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The Guardian
26 June 2019
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Helsinki, Finland
Digital platforms allow for remote care when access to health care may be expensive or difficult. In Finland, as social welfare policies experience the economic and budgetary constraints of a shrinking population and tax base, remote care and telemedicine provide an effective alternative. Using video calls, nurses can attend to dozens of remote patients, especially the elderly. The video sessions increase access, introduce tremendous cost savings, and allow patients to remain in the comfort of home.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/15/opinion/sunday/abortion-and-birth-together.html
Alissa Quart
The New York Times
14 June 2014
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A Buffalo, New York clinic provides a space for both abortions and natural births. In looking at the experiences as a continuum, rather than as juxtiposing sides, the hope is to change how people think about the birth experiences.
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/2011/02/28/a-housecall-to-help-with-doctors-orders
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
28 February 2011
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The health problems of millions of Americans are directly related to patients' failure to follow doctors’ orders. Community health workers are increasingly successful in New York and other American cities – not to substitute for doctors, but to help patients stick to their treatment plans.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/05/an-end-to-polio-in-india
Esha Chhabra
The New York Times
5 March 2014
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India has, for years, been a hotbed of polio. Supported by the WHO as well as local health-care workers, immunizations have officially rid the country of the disease. There are still challenges in maintaining records and reaching everyone, but the message continously changes and adapts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/health/a-racial-gap-in-attitudes-toward-hospice-care.html
Sarah Varney
The New York Times
21 August 2015
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Despite years of change, African Americans feel ostracized from the medical care community that is dominated mainly by white people, especially when it comes to hospices. Some are trying to remove the stigma of hospice care as well as make health care systems more fair.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/a-trade-barrier-to-defeating-aids
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
26 July 2011
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One-pill-a-day generic AIDS drugs for poor countries are hard to make because each ingredient is patented by a different pharmaceutical company. The Patent Pool provides a way for companies to donate their intellectual property safely.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/26/health/rural-nebraska-offers-stark-view-of-nursing-autonomy-debate.html?_r=2
Sabrina Tavernise
The New York Times
25 May 2015
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There is a shortage of medical practitioners in thinly-populated rural states like Nebraska. But new laws now allow nurses with advanced degrees to practice without requiring a doctor's oversight.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/05/easier-than-taking-vitamins
Sam Loewenberg
The New York Times
5 September 2012
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A nutrient powder can save anemic children, but the people who could benefit are distrustful. Having local mothers distribute the supplement was successful in Bangladesh.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/drugs-risk-and-the-myth-of-the-evil-addict
Maia Szalavitz
The New York Times
27 September 2011
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While critics argue that Naloxone isn't safe for over-the-counter use, some cities have found success distributing Naloxone to community members to help save lives of addicts who overdose. Naloxone can be administered to help those overdosing survive and jump-start the withdrawal process.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/20/a-plan-to-make-homelessness-history
David Bornstein
The New York Times
20 December 2010
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By partnering with cities across America, the 100,000 Homes campaign is going directly to the streets to end homelessness - and it’s working. With roughly 700,000 people in the United States experiencing homelessness, this organization seeks to address that using a tiered system that considers individual health needs as well.
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