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  • Hospitals Focus on Doing No Harm

    February 02, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Orlando, Florida

    Hospitals across the United States are trying, in systematic ways, to reduce the risk of infection and other preventable dangers that can leave patients in worse shape after their stay. Some of the approaches include limiting entrances and exits during surgeries and administering antibiotics in a timely manner.

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  • Why Oklahoma's public preschools are some of the best in the country

    February 02, 2016 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Clinton, Oklahoma

    Free, universal preschool education has been a priority - one that transcends politics - for leaders in the small town of Clinton, Oklahoma.

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  • Sustainability Pioneers: From Paris to New York

    February 01, 2016 |

    Sustainability Pioneers |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    While many countries are committed to working towards goal set forth by the Paris Climate Agreement, not many individual states in the United States have taken noticeable action. New York is an outlier in this scenario, however. Grassroots efforts include creating an Eco Village and geothermal installations, while the government has acted as a leader and partner in helping to earmark finance for these innovative solutions.

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  • Communication Failures Linked to 1,744 Deaths in Five Years, US Malpractice Study Finds

    February 01, 2016 |

    STAT |

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    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    A team is trying to improve communication through I-PASS, a methodical way to relay information during patient “handoffs” when doctors and nurses change shifts.

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  • What Will it Take to Get Plastics out of the Ocean?

    February 01, 2016 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Manoa, Hawaii

    The amount of plastic debris in our oceans and water sources - especially nanoplastics that are increasingly prevalent in our food chain - is so enormous it's often beyond comprehension, and immensely difficult to address. As countries continue to industrialize and single-use products become more commonplace, the flow of harmful plastics into the environment seems insurmountable. But a number of clever inventions and dedicated individuals are working to help get plastics out of our water - and more importantly - encourage practices to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

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  • How can coffee become a better tool for development?

    January 28, 2016 |

    Devex |

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    Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Butembo, Nord-Kivu

    All over the world, new fair trade projects or approaches are sprouting up to foster trading relationships that pay off for farmers, giving them more adequate wages and rights.

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  • Contraception Drones Are The Future Of Women's Health In Rural Africa

    January 27, 2016 |

    Pulitzer Center |

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    Response Location: Ghana

    Project Last Mile has for months been successfully flying birth control, condoms and other medical supplies to rural areas of Ghana on 5-foot-wide drones, expanding access by completing that final mile of delivery.

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  • Journal Editors To Researchers: Show Everyone Your Clinical Data

    January 26, 2016 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    The editors of the leading medical journals around have said that researchers would have to publicly share the data gathered in their clinical studies as a condition of publishing the results in the journals. Doing so would allow the results to be verified.

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  • How Midtown became Detroit's safest neighborhood

    January 26, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The Detroit neighborhood of Midtown has seen crime drop by 52 percent since 2008 thanks to a push to lure more employees from nearby institutions to live in the area via housing incentives, and a collaboration among public and private safety agencies. These groups share information and coordinate efforts among themselves and with residents focused on preventing crime and creating safe spaces in the community. Wayne State's police department also recruits students from the school and they strive to create a diverse force that reflects the people they serve.

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  • Reducing Preventable Harm in Hospitals

    January 26, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Agencies and hospitals working together want methods and protocols with which to guard better against the risks that can harm the patient. The key may be the "Swiss cheese model," by which a hospital must have multiple lines of defense to compensate for each individual system's weaknesses.

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