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  • Doctors Transform How They Practice Medicine

    May 15, 2013 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, El Dorado, California

    The Affordable Care Act’s provisions to increase health care while decreasing costs have caused physicians some economic uncertainties. Two physicians have transformed their practices into business models that offer more services than what the insurance companies cover. The physicians report that patients spend less money on medication and hospital visits, while providing more holistic care.

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  • Malawi's Leader Makes Safe Childbirth Her Mission

    February 06, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    The vast majority of births in Malawi still happen under the care of traditional birth attendants, who are often unequipped to deal with potentially lethal complications. But new president Joyce Banda is helping Malawi’s women to abandon dangerous childbirth customs by working with the custodians of local practices: village chiefs.

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  • For Veterans, a Surge of New Treatments for Trauma

    September 26, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Post-traumatic stress has dire consequences for U.S. veterans, including an increase in suicide, and not all therapeutic treatments for the disorder have succeeded. To treat and potentially cure the effects of PTSD, the Center for Mind-Body Awareness offers veterans Buddhist-inspired meditation, and mindfulness, as well as skills to develop creative expression.

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