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Mediamax Network
23 March 2018
Text / Under 800 Words
Nairobi, Kenya
To combat the prevalence of tuberculosis in Kenya, a group of people whose lives have been touched by the disease came up with a solution to keep people on the right track with treatment. A cell phone application reminds patients to take medication at the right time and is a platform for users to ask questions they may feel too shy or stigmatized to ask a doctor in person. Studies found that the application increases positive treatment outcomes and saves lives, so it's now being implemented in Zimbabwe.
http://nationswell.com/4-startups-changing-farmers-work
Chris Peak
NationSwell
24 September 2015
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University research in Kansas and California is providing technical solutions for small farmers to help them compete against large scale farms.
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.
https://www.hcn.org/issues/46.20/can-biomimicry-tackle-our-toughest-water-problems
Benjamin Goldfarb
High Country News
24 November 2014
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Clean water and healthy ecosystems are becoming increasingly difficult to come by. With floating islands and other inventions, eco-entrepreneur Bruce Kania thinks that biomimicry - such as reconstructing wetlands and growing biofilms - can tackle the toughest of water problems.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/04/medicine-by-text-message-learning-from-the-developing-world/274656
Courtney E. Martin
The Atlantic
4 April 2013
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Health communication systems designed for rural, developing countries -- where hospitals are often understaffed and transportation is inadequate -- are being adapted to improve care in U.S. cities.
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://highonthehog.nandointeractive.com
J. Andrew Curliss
The News & Observer
10 December 2014
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A farm in North Carolina discovered a new market and revived their business. By focusing on the genetics of their hogs and altering the hogs' diet the farm was able to enter the competitive but lucrative Japanese pork market.
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/feb/18/slime-mould-rail-road-transport-routes
David Parr
The Guardian
18 February 2014
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The twenty-first century city is a complex organism, and simulating it to anticipate traffic and transportation congestions can be problematic for urban planning. Researchers around the world from Japan to England have used slime models to simulate traffic and transportation patterns, observing realistic growths, congestions, and re-routing opportunities. Biomimicry demonstrates an unconventional but useful process to understand the pulse of the urban environment.
http://ksfr.org/post/july-5-project-echo-expands-reach-medical-specialists-rural-new-mexico#stream/0
Ellen Berkovitch
Santa Fe Public Radio (KSFR)
5 July 2016
Radio / 5-15 Minutes
In many rural communities, access to specialty care represents the biggest health challenge. Since 2003, a groundbreaking initiative called Project Echo at the University of New Mexico has confronted that gap — with promising results in small towns across New Mexico and, now, around the world.
https://mosaicscience.com/story/rats-and-dogs-medical-detection-animals-smell-TB-cancer
Emma Young
Mosaic Science
16 February 2017
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Africa has the highest TB death rate per head of population and though antibiotics can cure Tb many patients are never diagnosed because the diagnostic tests have a 40% error rate. A group of scientists in Tanzania have trained rats to diagnose TB with a 30% error rate, inspired by rats trained to search for land mines and dogs trained to smell cancer.
http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/hotline-volunteers-help-people-cope-with-mental-health-crises-b99505255z1-305527491.html
Meg Kissinger
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
29 May 2015
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Mental health care often requires a human touch and a personal connection. Tucked quietly in an office park in Grafton, volunteers at the COPE Hotline field nearly 23,000 calls a year from all over the Milwaukee area and some points beyond.
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