The New Yorker
26 April 2020
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Seattle, Washington, United States
In responding to the coronavirus outbreak, Washington State stands in direct contrast to New York in how local governments responded. While New York relied on direction from politicians, Washington State looked to public health experts to lead briefings and directions – a response that is now emerging as a successful model for building trust with state residents, and inspiring action rather than skepticism.
https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/12/advancing-tb-test-technology-where-it-matters-most
Jens Erik Gould
The New York Times
12 June 2015
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Tuberculosis is still a rampant problem in the developing world. Doctors are looking for even more advanced ways to test for TB beyond the GeneXpert tests.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/fighting-tb-with-a-drive-in-film-and-test
Amy Maxmen
The New York Times
3 April 2015
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Slow test results make it difficult to stop the spread of tuberculosis. Using faster diagnostic technology and driving vans to rural areas in Tanzania, GeneXpert is making progress in treating this curable disease.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/30/for-v-a-hospitals-and-patients-a-major-health-victory
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
30 January 2015
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Although patients go to hospitals to receive medical care, many Americans will acquire infections that did not already have them. The United States as a whole has made modest progress at reducing the rates of hospital-acquired infections. Spearheading the efforts, the Veterans Affairs Medical Centers have devised anti-MRSA strategies to keep patients safe.
http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/san-francisco-a-cure-for-aids
Rob Waters
Pacific Standard
17 August 2015
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For decades, AIDS has taken the lives of millions of people and infected millions more worldwide. The key to reducing the effect of AIDS, and even potentially curing it, involves treating patients as early as possible after being diagnosed with HIV, before the disease damages organs. San Francisco General Hospital developed the RAPID program for this purpose, with the goal of “Getting to Zero” the number of new infections and deaths.
http://blogs.biomedcentral.com/on-medicine/2015/09/03/nigerias-polio-endgame-and-a-chance-to-improve-struggling-routine-vaccination-services
Nancy Fullman
Alexandra Wollum
On Medicine
3 September 2015
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In light of a study published in BMC Medicine, authors Nancy Fullman and Alexandra Wollum take a deeper dive into Nigeria’s gains against polio and what they could mean for the country’s routine vaccine systems.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/04/in-india-a-small-pill-with-positive-side-effects
Amy Yee
The New York Times
4 April 2012
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In the developing world, intestinal worms stunt physical and mental growth, drain energy, and can inhibit school work for children. Deworm the World is a global campaign that lobbied the Delhi government to regularly distribute deworming pills to school children. The benefits decrease student absenteeism and increase cost-saving measures.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/24/in-bangladesh-more-shelter-from-the-storms
Amy Yee
The New York Times
24 July 2013
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In a country of limited resources — and perhaps for that very reason — preparing for natural disasters is top of the agenda in Bangladesh. Various grassroots, collaborative programs have been put in place over the years to help address many facets of the calamities caused by cyclones, from improved emergency shelters to long-term support for those who lose their livelihoods in the storms.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/03/how-iran-derailed-a-health-crisis
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
3 December 2010
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Two columns on how Iran is treating its massive epidemic of injecting drug use by tackling it as a health problem, effectively lowering H.I.V. rates among drug users using an approach to drugs known as harm reduction.
http://www.elpasotimes.com/story/archives/2014/11/16/australias-city-dwellers-become-water-conscious/73898366
Marty Schladen
El Paso Times
16 November 2014
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After the drought hit Australia in the early 2000s, city officials had to start thinking seriously about ways to conserve and creatively store their water. External tanks became the solution, storing rain runoff to create an available source of water for Melbourne residents. This solution may not fit every location, but there are other teachable lessons such as taking radically shorter showers.
https://www.invw.org/2015/04/27/after-the-wars-common-ground-in-oregons-forests
Ben DeJarnette
Investigate West
27 April 2015
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Summer in the Northwest presents a great risk of wildfires. A pile burning operation, just one facet of the strategy that Oregon has enacted to conserve its forests, clears undergrowth to lessen the risk of mega-fire. The work stimulates the local economy and provides employment, but it's also a very small part of what needs to be done.
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