenya

The "Bangladesh Regimen"--a shorter drug treatment for tuberculosis--is being implemented in Kenya. A shorter treatment means that patients will be less likely to develop the often serious side effects that can come with tuberculosis medications.

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Britain trials virtual reality time travel to combat dementia

Lee Mannion

July 03, 2018 |

Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: England, London

By 2025, Britain expects to have one million citizens suffering from dementia. The National Health Service is testing a new form of therapy where scenes reminiscent of a person with dementia's past are played on a virtual reality headset. So far, research shows that bringing up images, objects, and discussions from a person's past can help them recover more memories, connect better with family members, and achieve better mental health.

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Peanuts, Millet, Beans: simple foods helping to stem Kano's malnutrition crisis

Bashar Abubakar

July 02, 2018 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

When Kano State began measuring the rates of adolescent malnutrition, they found that the number of children that qualified as some degree of malnourished was staggering. To mitigate this statistic from increasing, a television show and local NGO joined forces to implement an intervention that aims to teach families about viable food options and preemptively screen for diseases.

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This smartphone sensor could save a million babies' lives

Jack Graham

June 27, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Minnesota

The Newborn Foundation in collaboration with tech-company Masimo created an infant pulse-oximeter used to diagnose heart defects in newborn babies. The technology is now being used all over the world and is integrated into the Department of Health and Human Services universal screening recommendations. Each device costs only $200 and most hospitals need only one.

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Loneliness can kill you — but is it government's job to solve it?

Jennifer Guay

June 26, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Denmark, Aarhus

Loneliness and social isolation are on the rise globally, and feelings of loneliness can be extremely detrimental to health and longevity. In Denmark, the "National Movement Against Loneliness" and GENLYD train community members to recognize signs of loneliness and refer those at risk to these programs and provide services such as group dinners and group activities based on hobby.

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Where Autistic Workers Thrive

Dinah Eng

June 24, 2018 |

Fortune |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

Fortune 500 companies are learning to be flexible with hiring processes and recruitment to ensure that people on the autism spectrum are being accommodated. Workers with autism are incredibly productive -- at JPMorgan Chase, they "achieve, on average, 48% to 140% more work than their typical colleagues -- but there is a need for flexibility and understanding to cultivate their talent.

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The transformative power of giving young women cash

Dan Kopf

June 21, 2018 |

Quartz |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Malawi

Research, and the evidence from global development campaigns in multiple countries, shows that cash transfers to women can help women to gain more freedom in choosing sexual partners, decrease HIV transmission, and decrease domestic violence. However, the short term cash transfers show proof of short term impact -- for longer term success, greater amounts that allow for greater investment might be necessary.

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Caring for California's aging prisoners

Sharon Bernstein

June 20, 2018 |

Reuters |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

In California, about 18,400 inmates are over the age of 55. In order to properly treat them the state is building a dementia unit. Other states like New York might follow suit, in order to properly care for their aging inmate population.

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Dementia program in Peel 'should spread like wildfire'

Moira Welsh

June 20, 2018 |

Toronto Star |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Peel, Ontario

Dementia units and long-term care homes for the elderly are often desolate and lonely places, with harried workers attempting to meet the needs of their patients while also meeting government-set metrics of success. For families and individuals, it can be difficult to imagine a better way. However, a pilot program in Canada called the Butterfly room is showing that dedicated efforts to making long-term care homes a vibrant and loving place for someone's last days has positive impacts for everyone - and is worth a government investment do right across the country.

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Ending the infection that scrapes eyes blind

Meera Senthilingam

June 20, 2018 |

CNN |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Ghana, Yendi

Trachoma is a debilitating disease in which the eyelids turn inwards, causing a person's eyelashes to repeatedly scrape and eventually scar their eyes causing excruciating pain and blindness. The World Health Organization has come up with a four step solution to the problem; surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, and environmental improvement.

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