A Safe Haven in Cartoon Confidants

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/a-safe-haven-in-cartoon-confidantes

David Bornstein

The New York Times

22 November 2010

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Children coming from abusive households are often reluctant to discuss their past experiences. A Mexican foundation is using animated characters to help abused and ill children speak about their lives.

When Poverty Makes You Sick, a Lawyer Can Be the Cure

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/when-poverty-makes-you-sick-a-lawyer-can-be-the-cure

Tina Rosenberg

The New York Times

17 July 2014

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Being poor can make you sick because of where you work, live and eat. Medical-legal partnerships, in hospitals U.S. cities, are attacking these social determinants through legal aid to the poor, often class-action lawsuits.

Medical Inhalers To Track Where You Are When You Puff

http://www.popsci.com/every-breath-you-take-theyll-be-tracking-you

Alison Bruzek

Popular Science

18 December 2014

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In Louisville, KY, many people suffer from allergies or asthma and need to take inhalers to assist their breathing. A new inhaler called Propeller Health connects to Bluetooth devices to help patients track their inhaler dosages as a form of self-surveillance. The data collected also has a broader impact, offering scientists insight on people’s breathing patterns in different geographic regions as well as the effectiveness of certain medicated inhalers.

Do no harm: There's an infection hospitals can nearly always prevent. Why don't they?

http://www.vox.com/2015/7/9/8905959/medical-harm-infection-prevention

Sarah Kliff

Vox

9 July 2015

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Even though most central line infections are preventable, they are a leading cause of death in the United States. The core of the problem resides in a hospital's approach, whether they put the effort into treating patients like they are in a car crash or a plane crash. Roseville Medical Center looked at the mistakes of other hospitals and have revolutionized how they treat central lines with a new checklist, a specialized vascular team tasked with the central lines, and annual competency tests for contract nurses.

Doctors Get Creative To Soothe Tech-Savvy Kids Before Surgery

http://npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/29/483056065/doctors-get-creative-to-soothe-tech-savvy-kids-before-surgery

Jenny Gold

NPR

29 June 2016

Multi-Media / 3-5 Minutes

Undergoing surgery is a stress-inducing prospect for anyone, but children are especially vulnerable to anxiety prior to operations. To avoid using risky anti-anxiety medications on young patients, two anesthesiologists at the Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford have developed creative techniques to distract children from their forthcoming surgeries. They use toys and a unique low-cost video projection system called BERT-Bedside Entertainment Theater.

Cost-effective way to prevent chronic asthma in kids has Cleveland roots

http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2015/06/cost-effective_way_to_prevent.html

Brie Zeltner

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer)

21 June 2015

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Low income children in Cleveland with severe, chronic asthma are given quality treatment but often live in substandard housing with mold, dust, lead or secondhand smoke and continue suffering potentially lethal attacks. The Cleveland's asthma home visit program, has cut hospitalisations in half by helping families eliminate asthma triggers at home.

Music therapists, once marginalized, come into the mainstream at children's hospitals

https://www.statnews.com/2016/06/27/music-therapy-children-hospitals

Melissa Bailey

STAT

27 June 2016

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Hospitals can be stressful places for children and their families, but music therapy can help ease some of that stress. At Boston Children's Hospital, music therapists help children complete tasks such as using the restroom or having their blood drawn, and sometimes they even help families say goodbye to their children. Music therapy has been shown to help premature babies develop, normalize blood pressure and heart rate, and improve motor control.

Cool Ways of Keeping Things Cool

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswvrh

Tom Colls

Harriet Noble

BBC

20 August 2018

Radio / Over 15 Minutes

Inventors have come up with energy-efficient refrigeration options. A fridge uses water and ice to protect vaccines in places with irregular access to electricity. An engine that runs on liquid nitrogen reduces fossil fuel dependence in food shipping.

The Tiny Bracelet That Saves Newborns from Hypothermia

https://brightthemag.com/this-tiny-bracelet-saves-newborns-from-hypothermia-5d8576845f14?gi=986c8d1a2f52

Priti Salian

Bright Magazine

12 April 2017

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The intensive, alert care low weight infants need is often complicated by overstressed parents and overstretched hospital workers. A bracelet that monitors an infants temperature--and gives an alert when the temperature falls to unsafe levels--provides valuable support to ensuring the safety of these vulnerable young lives.

Hope for children with pneumonia as new drug is unveiled

https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/economy/Hope-for-children-with-pneumonia-as-new-drug/3946234-4188020-q1ylcq/index.html

Stellar Murumba

Business Daily

15 November 2017

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Amoxyl DT has been introduced into Kenya as a treatment for pneumonia in children and replacing the difficult to administer and store Amoxyl syrup. Amoxyl in pill form is easier to take and requires less dosages and does not require refrigeration making it easier to transport and less expensive.