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  • Autism's full spectrum

    May 04, 2016 |

    Spectrum News |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Minority families often miss out on treatment or get left out of research — an ethical failure. New projects are illuminating autism’s diverse shades and aim to provide care to all members of society.

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  • Students on the autism spectrum are often as smart as their peers — so why do so few go to college?

    April 28, 2016 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A pilot program on the City University of New York's five campuses provides rare support, through group sessions and workshops, to students who are both on the autism spectrum and low-income.

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  • Brazil's School Food Revolution

    April 20, 2016 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    By requiring schools to buy 30 percent of products from smallholder farms, Brazil provides fresher food to students and economic benefits to otherwise struggling farmers. Since 1955, Brazil's staple national school lunch program has responded to economic and social trends - what was once a program focused on ending malnutrition has evolved to address rising rates of obesity and diabetes. Though there is variation in quality and compliance between regions and principals often have to step in to cover unforeseen costs, leaders are optimistic about the value of the program.

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  • The Doctor Who Started a Cancer Treatment Revolution

    April 19, 2016 |

    Bloomberg |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Bethesda, Maryland

    Immunotherapy has shown promise as an alternative to radiation, chemotherapy, or surgery for treating certain kinds of cancer. By modifying the body’s own immune system to fight lymphoma, Doctor Steve Rosenberg has seen success in clinical trials. The technique has benefitted from recent breakthroughs in genetic engineering that allows for the reprogramming of immune cells.

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  • Brazilian Doctor Crafts System Hailed As 'Way Forward' For Combating Zika

    April 10, 2016 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Brazil, Paraiba

    Pediatric cardiologist Sandra Mattos had set up a network of doctors and hospitals working with tiny heart patients via telemedicine. Her system now also helps remote Zika sufferers.

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  • Labeling the Danger in Soda

    March 30, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Nutrition labeling on sugary drinks hardly gives understandable measurements so that consumers can make informed choices for their well-being. Outside of the United States, other countries like Mexico have tried the “12 teaspoonfuls” campaign that clearly informs consumers what is in their soda, and Ecuador has tried the traffic-light label to demonstrate nutrition information through colorful symbols. Both of these approaches have shown to be successful at reducing the consumption of high-sugar goods.

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  • The Unrelenting Specter of Drug-Resistant Malaria

    March 29, 2016 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: Thailand, Bangkok

    Every time scientists think they’ve controlled malaria, drug resistance pops up in Southeast Asia. What will it take to stop a deadly global comeback of the disease?

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  • The Cherokee Nation wants to reverse the ‘silent epidemic' of hepatitis C

    March 27, 2016 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma

    An epidemic of Hepititis C has been effecting members of the Cherokee Nation at alarming rates, while consistently going unnoticed. Establishing screening systems with free care for members, the Hep C Elimination Project has been tackling this issue.

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  • From Institution To Inclusion

    March 14, 2016 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    For individuals with developmental disabilities in Washington, D.C., inclusion’s uphill battle, while still happening, has shown results. After the practice of institutionalization ended decades ago, there was a shift to group home living, nonprofit advocacy groups, and job placements. Challenges remain though, like slow-moving bureaucracy, funding, and those still fighting inclusion, but moves toward inclusive jobs and living continue.

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  • Ideas Help No One on a Shelf. Take Them to the World.

    February 29, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

    Distributing, promoting and lending continuing support to good ideas for fixing the world’s woes is as critical a task as thinking them up in the first place.

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